Senior/Principal Wastewater Modeller (Urban Drainage) in Thornaby-on-Tees

Let’s transform society together… We’re Sweco. We’re Europe’s leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy and we’re now recruiting for a Senior/Principal Urban Drainage Modeller to join our Water department in Teesside. These roles can be worked flexibly, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

Joining our Urban Drainage Modelling Team will give you the opportunity to contribute to a range of transformative projects. From conducting comprehensive feasibility studies, precise model building and verification, to undertaking surface water management plans and producing development impact assessments, every project is unique. You will leverage state-of-the-art design software and advanced techniques to create groundbreaking solutions that meet our clients' needs.

What does the role involve?

• Working within agreed deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy.
• Leading project delivery tasks which will include engagement with clients’ technical teams.
• Providing technical guidance, support and training to less experienced colleagues.
• The opportunity to develop modelling processes and create innovative modelling tools.
• The opportunity to work on a range of different types of modelling projects for clients in both the public and private sector.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Have:

• Experience in the model build and verification of integrated catchment models and/or solution development using Infoworks ICM.
• Experience of water quality modelling and/or undertaking UPM studies would be advantageous.
• Experience of GIS (e.g. ArcGIS or Mapinfo) and Infoworks ICM hydraulic modelling software is essential.
• A track record in mentoring team members less experienced in this field.
• Experience of managing projects and acting as technical discipline lead on urban drainage modelling projects is advantageous.
• Experience in managing modelling teams also from a commercial/financial perspective would be beneficial.
• An understanding of the market and an interest in business development to help expand and diversify our range of clients would also be welcomed.
• For the Principal role you must be chartered with an appropriate institute (e.g. ICE or CIWEM) or close to achieving chartered status.

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 and as you develop be given opportunity to work more independently.

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.

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 & 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.