Wastewater Modellers (Consultant to Associate Director)
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We are looking for Wastewater Modellers to join our established team to deliver a variety of projects for several of the UK’s largest regulated water companies. Our water team also works alongside a diverse range of other WSP business units, providing opportunities to be involved in exciting projects while delivering for our core client base. Roles are available from Consultant up to Associate Director grade and are flexible on location across UK offices. 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 be part of an award-winning water team within a network of 350 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. You’ll have the chance to shape the direction of a high-performing, growing team, working with clients such as Severn Trent, Scottish Water Horizons, Welsh Water, and Southern Water. There is a real opportunity for progression by combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others.
Day to day 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.
Responsibilities
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 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
Senior Responsibilities
Support the team leads in managing project delivery, including supervision of tasks and review of deliverables
Develop the urban drainage modelling capability in the team, ensuring we are at the forefront of latest developments in the discipline, and provide training and development support to more junior members of the team
Exercise independent engineering judgement and provide innovative solutions to engineering problems
Participate in business development and proposal preparation
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)
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What’s in It For You?
Work-life balance: Our hybrid policy offers flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in our offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome varied backgrounds and experiences and promote an inclusive culture.
Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme, Virtual GP, reasonable workplace adjustments, gym discounts, and menopause support.
Flex your time: WSP My Hour, part-time and flexible working, option to purchase extra leave, bank holiday usage.
Your development: Training, mentoring, and Chartership support.
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EEO statement: Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Part-time
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Industries: Professional Services
Derby, England, United Kingdom
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