Principal / Associate Wastewater Modeller

WSP in the UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal or Associate Engineer to join their dynamic water team in Leeds. This role offers the chance to lead urban drainage modelling projects while mentoring junior engineers and enhancing client relationships. You will be at the forefront of innovative engineering solutions, ensuring high-quality service delivery across a diverse portfolio of clients. With a commitment to professional development and a collaborative work environment, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of water management in the UK. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a difference, this position is for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field and chartered or on the path to qualification.
• Experience in wastewater hydraulic modelling and technical output verification.

Responsibilities

• Support project delivery and manage local technical team.
• Develop urban drainage modelling capability and provide training.

Skills

Wastewater Hydraulic Modelling

Urban Drainage Modelling

Technical Communication

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Education

Relevant Degree

Chartered Engineer or Progressing Qualification

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

Water Industry Specifications

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 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 network 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 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.