Wastewater Hydraulic Modeller – Assistant to Associate

Overview

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Réalis to make the world’s outlook brighter and healthier. Our people are known for the great work we do across a wide variety of projects. We are proud to say that this is thanks to our diverse thought, expertise, and knowledge, and when you join us you will be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.

Our collaborative and multi‑disciplinary team is one of the largest in the UK, providing water and wastewater infrastructure services alongside drainage design, SuDS and surface water management. Our wide variety of clients span across the UK and internationally and include water companies, local authorities, highways/rail authorities, and developers. It is an exciting time to be working for our UK Water business with unprecedented investment in the water industry.

Due to continued growth in the workload of our successful Water business we seek to recruit Wastewater Hydraulic Modeller positions across our UK offices to support our service delivery to client requirements. Our teams work flexibly, and all of the UK offices listed under this vacancy are possible home offices for these opportunities. You will join a team of engineers, modellers, geographers, GIS specialists and technicians and play a key role in delivering to a range of clients including Water Companies, Local Authorities and developers, with the potential to get involved with international projects.

We aren't just engineers, environmental professionals, or consultants. We're pioneers, constantly innovating and pushing boundaries to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges – especially when it comes to water. From enhancing our beautiful rivers and urban landscapes to building sustainable cities in the harshest environments our Networks & Drainage Solutions team is at the forefront. Over the next 10 years we plan to expand the practice rapidly to meet our clients' objectives.

We are developing enhanced training courses to accelerate our staff resource capability, which means great futures for both new and experienced colleagues. The opportunities to grow as an individual are immense. You'll receive mentorship from outstanding leaders within the team. From day one your personal development plan puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be supported to go as far as you want.

• Development of computer models to investigate water network issues and investment needs and generation of outline solutions.
• Analysis of data.
• Supporting the development of engineering solutions and advising our clients to help them make better asset investment decisions.
• Support development of reports and other project deliverables.
• Prepare (and adhere to) health and safety risk assessments.
• Support in the development of tender responses and fee estimates at higher grades.
• Supervising and developing staff and providing guidance to support their professional development at higher grades.
• Contributing towards technical innovation.

Experience or awareness of urban drainage modelling within Info Works ICM (or CS), GIS packages such as ArcGIS or Map Info and civil engineering would be advantageous but not essential, as full on the job training will be provided where required. These roles will involve working on feasibility studies, using computer analysis typically to support flooding and environmental improvement projects, site visits and liaison with clients, contractors, stakeholders and other professional bodies.

The output will typically be in short reports to outline the approach taken and findings from the investigation.

• Understanding of UK Water Industry and regulatory issues.
• Experience in Wastewater modelling and distribution networks.
• Building and calibrating network models.
• Using network models for planning, operational and solution development purposes.
• Experience with Info Works ICM (or CS) and other modelling software.

For the more senior roles, varying levels of experience in model build and verification, hydraulic and water quality analysis, catchment planning, Drainage and Wastewater Management…