Senior Hydrologist

Penguin Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned sustainability-minded consultancy is seeking a talented Senior Hydrologist to join their team in Cambridge. In this role, you will produce technical documents, supervise projects, and mentor colleagues while working with various clients and stakeholders. A UK Bachelor's Degree and Chartered Status with a relevant Professional Body are essential, along with considerable experience in hydrology. This permanent position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Generous annual leave

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• A UK Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered Status with a relevant Professional Body or working towards it.
• Considerable experience in a UK consultancy setting.

Responsibilities

• Produce technical documents, including Flood Risk Assessments and Environmental Statements.
• Supervise projects, ensuring standards, budgets, and timelines are met.
• Mentor colleagues throughout their Continuing Professional Development.

Skills

Chartered Status with a relevant Professional Body

Technical document production

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Use of relevant software packages

Education

UK Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

WINFAP

HECRAS

TUFLOW

Flood Modeller

Job description

Job Title: Senior Hydrologist

Ref. No.: CJD1701N26

Location: Cambridge

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

This is an exciting opportunity to join my client, a highly-regarded, sustainability-minded Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their extensive skillset across the engineering and environmental sectors. They are actively seeking a talented, driven Senior Hydrologist who is willing to take on a number of challenging projects across the region, supervising a team of design experts in the field. You will be based near the world-renowned, picturesque city of Cambridge.

Benefits for the role of Senior Hydrologist

• Competitive salary package, including long service awards
• Generous annual leave allowance (with the option to buy additional leave)
• Private Healthcare and Life Insurance schemes
• Payment of subscription fees for Professional Body memberships
• Company Pension Scheme
• Flexible/hybrid working opportunities
• Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme
• A focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with career progression opportunities
• A close-knit team, with a focus on team bonding and social events

Responsibilities for the role of Senior Hydrologist

• Produce technical documents, including Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), Environmental Statement (ES) chapters, fee proposals, etc.
• Check technical documents that have been prepared by other colleagues
• Carry out risk assessments, undertaking site walkovers and surveys
• Use relevant software packages (such as WINFAP, ReFH2, etc.) to produce hydrological assessments
• Liaise with a range of clients and other stakeholders, including Local Authorities, regulatory bodies within the water sector, etc.
• Supervise projects, ensuring they are completed to the highest standards, adhering to budgets and time constraints
• Mentor colleagues, throughout their CPD

Required skills and experience for the role of Senior Hydrologist

• A UK Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, or a cognate discipline
• Possess Chartered Status with a relevant Professional Body (e.g., CEng, CIWEM, etc.), or actively working to attain this
• Considerable experience within a design-based hydrological role, within a UK consultancy (or Local Authority) setting
• Demonstrable experience of report‑writing and producing technical documents, particularly Flood Risk Assessments (FRA)
• Proven experience of using the relevant software packages, including WINFAP, HECRAS, TUFLOW, ESTRY, Flood Modeller, FEH Statistical Analysis, etc.
• Good working knowledge of the relevant UK legislation, regulations, and policy
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills
• Hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence, able to travel to sites as and when required

Desirable skills and experience for the role of Senior Hydrologist

• A Higher Degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience of managing a high-performing team of professionals, as well as projects

If you are interested in the role of Senior Hydrologist, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.