Wastewater Modellers (Consultant to Associate Director)

Job Description What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. A little more about your role… We are looking for Wastewater Modellers to join our established team to deliver a variety of projects for several of the UK’s largest regulated water companies. Our water team also work alongside a diverse range of other WSP business units, providing great opportunities to be involved in an assortment of exciting projects alongside delivering for our core client base. We have roles available from Consultant up to Associate Director grade and are flexible on location across our UK offices. These roles will enable you to further develop and use your technical skills, applying your expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. You will be part of an award-winning water team within a network of 350 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. You\’ll have the chance to shape the direction of a high‑performing, growing team, working with clients such as Severn Trent, Scottish Water Horizons, Welsh Water, and Southern Water. There is a real opportunity for progression by combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others. Day to day you will provide support on hydraulic modelling studies for our core regulated industry water clients using industry standard software (InfoWorks ICM/CS), but we also have teams engaged in a variety of projects utilising TUFLOW, causeway flow, our in‑house FRM and other hydraulic modelling software depending upon our diverse base of clients’ needs. You will be expected to work within the existing team to interrogate / enhance models as well as building new models to assess and understand asset performance. You will Provide technical input on urban drainage projects and support our wastewater team in delivering current and future projects and help influence our future approaches to efficient delivery Support to development of Feasibility studies and optioneering Use of network models to evaluate and optimise Asset Performance Preparation of reports and supporting drawings Definition of work needed by field investigation teams Developing and maintaining excellent client relationships at all levels, coordinating and facilitating project meetings internally and with clients Contribute to the learning of the wider team through knowledge sharing exercises Promote the WSP brand through appropriate industry forums and conferences At the more Senior grades you will also: Support the team leads in managing project delivery, including supervision of tasks and review of deliverables Develop the urban drainage modelling capability in the team, ensuring we are at the forefront of latest developments in the discipline, and provide training and development support to more junior members of the team Exercise independent engineering judgement and have opportunities to provide innovative solutions to engineering problems. You will be a proactive and collaborative team member Participate in business development and proposal preparation What we will be looking for you to demonstrate… A degree in a relevant discipline (engineering, environmental science, geography) A chartered membership of a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE/CIWEM), or are working towards chartership Sound knowledge and experience in urban drainage modelling and an ability to check the technical outputs of others prior to issue Extensive experience of hydraulic modelling, using industry-standard software, specifically, InfoWorks ICM or similar Familiarity with any industry-standard geographical information system (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today. About Us We are one of the world\’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. WHAT\’S IN IT FOR YOU? Work-life balance At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It\’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. 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