Senior Water Quality Modeller in Leeds

As part of the Water team, you’ll promote the sustainable management of water resources, help protect the water environment, and make people and places safer and more resilient to flood risk and climate change. As a senior member of the team, you’ll provide technical leadership in Urban Pollution Modelling and work collaboratively with clients, regulators, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver sustainable, innovative and practical solutions with real environmental impact.

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 towards or hold 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. You will work with experienced colleagues, share a passion for technical excellence, and enjoy genuine opportunities for career progression.

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!

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

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 are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.