Principal Hydrologist/flood Risk Consultant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Sweco UK

Sweco UK
Sweco UK
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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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We are currently looking for a talented and motivated
Principal Engineer to join our Flooding and Water Management Team based in Leeds.


You will join a growing team of civil engineers, modellers and hydrologists who undertake engineering and hydraulic modelling in areas of infrastructure, flood risk management, surface water management, SUDs and integrated catchment studies.

**What does the role involve?

Your role will be to lead the delivery of a wide variety of projects for several key clients both in the UK and Europe.

The work will cover a range of activities including project feasibility studies, outline design, hydraulic model build and verification, hydrological assessments, design support, construction support, asset management and development impact assessments.

Your role will play a significant part in the development of others in the team.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

  • Acting as a project manager/technical leader for the delivery of water environment projects as a water discipline lead within multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Working within agreed deliverables, key milestones, project methodology, quality assurance and control strategy.
  • Undertaking project delivery tasks as defined by the Project Manager/Team Leader, which may include calculations, drawings, sketches and reports etc, as well as site investigations.
  • Inputting into project bidding and tenders including identifying opportunities.
  • Being aware of project needs and taking personal responsibility to work to deliver the agreed time, cost and quality requirements, taking guidance as required.
  • Assessing, documenting and communicating design changes to the Project Manager/Team Leader.
  • Ensuring that all work is carried out in full compliance with the Company's Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
  • Providing technical guidance, support and training to colleagues.
  • Managing team software and hardware requirements.
  • Working in close collaboration with, and supporting colleagues from other disciplines as required.
  • Recommending/implementing improvements to technical policy, processes and design solutions where applicable, and sharing via knowledge management channels as appropriate.

To be successful in this role you'll possess:

  • Knowledge of UK and European legislation governing the technical discipline including planning policy and relevant design standards.
  • An excellent technical understanding of UK hydrology and open channel hydraulics this is essential as the role will be expected to mentor team members less experienced in this field as well as sign off assessments.
  • Experience of GIS (e.g. ArcGIS) and hydraulic\hydrology modelling software (namely FEH, WINFAP, Flood Modeller\TUFLOW) this is essential as the role will be expected to mentor team members less experienced in this field.
  • Experience in some or all of the following: flood estimation methods, undertaking environmental impact assessments, drainage and SUDs design, river engineering and water resource assessment.
  • Experience of managing projects and acting as technical discipline lead on multidisciplinary projects.
  • The ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner with other team members and to produce reports in plain English.
  • Good problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solutions
  • Effective negotiation and persuading skills, able to manage and diffuse challenging situations.
  • Chartered with a professional body such as CIWEM.
**What's in it for you?
You'll be working for a top ten civil engineering firm (recognised by New Civil Engineer, (NCE).

Working at Sweco you'll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop.

A meaningful job where you'll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.


If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we'd love to hear from you.


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.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality.

Our ambition is to be our clients' most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

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, fu
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