Graduate Waste Water Modeller

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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.

Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Programme (GDP) and have a meaningful, positive impact on our environments, communities and societies. Bring your passion, your ingenuity and your vision. Let’s see the impact we can create, together.

The Graduate Development Programme is a structured two‑year scheme designed to support your development at the start of your Jacobs career journey. Through a combination of blended learning, mentoring, progress reviews and networking, you will establish yourself as knowledgeable and competent across four key focus areas; human skills, consulting skills, champion our strategy and your passions.

The Graduate Development Programme allows you to customise your learning journey to reflect your specific interests, career goals, and technical skill‑set – creating a graduate experience that is unique to you.

The GDP is an experience programme, meaning that a large portion of what you’ll learn will be on‑the‑job. You’ll work with your manager and mentor to collect the learning experiences that will be most meaningful for you.

The programme is more than just a stepping‑stone. It’s a launchpad for your career, offering you the tools, experiences and support you need. Join us and unlock your potential as you work on meaningful projects and collaborate with industry leaders to deliver outcomes and solutions for complex challenges.

Investment in the UK & Ireland Water sector is at unprecedented levels. We have a huge opportunity to build and shape the delivery of this investment through our growing strategic relationships with the largest UK & Ireland water companies. From feasibility studies and planning, to design, construction management, operations and maintenance, we bring together the talent and expertise necessary to deliver success, and we are proud of our extensive portfolio of work and broad capability.

Our Wastewater Network Modelling teams are located across the UK & Ireland, working with a wide range of water companies. Our team is involved in a wide range of projects related to drainage infrastructure including feasibility assessments, operational support, flooding and overflow solutions development, operational support, network optimisation and smart networks.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of wastewater network operation and performance through hydraulic modelling. You will be a motivated and innovative individual who embraces new technologies. We will support you in converting your novel ideas into practical solutions addressing the challenges facing the water industry. We will support and encourage you to raise your profile and Jacobs’ profile across the wider industry through participation in industry conferences and journal publications.

• Development of computer hydraulic models to investigate flooding, environmental issues and generation of outline solutions.
• Drainage Area Planning
• Development of Info Asset management network databases
• Scoping of asset surveys
• Analysis of survey data
• Network Flood Risk Assessment
• Sewer Overflow analysis
• Optimisation & Solutions Development
• Model Build and Verification using Info Works ICM
• Development of reports and other project deliverables
• Supervise site surveys and field investigations
• Driving health and safety in all aspects of our projects.

• MSc/MEng degree level, Engineering, Geography, GIS, Science, Environmental or Mathematics
• A flexible self‑starter who is keen to drive your career forward
• Adaptable to change, with a thirst for learning new things
• You must have the permanent right to work in the UK

• A flexible workstyle, embracing a hybrid working…