Hydraulic Modeller in Leeds

An award‑winning, employee‑owned environmental and engineering Consultancy is seeking talented hydraulic modellers to join its teams across a wide range of UK and international offices. Opportunities are available across all grades, from early‑career professionals through to Principal level, with responsibilities and expectations aligned to experience. The Consultancy undertakes a diverse and technically challenging portfolio of hydraulic modelling and flood risk work, including scheme appraisal and design, integrated flood risk assessment, optioneering studies, nature‑based solutions and climate adaptation strategies for both high‑ and low‑flow scenarios, reservoir safety assessments, flood forecasting, and catchment‑scale flood mapping. Its work supports communities, infrastructure and the natural environment, placing innovation, sustainability and long‑term resilience at the centre of every project.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams delivering flood risk modelling and mapping projects for public and private sector clients.
• Produce high‑quality technical outputs, solve complex problems, and clearly communicate modelling results and recommendations.
• Champion innovation by applying advanced tools and evolving methodologies while collaborating closely with colleagues across planning, appraisal, engineering, environmental, and design disciplines.
• Depending on seniority, involve project and task management, client liaison, business development activities and mentoring or supporting junior staff.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree, or equivalent qualification, in environmental science, geography, mathematics or a related discipline.
• Professional chartership highly valued; applicants should either be Chartered or be able to demonstrate a clear commitment to achieving Chartered status with an appropriate professional body.
• Demonstrable experience in flood risk hydraulic modelling using one or more industry‑standard packages such as Flood Modeller, HEC‑RAS, InfoWorks ICM, MIKE+ or TUFLOW, with confidence in applying 1D, 2D and linked 1D/2D techniques in both rural and urban settings.
• Proficiency in GIS software, including ArcGIS or QGIS, and experience working with terrain and spatial data.
• For more senior roles, experience in project management, work‑winning and client engagement is expected.
• Strong communication skills, self‑motivation and a collaborative mindset are important at all levels.

Additional Skills, Experience and Advantages

• Experience in hydrological methods, such as FEH.
• Understanding of UK flood risk policy and management approaches.
• Involvement in multidisciplinary project teams, business case appraisal, technical reporting.
• Coding in Python or R.
• Knowledge of advanced modelling approaches, such as computational fluid dynamics.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Flexible and hybrid working supported.
• Roles across multiple office locations.
• Competitive salary, flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Strong commitment to professional development, including generous training budgets and structured support towards professional qualifications.

This is an opportunity to build a rewarding career within a forward‑thinking Consultancy that is committed to helping clients and communities adapt to climate change and build resilience for the future.