Hydrologist: Climate Resilience & Water Modelling

MOTT MACDONALD; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Hydrologist within the Water Consultancy Division in the UK. You will join our team delivering hydrology, hydrogeology, and climate resilience expertise across projects from advisory to detailed design. The role blends technical delivery with opportunities in project management and client engagement.

We value innovation, continuous learning, and a collaborative approach, with a hybrid working policy to balance site-based and home-based work across UK locations.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and written skills.
• Willingness to innovate in a fast-moving discipline.
• Knowledge of low-flow hydrology and climate-change impact assessments.
• Experience with coding or statistical techniques is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Low-flow assessments and water systems modelling to define supply during droughts.
• Estimation of changes in climate variables using projections.
• Flood hydrology studies incorporating climate change effects.
• Hydropower feasibility studies and energy verification.

Skills

Communication

Innovative mindset

Low-flow hydrology

Programming / statistical skills

Education

Hydrology / Geography / Math / Civil Eng (relevant degree)

Tools

Aquator

WEAP

Pywr

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Hydrologist within the Water Consultancy Division in the UK. You will join our team delivering hydrology, hydrogeology, and climate resilience expertise across projects from advisory to detailed design. The role blends technical delivery with opportunities in project management and client engagement.

We value innovation, continuous learning, and a collaborative approach, with a hybrid working policy to balance site-based and home-based work across UK locations.