Principal Wastewater Modeller

Principal Wastewater Modeller
Leeds

Are you a Wastewater Modeller looking for a new challenge? Would you like the opportunity to work on some non-conventional modelling schemes? If you are looking for a new challenge and a varied workload away from the norm this could be the role for you.

Our client are a leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy who are planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Due to securing further workload, their Leeds Head office are looking for a Principal Urban Drainage Modeller to join their Water Team. They are looking for individuals who are able to challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environment and regulatory challenges for these clients. The role offers an opportunity for successful candidates to broaden and diversify their hydraulic modelling expertise.

Your role will be to lead the delivery of a wide variety of projects for several key clients both in the UK and Europe. The work will cover a range of activities including project feasibility through to detailed design and construction support and including integrated catchment studies, flood protection studies, surface water management, infrastructure projects, sustainable drainage, asset management and development impact assessments.

Working within agreed deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy, you will be in charge of leading project delivery tasks which may include engagement with clients' technical teams, calculations, drawings, sketches and reports etc, as well as site investigations. Taking a project manager role for selected projects, you will continually demonstrate an awareness of project needs taking personal responsibility to work to deliver these to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

As you will be assisting with managing and developing the clients' portfolio taking an active role in growing the development sector for the Water Environment Department, a strong interest in the water environment and an understanding of the issues associated to sustainability and climate change adaptation is required as well as a track record in mentoring team members less experienced in this field. You will provide technical guidance, support and training to colleagues leading in the development of the urban drainage within the Water Environment Department

Chartered with a professional body such as CIWEM or ICE and possessing a degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or similar subject with significant hydrology or hydraulics content, you will have knowledge of UK legislation and relevant guidance governing the technical discipline. Experience of GIS (e.g. ArcGIS or MapInfo) and InfoWorks ICM hydraulic modelling software is essential for this role as well as experience of managing projects and acting as technical discipline lead on multi-disciplinary projects

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