Principal / Associate Wastewater Modeller

WSP in the UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and award-winning water team at a forward-thinking company, where your expertise in wastewater hydraulic modelling will be highly valued. As a Principal or Associate Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in managing project delivery, developing innovative solutions, and fostering excellent client relationships. This position offers the opportunity to shape a high-performing team while contributing to impactful projects across the UK. If you are passionate about making a difference in the water sector and possess the relevant qualifications, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to advance your career and influence the future of urban drainage engineering.

Qualifications

• Chartered or working towards chartered status with ICE, IEI, IoW, or CIWEM.
• Experience in wastewater hydraulic modelling and ability to check technical outputs.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery and supervise tasks for urban drainage projects.
• Develop urban drainage modelling capabilities and provide training to junior members.

Skills

Wastewater Hydraulic Modelling

Technical Communication

Client Relationship Management

Project Management

Education

Relevant Degree

Chartered Engineer Status

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

Job description

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Your new role, what’s involved?

• We are looking for a Principal or Associate Engineer to support the team leads in managing project delivery, including supervision of tasks and review of deliverables.
• You will develop the urban drainage modelling capability in the team, ensuring we are at the forefront of the latest developments in the discipline, and provide training and development support to more junior members of the team.
• You will support the team lead in managing the work of the local technical delivery team.
• Provide technical input on urban drainage projects and support our wastewater team in delivering current and future projects and help influence our future approaches to efficient delivery.
• The role will enable you to further develop and use your technical skills, applying your expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency.
• You will exercise independent engineering judgement and have opportunities to provide innovative solutions to engineering problems. You will be a proactive and collaborative team member.
• You will develop and maintain excellent client relationships at all levels, coordinating and facilitating project meetings internally and with clients.
• Participate in business development and proposal preparation.
• Promote the WSP brand through appropriate industry forums and conferences.
• You will contribute to the learning of the wider team through knowledge sharing exercises.

YOUR TEAM

• You will work as part of a dynamic and award-winning water team within a wider team of 350 professionals networked across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team, and have the opportunity to shape the direction of a high-performing, growing team.
• We are currently working across an expanding portfolio of work clients including Severn Trent, Scottish Water Horizons, Welsh Water, and Southern Water.
• The opportunity to progress is a real possibility, combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• A relevant degree and are chartered, or significantly progressed on your journey in pursuing qualification with ICE, IEI, IoW, or CIWEM.
• Able to demonstrate clear and successful experience of wastewater hydraulic modelling (InfoWorks ICM) and an ability to check the technical outputs of others prior to issue.
• A good working knowledge of Water Industry Specifications, Code of Practice for the Hydraulic Modelling of Urban Drainage Systems, and relevant British Standards.
• Good presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.