Senior Hydrologist – Hybrid, Climate & Water Leader

Mott MacDonald; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Employee ownership

Flexible benefits

Bonuses

Additional leave

Career development

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is hiring a hydrology and water resources specialist to lead modelling and climate impact projects across the UK. You will maintain client relationships, win new work, and contribute to innovative tools and approaches across our water resources discipline.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, mentoring junior staff, and delivering high-quality consultancy services to public and private sector clients.

Qualifications

• Degree in hydrology, geography, mathematics, civil engineering, or other related discipline.
• Experience in low flows hydrology and rainfall-runoff or water systems modelling (Aquator/WEAP/Pywr).
• Project delivery and management in a consultancy environment
• Track record in winning work
• Experience mentoring junior staff and strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead water resource management, hydrological modelling and climate impact projects
• Maintaining key client relationships through excellent technical delivery and customer care
• Winning work and developing new business with clients and through our global reach
• Contributing to our global water resources and flooding discipline, leading on innovation, sharing knowledge and developing new approaches and tools
• Providing technical leadership, support and training to junior colleagues and assisting in mentoring and development of others

Skills

Hydrology expertise

Rainfall-runoff modelling

Climate impact assessment

Project delivery

Winning work

Mentoring juniors

Excellent communication

Education

Degree in hydrology or related

Tools

Aquator

WEAP

Pywr

Job description

Mott MacDonald is hiring a hydrology and water resources specialist to lead modelling and climate impact projects across the UK. You will maintain client relationships, win new work, and contribute to innovative tools and approaches across our water resources discipline.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, mentoring junior staff, and delivering high-quality consultancy services to public and private sector clients.