Senior Hydraulic Modeller

Stantec; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Hydraulic Modeller to join their River and Coastal Management team. The role involves delivering flood studies, collaborating on multidisciplinary projects, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and have demonstrable experience in hydrological modelling and flood risk assessments. The position offers a flexible mix of home and office working across various UK locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in linked hydraulic modelling using Flood Modeller, ESTRY/TUFLOW.
• Proven experience in completing Flood Risk Assessments.
• Ability to provide support and training to junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver flood studies including written reports and presentations.
• Collaborate within a team to support projects from inception to close-out.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Linked 1D/2D hydraulic modelling

Hydrological modelling

Flood Risk Assessments

GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo)

HEC-RAS, Infoworks ICM

Education

BSc/BEng/MEng in Hydrology or Hydraulics

Job description

Senior Hydraulic Modeller – Stantec

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The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Hydraulic Modeller to join our River and Coastal Management team permanently. This position would ideally be based in Birmingham; however we have modelling teams in Reading, Bristol, Cambridge, London or Taunton. We can offer you a mix of home and office working which will help maintain a good work life balance and effective team working. Our projects are based around the UK and occasional travel would be expected.

We are a national team that delivers technical excellence and provides specialist advice in flood risk management, drainage design, river restoration, nutrient neutrality, and natural flood management. We are fortunate to work with an excellent range of Public and Private clients across the UK, and our client‑focused approach has enhanced our reputation as one of the leading development consultancies in the local market.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in and take a lead role in a wide range of multidisciplinary projects. This will involve working alongside other Stantec disciplines, including those from Environmental Planning, Ecology, Transport, and Civils, to deliver exciting projects such as river engineering, restoration/habitat improvement, large‑scale mixed developments, and major infrastructure schemes.

• Deliver flood studies to project time and cost constraints, including preparation of written reports and presentations for clients, regulators, and non-technical audiences.
• Self‑review your work and collaborate within a team to support projects through the planning system from inception to close‑out.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing technical assistance and reviewing their work as required.
• Assist in preparing fee proposals; some project management experience is desirable but not essential.

About You

• BSc/BEng/MEng qualified with a focus on hydrology or hydraulics.
• Chartered (or en route to chartership) by a professional body.
• Demonstrable experience in:
  • Linked 1D/2D hydraulic modelling using Flood Modeller, ESTRY/TUFLOW software packages; completion of modelling studies assessing the risk of fluvial and pluvial flood risk, including flood mitigation modelling.
  • Hydrological modelling using FEH methods to estimate peak river flows and flood hydrographs using ReFH2 and WINFAP.
  • Completing Flood Risk Assessments and providing input to Environmental Impact Assessments to support planning applications; established understanding of flood risk management and national planning policy.
  • Providing support and training to junior team members, including review of work.
  • Using GIS software such as QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo.
  • Using other hydraulic modelling packages such as HEC‑RAS, Infoworks ICM (desirable).
• Ambitious, forward‑thinking, and eager to further your career.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

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