Principal Flood Modeller in London

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We have secured places on major frameworks with the Environment Agency, Wessex Water, Anglian Water, National Highways, Southern Water and South West Water. As well as our existing major infrastructure clients, we have a large pipeline of work which we would love you to be part of.

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as a Principal Flood Modeller in one of our UK offices – whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. You will be a senior technical resource that will guide our more junior staff and proactively aim to develop our offering to mainly the Environment Agency and private sector clients.

At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Technical Expert: Lead the estimation of flood flows using established methodologies in the Flood Estimations Handbook. Develop and check hydraulic models (using packages such as Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, HEC-RAS and InfoWorks ICM) to assist the design of flood alleviation schemes, flood risk assessments, river restoration projects or the Environment Agency’s flood maps.
• Deliver: Lead and input into tenders ranging from innovative one-off projects to multimillion pound framework contracts. Produce and review high-quality technical reports documenting model build and uncertainties in the model build process. Conceptualise and scope modelling and hydrological approaches, with consideration of the risks and opportunities in each.
• Collaborate: Work closely with our clients and teams of engineers and technical specialists to help our clients deliver a wide range of fluvial, coastal, surface water or drainage flood risk management projects.
• Lead: Mentor staff within the team to support their professional development and build relationships with clients and across other technical disciplines.
• Quality: Keep up-to-date with developments in legislation and guidelines that may affect our services. Use AECOM’s project management systems to deliver high-quality outputs to our clients in line with the agreed programme and budget.

If you’re passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you!

We are an enthusiastic team who service a wide variety of clients, which will be at your fingertips to explore. Our current clients in the UK vary from local government, water companies and private developers. We also have large contracts for Middle Eastern clients where you could be working on some of the most ambitious projects in the world.

Example projects / frameworks:

• Nationally Significant Infrastructure schemes where detailed flood modelling is needed to robustly inform the flood risk assessments.
• Great Grid Partnership which is enabling the UK’s energy transition and comprises of 17 major onshore and offshore projects.
• Environment Agency Mapping and Modelling Framework delivering national, catchment and local scale flood risk mapping and modelling to support the EA’s obligations to its customers.
• Thames Water Professional Services Framework covering the multidisciplinary services, engineering services and environmental services.
• Severn Trent Water Design Services Framework supporting the construction of major schemes.
• Southern Water Strategic Delivery Partner supporting Kier in the delivery of non-infrastructure water and wastewater projects.
• Wessex Water Capital Delivery Framework which comprises projects from optioneering to detailed design, including environmental investigations.

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion.

You’ll thrive in an inclusive, forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued - and let’s not forget about the perks! You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle. We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are different, so we’re happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements that suit you.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Obtained or close to obtaining professional qualification with CIWEM or similar.
• Significant experience in the application of hydraulic modelling software (Flood Modeller and/or TUFLOW) and hydrological assessments using FEH and REFH2.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Environment Agency requirements in preparing flood models for flood risk assessments.
• Strong GIS skills using QGIS, ArcGIS and/or MapInfo.
• Experience of other modelling types and software would be advantageous, such as flood forecasting modelling or water quality modelling using Mike 11.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn – Katie Scales.

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

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Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.