Associate Hydrogeologist

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We are looking for an Associate Hydrogeologist to add to our Ground and Water Team in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our industry leading Hydrogeology team with direct mentoring and career development from the Hydrogeologists that develop and maintain the UK industry standard software ConSim and LandSim.

The successful candidates will play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of projects working closely with and being supported by other team members, Project Managers and Directors within the UK and Ireland team.

An Associate Hydrogeologist is responsible for leadership of projects and teams/staff, providing environmental consultancy services at a high level to both external and internal clients. They have technical oversight and guidance of people, teams, proposals and projects and promote an inclusive workplace. The Associate Hydrogeologist is also responsible for contributing towards evaluating opportunities, identifying potential leads to create project proposals, and maintaining strong business relationships delivering commercial targets. Additionally, they must be up to date with technical and legislative developments and cascade the information to their team.

A little more about your role…

• Leadership of projects and line management of staff, providing environmental consultancy services at a high level to external and internal clients.
• Successful and proactive project management of more complex projects/tasks – strong commercial awareness and accountability with timely completion of finance systems and invoicing.
• Leading by example on process, procedure and protocols.
• Provides technical direction including robust reviews of technical work prepared by others with constructive and developmental feedback.
• Building strong relationships with existing clients and identifying opportunities for both G&W and the wider WSP and pro-actively developing new client relationships.
• Maintains frequent client communication, making regular client visits and ensuring client satisfaction through feedback reviews.
• Managing hydrogeological data and developing conceptual models and interpretation of data.
• Developing hydrogeological conceptual models.
• Use and learn software such as (ConSim, LandSim, P20, FeFlow, Modflow, Seep/W).
• Involved in hydrogeological risk assessment, dewatering, groundwater resource, pumping tests, yield tests, modelling, borehole prognosis, abstraction and geothermal.
• Develops proposals for complex opportunities e.g. technically challenging projects or those with values of >100k net revenue.
• Promotes the importance of our health, safety and wellbeing culture and demonstrates that they live the values.
• Accurate and efficient preparation of more complex reports – able to convey complex information to others in an understandable manner.
• Effective delegation of project tasks with review and feedback.
• Preparation and self-checking of interpretative (non-specialist) reports.
• Developing specialist skills in line with career aspirations and PDR with input to specialist reports with limited oversight.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Hydrogeological skills of managing data and preparing evidence backed conceptual models (in consultancy or in other relevant industrial or regulatory professions).
• Demonstrable experience of the preparation of factual and interpretive reports as contributing author.
• Risk Assessment modelling using ConSim, RTM and LandSim.
• A motivated and engaging team player able to contribute collaboratively to the technical and social strength of our team of Hydrogeologists.
• A postgraduate qualification (MTech, MSc and or PhD) in Hydrogeology or a Hydrogeological discipline.

In addition to the above the following behaviours are expected of an Associate Hydrogeologist:

• Takes pride in their work and encourages others to do the same.
• Delivers work efficiently and drives commercial excellence within projects.
• Maintains the trust of peers and junior staff so that they feel confident in asking questions and not hiding problems.
• Engages curiosity and encourages others to find solutions minimising upward delegation and delivers improvement in processes.
• Takes ownership of own training path including achieving further professional qualifications and completing self-learning and proactively seeks self-development and exposure to areas of operations out with existing experience.
• Knows technical limits and seeks help as necessary.

If you don’t meet all that we are looking for please still consider applying. Not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Work-life balance: Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
• Flex your time: WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
• Your development: We foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP Here at WSP 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.