Assistant Technical Specialist_Water Resources

Rmsi; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

RMSI is seeking a skilled Water Resources Engineer to lead hydrological and hydraulic modelling projects, including riverine and urban flood forecasting, sediment transport, and basin planning. You will calibrate and optimize numerical models using HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, MIKE, SWMM, and other platforms.

The role requires 5-7 years of experience in water resources engineering, with expertise in AI/ML, remote sensing, GIS, and data-driven modelling.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience in hydrological and hydraulic modelling, flood risk assessment, and water resources projects.
• Master's or Doctoral degree in relevant engineering field.
• Strong experience with HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, MIKE Suite and SWMM.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute hydrological and hydraulic modelling projects across flood forecasting and water resources studies.
• Develop, calibrate, validate, and optimize numerical models using industry-standard platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to multidisciplinary water resources teams.
• Apply AI/ML and geospatial analytics for planning and flood forecasting.
• Develop flood risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and decision-support tools.
• Lead client engagements and deliver high-quality technical outputs.

Skills

AI/ML

Remote Sensing

Geospatial Analytics

Data-driven Modelling

Leadership & Mentoring

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in Water Resources Engineering or related

Tools

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS (1D/2D)

MIKE Suite

SWMM

TUFLOW

RIBASIM

CROPWAT

ArcGIS

QGIS

Python

R

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute hydrological and hydraulic modelling projects, including riverine flood, urban flood, flash flood, flood forecasting, sediment transport, river basin management, and irrigation planning studies.
  
• Develop, calibrate, validate, and optimize numerical models using industry-standard platforms, including:
  
• HEC-HMS
  
• HEC-RAS (1D/2D)
  
• MIKE Suite
  
• SWMM
  
• TUFLOW
  
• RIBASIM
  
• CROPWAT
  
• Other industry-standard modelling frameworks
  
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to multidisciplinary water resources teams to deliver innovative, accurate, and high-quality technical solutions.
  
• Apply advanced analytical techniques, including AI/ML, remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and data-driven modelling for water resources planning and flood forecasting.
  
• Develop flood risk assessments, flood mitigation strategies, flood inundation maps, early warning systems, and decision-support tools.
  
• Lead river basin management, watershed management, reservoir operation, irrigation planning, and climate resilience studies.
  
• Review technical deliverables and ensure compliance with international standards, best practices, and quality assurance procedures.
  
• Prepare and review technical proposals, methodologies, reports, presentations, and client deliverables.
  
• Lead client engagement, technical discussions, proposal presentations, project reviews, and stakeholder consultations.
  
• Support business development through technical inputs, proposal preparation, and strategic client engagement.
  
• Mentor junior team and contribute to technical capability development within the Water Resources team.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Water Resources Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
  
• 5-7 years of professional experience in hydrological and hydraulic modelling, flood risk assessment, river basin management, irrigation planning, and water resources engineering.
  

Core Technical Expertise

• Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) and Water Resources Planning
  
• Hydrological and Hydraulic Modelling
  
• Riverine, Urban and Flash Flood Modelling & Forecasting
  
• Flood Risk Assessment, Floodplain Management and Flood Mitigation
  
• Irrigation Planning, Canal Hydraulics and Command Area Development
  
• Watershed Management and Reservoir Operation Studies
  
• Sediment Transport, River Morphology and River Engineering
  
• Climate Resilience, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
  
• GIS, Remote Sensing, Hydro-informatics and Decision Support Systems (DSS)
  
• AI/ML and Data-driven Water Resources Modelling
  

Technical Skills

• Hydrological & Hydraulic Models: HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (1D/2D), MIKE Suite, SWMM, TUFLOW
  
• River Basin & Irrigation Planning: RIBASIM, CROPWAT
  
• GIS & Geospatial: ArcGIS, QGIS
  
• Programming & Analytics: Python, R, or similar analytical tools (preferred)