Senior/ Water Quality Modeller in Edinburgh

Let’s transform society together… We’re Sweco. We’re future planners, city shapers, urban innovators, digital transformers, net zero chasers, community connectors, social enterprisers and lifestyle improvers. We’re difference makers. We’re Europe’s leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy and we’re now recruiting for a Senior/ Water Quality Modeller to join our Water team in Edinburgh. This role can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times. As part of the Water team, you’ll promote the sustainable management of water resources, helping to protect the water environment and make people and places safer and more resilient to flood risk and climate change. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting water companies through AMP8 and beyond, addressing critical challenges around water quality, storm overflows and environmental compliance. As a member of the team, you’ll provide technical support in Urban Pollution Modelling, working collaboratively with clients, regulators and multidisciplinary teams to deliver sustainable, innovative and practical solutions with real environmental impact. We’ll support you in developing your technical expertise so that you can become a real Difference Maker at Sweco. What does the role involve? Developing, calibrating, auditing and interpreting models to assess water quality performance within sewerage catchments and receiving waters Undertaking Urban Pollution Modelling (UPM) studies to identify, assess and investigate water quality failures and compliance risks Developing and appraising improvement options to address identified water quality issues, including CSOs and intermittent discharges Providing technical assurance and peer review of modelling outputs, reports and proposed improvement options Advising on the selection and application of appropriate modelling tools and techniques, including SIMCAT, SAGIS, InfoWorks ICM, MIKE and GIS Producing Water Framework Directive (WFD) compliance assessments to support environmental assessments and regulatory submissions Designing, modelling and supporting the delivery of Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures where appropriate Preparing technical reports and environmental and water quality impact assessments To be successful in this role you’ll: Have significant experience in water quality and hydrology applied to a range of projects. Have a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject including geography, engineering, environmental sciences or maths. Strong knowledge and experience of standard hydrological and water quality modelling software and environmental assessment tools. Demonstrate ability to lead and manage projects, working within agreed deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy. Knowledge of Flood Risk Assessment, Natural Flood Management and Sustainable Drainage (SuDs) techniques. Working or interested in working towards chartered status from an appropriate institution (C.Eng or C.WEM). What’s in it for you? This is an exciting time to join Sweco and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you You will learn from experienced people who share a passion for working together with our clients to deliver technical excellence. If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you. Let’s transform society together at Sweco! Employee Benefits Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy) Competitive pension contribution Life Assurance Private Medical Insurance Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year) Cycle2Work Scheme Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice) Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare) Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme We plant a tree for all new starters! About Us 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. We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future. Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs. Equality, Diversity