Fluvial Geomorphologist - Senior Consultant

APEM; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Fluvial Geomorphologist to work on diverse projects involving river restoration, sediment management, and wetland hydrology. This role combines fieldwork and technical reporting, allowing you to develop design skills and gain project management experience. Join a team that values technical excellence and offers flexible working options to support your career development. A strong understanding of hydromorphological processes and excellent communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Mental health support

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of hydromorphological forms and processes.
• Field experience in restoration appraisal and habitat surveys.
• Experience in project management or tender input.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assessments and restoration projects.
• Develop design skills in river restoration.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary programmes.

Skills

Numerical analysis skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Organised and adaptable

Education

BSc or above in relevant discipline

Tools

GIS

HEC-RAS

Job description

About The Role

Are you an experienced Fluvial Geomorphologist looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to work on projects that shape and restore rivers, wetlands and catchments? Are you keen to balance fieldwork with technical reporting and design in a supportive, expert team?

We’re looking for a Senior Fluvial Geomorphologist to join our Water Management division. This is a role where you’ll use your technical expertise to deliver a wide variety of projects across sediment management, wetland hydrology, river and riparian restoration, surface water management and natural flood management. It’s a great opportunity to develop your career further, combining hands‑on field surveys with technical analysis and high‑quality reporting.

Success in this role means you’ll play a key part in delivering assessments and restoration projects, taking on responsibility for project tasks, and contributing to larger multidisciplinary programmes. You’ll have the chance to develop design skills in river restoration, grow your project management and client‑facing experience, and expand into new areas such as hydraulic or sediment transport modelling. With around 30% of your time in the field and 70% desk‑based, you’ll enjoy a varied workload while being supported by APEM’s highly experienced consultancy and field teams.

What we’re looking for

Essential

• BSc or above in a relevant discipline (e.g. geomorphology, hydrology, catchment management, environmental science)
• Strong understanding of hydromorphological forms and processes
• Field experience such as restoration appraisal, fluvial audits, physical habitat surveys or sediment sampling
• Excellent numerical analysis skills, including GIS and data analysis packages
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organised, adaptable, and able to work to tight deadlines

It’s a bonus if you have:

• Experience in river restoration optioneering and design
• Hydraulic modelling (e.g. HEC‑RAS, Flood Modeller)
• Sediment transport or wetland/catchment modelling
• Experience in project management or tender input
• Field hydrometry or statistical analysis (R)
• AutoCAD skills

At APEM, you’ll be joining a company that values technical excellence, flexibility and wellbeing. You’ll have the opportunity to work on complex and meaningful projects, develop your expertise, and collaborate with specialists across multiple disciplines.

You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them. We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career. We also offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.

Next steps

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

If you think you have what it takes to join our fast‑growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.

About Us

The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally. Our successful pioneering work has enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working towards the protection of the environment across the globe.