Mine Water Engineer - Hybrid Work & Chartership

WSP USA; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Chartership support

Health & wellbeing programme

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Water Management Engineer to join the UK/Ireland Mine Water team on a full-time basis in the UK or Naas (Ireland). You will work on mine water management, flood risk, and hydraulic design across international projects, with a clear path to chartership through IEC mentorship.

You will contribute to water resources, environmental assessments and permitting, and support client relationships, with travel for site work as needed and a strong emphasis on health and safety.

Qualifications

• Visible experience in a consulting/engineering environment.
• BSc degree in Water Resource Engineering or Civil Engineering (with hydrology and hydraulics modules); MSc in hydrology would be advantageous.
• Strong technical and report writing skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication.
• Collaborative, open team player.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).
• Previous hydrologic/hydraulic assessments and/or design of water management infrastructure.
• Competency with hydrologic/hydraulic modelling software (HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, PCSWMM).
• GIS and CAD proficiency.
• GoldSim Monte Carlo Simulation experience would be advantageous.
• Programming in Python, R, or C would be advantageous.
• Membership of a relevant professional organisation.

Responsibilities

• Hydrological and hydrotechnical design of diversion channels and river works for mining and infrastructure projects.
• Develop technical drawings, BOQs and specifications.
• Conduct flood risk assessments affecting site infrastructure.
• Water balance modelling using GoldSim and similar tools.
• Contribute to dam break analyses and consequence classification.
• Address water resources aspects of mining projects, including environmental assessments and permits.
• Provide construction supervision and site engineering support in the UK and abroad.
• Support designer hazard risk assessments to reduce risk and improve safety.
• Support client relationships and business development.
• Travel for site work internationally as needed.
• Promote health and safety and adhere to policies.

Skills

Hydrology

Hydraulic design

Technical reporting

English communication

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

BSc in Water Resource Engineering

MSc Hydrology/Hydraulic Design

Tools

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

PCSWMM

GIS

CAD

GoldSim

Job description

WSP is seeking a Water Management Engineer to join the UK/Ireland Mine Water team on a full-time basis in the UK or Naas (Ireland). You will work on mine water management, flood risk, and hydraulic design across international projects, with a clear path to chartership through IEC mentorship.

You will contribute to water resources, environmental assessments and permitting, and support client relationships, with travel for site work as needed and a strong emphasis on health and safety.