Senior Water Consultant

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Company Description

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to help us shape the future of the water industry?

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as a Senior Water Consultant in our Basingstoke, Croydon or London offices - whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. At AECOM, we're at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients.

Our current clients in the UK vary from local government, water companies and private developers. We also have large contracts for Middle Eastern clients where you could be working on some of the most ambitious projects in the world. This position offers an unparalleled opportunity to support a talented, diverse team committed to innovation and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Produce high quality technical documents; such as flood risk assessments, water cycle studies, flood risk activity permits, drought permits, and water resource chapters of EIAs.
• Use GIS to collate, organise and analyse data for interpretation into the technical reports.
• Carry out water resource modelling using tools such as Aquator, PyWR, SIMCAT, RQP and rainfall runoff methods.
• Use numerical skills to analyse hydrological data and find solutions.
• Input into tenders for complex and / or high-profile projects like Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in legislation and guidelines that may affect our services such as the Water Resource Planning Guidance.
• Mentor junior staff in their development through guiding them through the preparation of technical documents.
• Use AECOM's project management systems to deliver high-quality outputs to our clients in line with the agreed programme and budget.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences or a related discipline.
• Working towards being a professional chartered member of CIWEM or ICE.
• Experience preparing technical documents relating to water resources; with a strong understanding of regulatory requirements pertaining to flood risk and water resources.
• Programming skills in python or R packages would be fantastic, but not necessary.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.