Wastewater Modeller - InfoWorks ICM

WSP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Manchester is looking for a Wastewater Modeller to deliver projects for major water companies. The role requires a degree in a relevant field and experience in hydraulic modelling with software like InfoWorks ICM. You will provide technical input on urban drainage projects, support feasibility studies, and manage client relationships. This position offers a chance for professional growth within a dedicated water team.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, environmental science, or geography is essential.
• Chartered membership or working towards it is required.
• Extensive experience in hydraulic modelling is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input on urban drainage projects.
• Support feasibility studies and option analysis.
• Use models to evaluate and optimise asset performance.
• Prepare reports and drawings.

Skills

Urban drainage modelling

Hydraulic modelling

Client relationship management

Technical report preparation

Education

Degree in engineering, environmental science, or geography

Chartered membership (e.g., ICE/CIWEM)

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

ArcGIS

QGIS

MapInfo

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

We are looking for Wastewater Modellers to join our established team to deliver a variety of projects for several of the UKs largest regulated water companies. Our water team also work alongside a diverse range of other WSP business units, providing great opportunities to be involved in an assortment of exciting projects alongside delivering for our core client base. These roles will enable you to further develop and use your technical skills, applying your expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency.

You will be part of an award-winning water team within a network of 350 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. You\'ll have the chance to shape the direction of a high-performing, growing team, working with clients such as Severn Trent, Scottish Water Horizons, Welsh Water, and Southern Water. There is a real opportunity for progression by combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others

You will provide support on hydraulic modelling studies for our core regulated industry water clients using industry standard software (InfoWorks ICM/CS), but we also have teams engaged in a variety of projects utilising TUFLOW, causeway flow, our in house FRM and other hydraulic modelling software depending upon our diverse base of clients needs. You will be expected to work within the existing team to interrogate / enhance models as well as building new models to assess and understand asset performance.

You will

• Provide technical input on urban drainage projects and support our wastewater team in delivering current and future projects and help influence our future approaches to efficient delivery
• Support to development of Feasibility studies and optioneering
• Use of network models to evaluate and optimise Asset Performance
• Preparation of reports and supporting drawings
• Definition of work needed by field investigation teams
• Developing and maintaining excellent client relationships at all levels, coordinating and facilitating project meetings internally and with clients
• Contribute to the learning of the wider team through knowledge sharing exercises
• Promote the WSP brand through appropriate industry forums and conferences

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• A degree in a relevant discipline (engineering, environmental science, geography)
• A chartered membership of a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE/CIWEM), or are working towards chartership
• Sound knowledge and experience in urban drainage modelling and an ability to check the technical outputs of others prior to issue
• Extensive experience of hydraulic modelling, using industry-standard software, specifically, InfoWorks ICM or similar
• Familiarity with any industry-standard geographical information system (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo)

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