Wastewater Modellers

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

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is looking for a Wastewater Modeller to join their team in Scotland. You will be responsible for providing technical input on urban drainage projects, supporting feasibility studies, and optimizing asset performance. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in a relevant field and have experience with hydraulic modelling, specifically using InfoWorks ICM. This role offers the opportunity to work within an award-winning team and contribute to significant projects across the UK.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline (engineering, environmental science, geography).
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution or working towards chartership.
• Sound knowledge and experience in urban drainage modelling.
• Extensive experience of hydraulic modelling using InfoWorks ICM or similar.
• Familiarity with GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input on urban drainage projects.
• Support feasibility studies and optioneering.
• Evaluate and optimise asset performance using network models.
• Prepare reports and supporting drawings.
• Define work needed by field investigation teams.
• Maintain excellent client relationships and facilitate project meetings.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
• Promote the WSP brand at industry forums.

Skills

Urban drainage modelling

Hydraulic modelling

Technical reporting

Client relationship management

Education

Degree in engineering, environmental science, or geography

Chartered membership or working towards chartership

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

ArcGIS

QGIS

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 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

You will work as part of an award-winning water team within a larger team of over 600 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. We are currently engaged with an expanding portfolio of clients, including Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Welsh Water, Southern Water, Wessex Water, United Utilities, Uisce Éireann, Southern Water, and Scottish Water Horizons. The opportunity for progression is a real possibility, combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others.

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)

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can.Apply today.

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