Senior Water Quality Modeller – Hybrid (Glasgow)

Sweco; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Competitive pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

Payment of two relevant professional订

Job summary

Sweco in Glasgow is seeking a Senior/Water Quality Modeller to join our Water team. The role offers hybrid working with 3 days in the office weekly and flexible start/finish times to suit you.

You will develop and calibrate models, support regulatory submissions, and advise on the best tools for water quality challenges across AMP8 and beyond.

Join us to help protect water environments, reduce flood risk, and deliver sustainable urban solutions with a collaborative team of experts.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in water quality and hydrology applied to various projects.
• Degree or-equivalent in geography, engineering, environmental sciences or maths.
• Strong knowledge of standard hydrological and water quality modelling software and environmental assessment tools.
• Proven ability to lead and manage projects within deliverables, milestones and QA.
• Knowledge of Flood Risk Assessment, Natural Flood Management and SuDs techniques.
• Interest in chartered status (C.Eng or C.WEM) through a relevant institution.

Responsibilities

• Developing, calibrating, auditing and interpreting models to assess water quality performance in sewerage catchments and receiving waters.
• Undertaking Urban Pollution Modelling studies to identify and investigate water quality failures and compliance risks.
• Developing and appraising improvement options to address water quality issues, including CSOs and intermittent discharges.
• Providing technical assurance and peer review of modelling outputs and reports.
• Advising on the selection and application of modelling tools and techniques (SIMCAT, SAGIS, InfoWorks ICM, MIKE, GIS).
• Producing Water Framework Directive compliance assessments to support environmental submissions.
• Designing and supporting Natural Flood Management measures where appropriate.
• Preparing technical reports and environmental and water quality impact assessments.

Skills

Water quality modelling

Hydrology

UPM modelling

SIMCAT

SAGIS

InfoWorks ICM

MIKE

GIS

Project management

Leadership

Education

Geography/Engineering/Environmental Sciences or Maths degree

Tools

SIMCAT

SAGIS

InfoWorks ICM

MIKE

GIS

Job description

Sweco in Glasgow is seeking a Senior/Water Quality Modeller to join our Water team. The role offers hybrid working with 3 days in the office weekly and flexible start/finish times to suit you.

You will develop and calibrate models, support regulatory submissions, and advise on the best tools for water quality challenges across AMP8 and beyond.

Join us to help protect water environments, reduce flood risk, and deliver sustainable urban solutions with a collaborative team of experts.