Senior Hydrologist: Flood Risk & Water Environment Remote

SLR Consulting; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Life, income and travel insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Hybrid and flexible working

25 days annual leave

Buy or sell leave

Core working hours

Cross-border remote working

Maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Workplace nursery benefit

Volunteering and community giving

Employee assistance programme

Mental health support

Job summary

SLR Consulting is seeking an experienced Hydrologist to join our Flood Risk and Water Environment team in the UK. You will lead hydro analyses, mentor colleagues and shape our hydrology capability across public and private sector projects.

The role offers hybrid working and opportunities to work from multiple offices or remotely. Chartered status or progress toward it is encouraged, with strong technical reporting and client engagement expected.

Qualifications

• Extensive consultancy experience leading hydrological assessments for flood risk and water environment projects.
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, Environmental Science or related discipline.
• Chartered status, or working towards chartership, with CIWEM, ICE or similar body.
• Strong experience delivering hydrological assessments for flood risk and hydraulic modelling.
• UK-specific hydrological methods and guidance knowledge (FEH, ReFH2, WINFAP, LowFlows).

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery, review and QA of hydrological assessments for flood risk and water environment projects.
• Mentoring and developing junior colleagues.
• Developing and improving technical approaches, tools and methodologies.
• Preparing fee proposals and contributing to project planning and resources.
• Building relationships with clients, regulators and stakeholders.
• Contributing to business development and growth of services.
• Desk-based technical work with occasional site visits across the UK.

Skills

Hydrology leadership

Hydrological assessments

FLOOD risk knowledge

GIS (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS)

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Chartered status or in progress

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Geography or Environmental Science

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

Flood Modeller / TUFLOW / InfoWorks ICM

Job description

SLR Consulting is seeking an experienced Hydrologist to join our Flood Risk and Water Environment team in the UK. You will lead hydro analyses, mentor colleagues and shape our hydrology capability across public and private sector projects.

The role offers hybrid working and opportunities to work from multiple offices or remotely. Chartered status or progress toward it is encouraged, with strong technical reporting and client engagement expected.