Senior Hydrogeologist — Groundwater Modelling & Impact

Mott MacDonald

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Income protection
Flexible benefits
Annual bonus
Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a highly capable Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Water Consultancy Division. You will support UK and international clients on groundwater, modelling, and environmental assessments, delivering impactful solutions.

You will work within a large groundwater team, contributing to bids, data analyses, and high-quality reporting while developing management and client engagement skills in a flexible, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

  • Degree-level qualification in hydrogeology, geology, environmental science, mathematics or related discipline.
  • Strong communication and written skills.
  • Well organised with ability to prioritise workload and mentor juniors.
  • Logical and pragmatic problem solving with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Provide senior technical advice across groundwater topics including modelling, quality, WFD, hydrogeology and risk assessments.
  • Contribute to bid and proposal writing across water resources and engineering sectors.
  • Analyse data using tools such as MODFLOW, ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, and Excel.
  • Produce high quality reports for clients.

Skills

Groundwater modelling
Data analysis
Environmental datasets
Programming (Python)
ArcGIS / QGIS
Communication skills

Education

Degree in hydrogeology / geology / environmental science

Tools

MODFLOW
MATLAB / Excel
ArcGIS
QGIS

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a highly capable Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Water Consultancy Division. You will support UK and international clients on groundwater, modelling, and environmental assessments, delivering impactful solutions.

You will work within a large groundwater team, contributing to bids, data analyses, and high-quality reporting while developing management and client engagement skills in a flexible, hybrid environment.

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