Senior​/Principal Urban Drainage Modeller

Senior/Principal Urban Drainage Modeller

Sweco, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

We’re Sweco – Europe’s leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy. We’re future planners, city shapers, urban innovators, digital transformers, net‑zero chasers, community connectors, social enterprise rs and lifestyle improvers. We’re now recruiting a Senior/Principal Urban Drainage Modeller to join our Water department in Peterborough. These roles can be worked flexibly, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

Joining our Urban Drainage Modelling Team gives you the opportunity to contribute to a range of transformative projects. From conducting comprehensive feasibility studies, precise model building and verification, to undertaking surface water management plans and producing development impact assessments, every project is unique. You will leverage state‑of‑the‑art design software and advanced techniques to create groundbreaking solutions that meet our clients’ needs.

Be inspired by our recent high‑profile projects, including the Island of Jersey Surface Water Management Plan and the Anglian Water AMP8 WINEP Modelling Programme.

• Work within agreed deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy.
• Lead project delivery tasks, including engagement with clients’ technical teams.
• Provide technical guidance, support and training to less experienced colleagues.
• Develop modelling processes and create innovative modelling tools.
• Work on a range of different types of modelling projects for clients in both the public and private sector.

• Experience in the model build and verification of integrated catchment models and/or solution development using Infoworks ICM.
• Experience of water quality modelling and/or undertaking UPM studies would be advantageous.
• Experience of GIS (e.g. ArcGIS or Mapinfo) and Infoworks ICM hydraulic modelling software is essential.
• A track record in mentoring team members less experienced in this field.
• Experience of managing projects and acting as technical discipline lead on urban drainage modelling projects is advantageous.
• Experience in managing modelling teams from a commercial/financial perspective would be beneficial.
• An understanding of the market and an interest in business development to help expand and diversify our range of clients would also be welcomed.
• For the Principal role you must be chartered with an appropriate institute (e.g. ICE or CIWEM) or be close to achieving chartered status.

This is an exciting time to join Sweco. You will learn from experienced people who share a passion for working together with our clients to deliver technical excellence and, as you develop, be given the opportunity to work more independently. Sweco offers flexible start and finish times, part‑time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day‑to‑day needs.

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work – we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco 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. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.