Principal Urban Drainage Modeller (Hybrid)

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Principal Urban Drainage Modeller to lead technical delivery across UK urban drainage and wastewater projects. You will combine modelling expertise with project leadership, providing direction to teams and engaging with clients to deliver high-quality results.

You will mentor junior modellers, support bids, and help develop innovative modelling approaches while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (CEng/IEng) or actively working towards.
• Significant experience delivering urban drainage, wastewater or hydraulic modelling projects.
• Strong knowledge of InfoWorks ICM and expert hydraulic modelling understanding.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership and reviewers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret outputs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of urban drainage and wastewater modelling studies across UK water programmes.
• Develop, verify, calibrate and analyse hydraulic models using InfoWorks ICM and GIS tools.
• Lead modelling assessments covering wastewater networks, storm overflows, flooding and network resilience.
• Review modelling approaches, outputs and key technical deliverables with technical assurance.
• Interpret complex modelling results and provide practical recommendations for client investment and operations.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, environmental specialists, digital teams and clients.
• Support project planning, programming and delivery, including managing tasks, resources and deadlines.
• Mentor and develop less experienced modellers and share best practice.
• Contribute to bids, frameworks, and modelling process improvements.

Skills

Urban drainage modelling

Project leadership

Modelling analysis

InfoWorks ICM

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (CEng/IEng)

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Principal Urban Drainage Modeller to lead technical delivery across UK urban drainage and wastewater projects. You will combine modelling expertise with project leadership, providing direction to teams and engaging with clients to deliver high-quality results.

You will mentor junior modellers, support bids, and help develop innovative modelling approaches while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.