Senior Hydrogeologist

Southern Water; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to join their Water Asset team. This role focuses on optimizing groundwater sources and ensuring best practices in well operations. With a commitment to a greener future, the company emphasizes tackling climate change and minimizing environmental impact. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in water supply, proficiency in groundwater modeling, and excellent project management skills. This position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and a range of benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for career progression and professional development.

Benefits

Generous pension up to 11%

25 days annual leave

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Salary sacrifice electric car scheme

Health Cash Plan

Full funded eye tests

Two paid volunteering days a year

Occupational health service

Discounts with over 800 retailers

Digital GP service

Study support for qualifications

Competitive maternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in water supply with 3 years in a Water Company.
• Proficiency with groundwater modelling software is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess well/bore asset health and operational outputs.
• Work with teams on water resources planning and strategy.

Skills

Groundwater Modelling

Project Management

Report Writing

Presentation Skills

Water Resources Planning

Education

MSc in Hydrogeology

5+ years experience in Water Supply

Tools

Modflow

FloPy

Model_Muse

MS Excel

MS Word

ArcGIS

Power BI

Job description

time left to apply End Date: May 16, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)

job requisition id JR5414

Closing Date

2025-05-30

Job Title: Senior Hydrogeologist

Location: Flexible/Hybrid (2-3 days a week)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: circa £50,000 depending on skills and experience

You will be the Kent Area water supply well/bore subject matter expert. Frequent travelling for site work within the Kent area is required.

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

Job Overview

A Senior Hydrogeologist is required for the water supply side of the business. The work will focus on groundwater sources, asset life, well/bore asset condition & performance concerns, 'raw' water quality concerns, and essentially endeavouring to ensure best continuous (optimised) well outputs and 'raw' water quality. It additionally requires an appreciation of water resources planning and the typical environmental regulatory concerns and constraints regarding groundwater abstraction.

• The role has both a site specific operations aspect (best well/bore operation and output), as well as a wider 'bigger picture' asset life and water resources context.
• The role will involve assessing well/bore 'asset health and operational outputs', and acting as the subject matter expert and advocate regarding individual well/bore issues. This will involve some site work and assisting operations on site, and/or advising on best seasonal operation of wells/bores for maintaining security of supply.
• The role will also involve a water resource's planning or strategic context. Working with the wider assets teams and water resources planning teams, within the context of area plans and water resource zone plans. Endeavouring to ensure that best well/bore outputs can be both physically achieved on site (for operations), but to also endeavour to ensure that source deployable outputs are best represented within groundwater models generally and within the associated water resources planning and supply-demand assessments.
• An ability to appreciate general water resources planning and consider longer term water supply source options and needs is advantageous.

About You

• Experience or proficiency with groundwater modelling software including the use of Modflow, and using FloPy/Model_Muse would be a very distinct advantage.
• 5+ years’ experience, of which a minimum of 3 years should be within a Water Company and/or within Water Supply related work. Greater experience must be demonstrated where a relevant MSc is absent.
• Good planning/project management ability and excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience or proficiency in using general Hydrogeological Software, MS Excel, and Word is also required. As would experience of the use of GIS (such as ArcGIS) and Power BI for the use with data representation, dashboards and reports.

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between one of our offices and home. We are offering a salary of circa £50,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme

Join our Water Asset team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Interested in the role?

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications so if you are interested in the position please do send your application over today to ensure consideration.

Every Body Welcome

We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.

Need flexibility in your work?

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role? #LI-Hybrid