Senior / Principal Hydrologist

Apex Contracting Co.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Hydrologist to lead flood risk management projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive project direction, mentor junior staff, and collaborate across disciplines. You'll be integral to delivering innovative solutions for both public and private sector clients. With a commitment to work-life balance and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in sustainable water management. Join a team that values diversity, inclusivity, and personal development, and help shape the future of hydrology.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Health & Wellbeing programs

Flexible working arrangements

Employee resource groups for diversity

Thrive programme for health improvements

Access to NHS doctors via Med24

WSP Hour for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Proven track record in hydrology studies and reviews for statutory bodies.
• Experience in delivering infrastructure projects and working with local authorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for flood hydrology and undertake quality assurance.
• Mentor junior hydrologists and support business development efforts.

Skills

Hydrology studies

Project management

Client relationship building

Excellent written and verbal communication

Education

Chartership with a relevant professional body

Tools

GIS

Hydraulic modelling methods

Job description

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

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Our Sustainable Water Management Team are seeking Senior and Principal Hydrologist to help deliver our national programme of work. Focusing on the delivery of flood risk management projects you will have the opportunity to be a major contributor or lead for our external and internal clients. You will be responsible for driving the direction of projects working with other disciplines within the water team and overseeing and mentoring junior hydrologists within our team.

Our national fluvial and pluvial modelling team deliver flood modelling to support a broad portfolio of work including FCERM studies, major infrastructure projects (including working across the energy, transport, government and water sectors), and strategic studies.

As a key member of the team you will have the opportunity to collaborate in the leadership of our national hydrology. You will be responsible for delivering and technical oversight of projects to provide a range of flood risk management related services for government, local authority, private and major infrastructure clients as well as supporting the delivery of innovation in our sector.

Your new role, what's involved?

• Provide technical leadership for flood hydrology using recognised UK based methods (Statistical, ReFH etc.) for often complex studies (small catchments, permeable, urban, complex data)
• Undertaking Quality Assurance and independent technical reviews
• Preparation of project and technical reports and presentations
• Mentoring and technical development of others in hydrology
• Support business development through identifying prospective opportunities and supporting on the preparation of proposals
• Providing project, commercial and financial management for projects
• Undertaking client and stakeholder liaison

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven track record in undertaking hydrology studies
• Experience of undertaking hydrology reviews for statutory bodies
• Knowledge of hydraulic modelling methods
• Commercial experience, including project management and bid preparation
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
• Relevant experience of delivering infrastructure projects or working with local authority/national government
• Drive and ability to build client relationships and develop suitable opportunities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Chartership with a relevant professional body (or commitment to work towards within an agreed period)
• Desirable to have experience in: GIS; FCERM studies; Flood Risk Assessments; knowledge of UK flood risk policy (NPPF and TAN15); flood modelling methods.

If you don’t meet all that we are looking for please still consider applying. Not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.