Senior Water Quality Modeller in Leeds

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 Leeds. 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.

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).

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 have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer and a Disability Confident Committed employer. Applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be interviewed.