Senior Hydraulic Modeller

Overview

The Senior Hydraulic Modeller role at Stantec is based in Birmingham (with modelling teams in Reading, Bristol, Cambridge, London or Taunton). We offer a mix of home and office working to support work-life balance. Projects are UK-based with occasional travel.

You will be involved in and take a lead role in a wide range of multidisciplinary projects, working alongside other Stantec disciplines to deliver river engineering, restoration/habitat improvement, large-scale mixed developments, and major infrastructure schemes.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead hydraulic modelling and/or hydrology work and apply it to supporting flood risk studies.
• Devise methodologies that meet client briefs and align with best practice and industry guidance.
• Deliver flood studies within project time and cost constraints and self-review your work.
• Work independently and collaboratively within a team to support projects through the planning system from inception to delivery and close-out.
• Communicate findings through written reports and presentations to clients, regulators, and non-technical audiences.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing technical assistance and reviewing their work.
• Assist in preparing fee proposals; some project management experience is desirable but not essential.

• BSc/BEng/MEng with a focus on hydrology or hydraulics; chartered (or on track to chartership) by a professional body.
• Experience with 1D/2D hydraulic modelling (e.g., Flood Modeller, ESTRY/TUFLOW) and modelling studies for fluvial and pluvial flood risk.
• Hydrological modelling using FEH methods to estimate peak river flows and flood hydro graphs (ReFH2 and WINFAP).
• Experience completing Flood Risk Assessments and contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments to support planning; understanding of flood risk management and national planning policy.
• Experience providing support and training to junior team members; experience with GIS (QGIS, ArcGIS, Map Info) and other hydraulic modelling packages (HEC-RAS, Infoworks ICM desirable).

Stantec is a national team delivering technical excellence and specialist advice in flood risk management, drainage design, river restoration, nutrient neutrality, and natural flood management. We work with Public and Private clients across the UK and maintain a client-focused approach to deliver high-quality solutions.

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