Project Officer jobs in United Kingdom

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Are you ready for the next step in your career? Are you eager to develop and help deliver and grow our portfolio of high-profile projects solving groundwater challenges in the water resources, environmental and infrastructure sectors? We are seeking to appoint several talented, enthusiastic and committed mid-career hydrogeologists/modellers to support a range of projects undertaken by the Catchment Science team within our Sustainable Water Management Consulting group. Your work will be varied and challenging and is likely to include the following:

• Leading the technical delivery of projects covering all aspects of water resources hydrogeology, with a specific focus on regional groundwater modelling.
• Project management including financial and change control and quality assurance through checking and reviewing.
• Mentoring, developing and supervising junior colleagues with opportunities for formal People Management.
• Working closely with the team and the Hydrogeology and Groundwater Services Lead to develop and agree scopes of services.
• Generating high quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet our clients' needs.
• Undertaking and supervising the production of, high quality client- and public-facing deliverables, demonstrated through excellence in communication and an ability to present the visualisation and interpretation of complex data.
• Working collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to deliver the hydrogeological aspects of a wide range of challenging and engaging projects.
• Displaying and promoting a \"safety first\" attitude in line with WSP's health and safety policy and procedures

We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic, flexible self-starters who are capable of both independent work and working as part of a team. You will be a highly motivated, numerate candidate with excellent communication skills. You will have the ability to apply technical knowledge in analysing problems and finding solutions to new challenges.

Although primarily a UK based role, you will also be expected to work collaboratively with teams across WSP's global business.

Our Catchment Science team works across a wide spectrum of services covering water resources and security, hydrology and hydraulics, water quality, hydroecology and hydrogeology. Through our projects we provide high quality technical services and advice to a wide range of high-profile customers in the UK and overseas, including government departments and agencies, the water industry, and a wide range of other industrial sectors, including power, transport, nuclear, mining, commercial and oil and gas.

Over the course of AMP7 Period we have seen a significant growth in demand for our skills across the UK Water Company Sector and associated Regulators. This demand is forecast to increase further during AMP8 and as a direct result of the extension of our long running framework for groundwater modelling support to the EA in East Anglia. In order to meet this demand, we are looking to recruit additional Senior and Principal level technical and Project Management skills.

We offer a supportive environment for a motivated and talented individual to fulfil their potential. We recognise that our people are central to our success as a business

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate …

• Groundwater and Water Resources modelling to support water resource estimation and management, as well as environmental impact assessment
• A strong understanding of UK hydrogeology and of the environmental and regulatory framework of UK water management
• Strong project management skills, with experience of managing projects from start to finish.
• A sound understanding of client needs, their opportunities and challenges, with a track record of leading and winning work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the potential to engage and influence at all levels.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience of identifying and developing business opportunities as well as the preparation of winning proposals.
• Excellent report-writing, technical review, numerical and analytical skills, with an eye for detail and enjoy solving challenging hydrogeological / hydrological problems.

Qualifications:

• MSc Hydrogeology combined with a BSc degree in a related discipline (e.g. geology, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, environmental science)
• You will have gained, or be working towards chartership with a relevant professional body

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