Senior Hydrologist

Severn Trent Water; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team dedicated to making a difference in hydrology and water resources planning. This role offers the opportunity to utilize your excellent modelling skills to contribute to the company's long-term water resources strategy. You will engage in a variety of tasks, from drought management to stakeholder engagement, ensuring sustainable water supply for communities. An established industry player values diversity and offers a supportive environment where your contributions can shine. If you're passionate about the environment and eager to tackle technical challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience in water resources planning and forecasting.
• Hands-on expertise in water resources modelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality outputs from hydrological modelling tools.
• Shape long-term water resources and supply strategy.

Skills

Problem Solving

Data Interpretation

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

MSc in Hydrology or Water Resources

Tools

PyWR

Aquator

GR6J

Target Headroom

Job description

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Are you self-motivated and enthusiastic – looking to take the next step in your career in hydrology and water resources planning within a vibrant team who really strive to make a difference?

Are you great at solving problems and identifying solutions?

Would you love to use your excellent modelling skills to help develop the next phase of our long term water resources strategy?

Do you want to do the best work of your life - playing your part in caring for the environment and communities we serve?

If you answered yes to all those questions, then read on.

Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

This is an exciting time as we are expanding our Water Resources Planning team. We are looking for talented, bright and dynamic hydrologists, water resources specialists or programmers to join our team; highly experienced people who love a technical challenge and want to help drive our water resources strategy forward. We are looking for individuals who have hands-on experience and expertise in these areas and are great at communicating complex analysis through visualisation.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Sitting within the Water Resources Planning Team, our Supply Team provides expert water resources modelling and analysis for both Severn Trent Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy and are the cornerstone in the development of the company Water Resources Management Plans and Drought Plans.

Our Supply Team plays a crucial role in drought management and provides expert advice across the company to projects and programmes of work which support the company goals.

You will work with our team to deliver high quality, reliable and auditable outputs from our water resources and hydrological modelling tools (PyWR, Aquator, GR6J, uncertainty models) which will be used in both our water resources management plans and tactical decision making.

If you join our team, you can expect to use and build your skills as you work across several different areas, including:

• Modelling a range of scenarios such as climate change, drought severity, restoring sustainable abstraction and associated changes to abstraction licences.
• Shaping the company’s long term water resources and supply strategy.
• Assessing the benefit of capital schemes to ensure they are consistent with our long term water resources strategy.
• Building relationships with key stakeholders, including our regulators.
• Working with regional water resources planning groups, representing the company on regional plan workstreams.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements as we update our water resources modelling.
• Providing modelling outputs and analysis to help build the company Drought Plan.
• Providing analysis and technical input during drought events.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

We want to attract those with the right experience but we also value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

With skill sets in mind, we need someone with a water resources management or programming background.

You will ideally have an MSc in a relevant subject (e.g. Hydrology, Water Resources or another relevant subject) and hold a breadth of knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Water resources planning and forecasting.
• Water resources modelling including use of modelling tools such as GR6J, PyWR, Aquator, Target Headroom and outage allowance.
• Working with large data sets and complex analytical tools.
• Communicating complex information and modelling outputs to a broad audience.
• Solving problems using data interpretation and analytics.
• Experience of working in the water industry, including regulatory price reviews, Water Resources Management Plans and Drought Plans.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do – safeguarding customers' water supplies and making the environment we live and work in a better place.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. Here’s some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 additional days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 depending on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXT

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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