Engineer - Wastewater Network Modeling

Jacobs; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Extended leave options

Health & wellbeing events

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced wastewater modelling engineer in Mumbai to lead multidisciplinary projects. You will develop and validate network models, supervise surveys, and design solutions for sewer systems, pumping stations, and treatment facilities.

With 8–20 years in the water sector, you will guide junior staff, interact with clients, and contribute to robust, compliant design outputs while upholding health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Civil Engineering degree or similar relevant degree.
• 8–20 years of experience in wastewater modelling.
• Experience with GIS tools like MapInfo and ArcGIS.
• Proven wastewater modelling experience with InfoNet and InfoWorks.
• Ability to guide junior modelling staff and interact with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects on time and budget.
• Develop and verify wastewater models and propose design improvements.
• Mitigate development impacts and prevent sewer flooding.
• Provide technical guidance to junior modelling staff.
• Plan surveys, write project reports, and review assets and flows.
• Ensure health and safety across projects and liaise with clients.

Skills

Wastewater modelling

GIS proficiency

Client interaction

Project leadership

Survey supervision

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

MapInfo

ArcGIS

InfoNet

InfoWorks CS/ICM

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects within agreed timeframes and budgets and to exceed our clients' expectations.
• Work as part of a team being involved in a variety of projects including model build and verification, using existing or new models to understand system performance, and using the model to help the design of system improvements and enhancements to the Wastewater Network ensuring technical excellence and best practice to specification
• Undertake the development of modelled engineering solutions to mitigate the effects of development, solve sewer flooding, and address unsatisfactory overflows.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior modelling staff
• Plan and review asset and flow surveys and field investigations.
• Plan, programme, co-ordinate and write reports for specific projects.
• Driving health and safety in all aspects of our projects.
• Communicating and liaising effectively with colleagues, contracting engineers, subcontractors, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Prepare cost estimates for modelling, project design, and construction.
• Support the management and Project Manager to ensure the successful delivery of robustly defined technical solutions

Here's what you'll need

• Minimum of a Civil Engineering Degree, or similar relevant Degree.
• 8-20 years of experience in wastewater modelling
• Working knowledge of using GIS tools (MapInfo, ArcGIS)
• Proven ability within the water industry with a focus on wastewater network solutions
• Demonstrable experience of wastewater modelling software such as InfoNet, and InfoWorks CS / ICM, including model build and verification, survey supervision, and optioneering/design of solutions (e.g. DG5 solutions).
• Able to integrate well into a team and provide technical guidance to other modelling staff.
• Proven ability in the outline design of wastewater schemes; sewage pumping systems and treatment facilities.
• Leading modelling framework Independently and should be capable of interacting directly with client.

AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients' expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it's all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.