Senior Hydrologist: Flood Risk & Water Resources Lead

Worley; Ledston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Senior Hydrologist to lead hydrology, flood risk and drainage activities across major development projects in the UK and beyond. You will coordinate inputs from multiple disciplines, review technical work, and contribute to environmental assessments and design development.

The role emphasizes practical hydrology, report quality and client-facing communication, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and shape technical proposals within Worley’s Water team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or related discipline.
• Chartered status or clear progress toward chartership.
• Strong practical experience in hydrology, flood risk, surface water management or drainage.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple assignments.
• Excellent written, verbal and client-facing communication.
• Commercial awareness and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead hydrological, flood risk and drainage assessments for major development projects.
• Deliver rainfall analysis, catchment assessments and flood estimation studies.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments, hydrological studies and surface water drainage strategies
• Develop, apply or oversee hydrological and hydraulic models, and interpret results for multidisciplinary design teams.
• Assess climate change implications and contribute to resilient, proportionate mitigation strategies.
• Provide technical review and quality assurance for reports, calculations and project deliverables.
• Contribute water-related inputs to environmental assessments, permitting studies and design development.
• Manage work packages, budgets, schedules, risks and resources, maintaining a strong focus on safety and quality.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to technical and commercial proposals.
• Mentor graduates and consultants and share knowledge through regional and global technical networks.

Skills

Hydrology

Flood risk

Drainage

Report writing

Education

Degree in Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or related discipline

Tools

FEH

ReFH2

Flood Modeller

TUFLOW

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

InfoWorks ICM

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

Worley is seeking a Senior Hydrologist to lead hydrology, flood risk and drainage activities across major development projects in the UK and beyond. You will coordinate inputs from multiple disciplines, review technical work, and contribute to environmental assessments and design development.

The role emphasizes practical hydrology, report quality and client-facing communication, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and shape technical proposals within Worley’s Water team.