Hydrologist - Senior​/Principal; WINEP and Water Resources

Overview

Senior or Principal Hydrologist to join the Sustainable Water Management team d and contribute to Water Industry Natural Environment Programme (WINEP) investigations and Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) projects across the UK within the AMP8 cycle. WSP is delivering AMP8 WINEP projects and Environmental Destination initiatives and will support water companies with hydrology for their WRMPs.

• A track record of contributing to the hydrological and water management elements of WINEP investigations and WRMP inputs in recent AMP cycles.
• Development of rainfall–runoff models (e.g., GR6J) with solid model calibration techniques.
• Solid understanding of wider hydrology approaches for water resources applications in England and Wales, including flow naturalisation/decomposition and reservoir mass balance models.
• Familiarity with demand management and water resources modelling approaches such as Aquator, PyWR, MISER.
• Good understanding of UK water resources management regulations, including the Water Resources Planning Guidelines and WINEP guidance (e.g., Preventing Deterioration and Environmental Destination).
• Understanding approaches to assessing climate change resilience, including familiarity with UKCP
  18 and related data products.
• Supervision of small hydrology teams, mentoring and development of junior colleagues, with opportunities for formal People Management.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance, including production of high-quality client and regulator-facing deliverables.
• Programming experience would be advantageous (e.g., Python and/or R) with an interest in developing these skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to write high-quality concise reports.
• Working collaboratively with other sectors and disciplines to deliver hydrological aspects of a wide range of challenging projects.

• A water-focused MSc (e.g., hydrology & water resources, sustainable water management) and a BSc in a related subject (e.g., physical geography, earth sciences, geology, civil engineering, etc.).
• You will have gained, or be working towards, chartership with a relevant professional body.

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