Senior Hydrologist and Hydraulic Modeller

at  Roughan ODonovan

SENIOR HYDROLOGIST AND HYDRAULIC MODELLER

Roughan O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a senior hydrologist and hydraulic modeller with a minimum of eight years’ experience for a permanent role within our expanding water engineering team.
Job type: Permanent role available with the possibility of full time, part time or flexible working arrangements
Salary: Competitive
Location: Sandyford, D. 18, Woodford, D.17 and Otley, Leeds

REQUIREMENTS

• Eight+ years’ relevant experience
• Honours degree in civil/environmental engineering (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent)
• Ability to work in a team and/or independently
• Experience of hydrological estimation methodologies
• Experience of strategic flood risk assessment
• Experience of site-specific flood risk assessment
• Experience of 1D-2D flood modelling (rivers and watercourses) and ICM
• Good organisational skills
• Strong project management skills and experience
• Leadership, presentation and communication skills, including report writing
• Ability to supervise and lead/mentor junior staff
• Chartered membership of a recognised professional body
• Fluent/highly proficient in spoken and written English

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will join a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team with experience and expertise across a range of technical disciplines, including environmental science, ecology, hydrology, hydrogeology and transportation.

Our portfolio features:

• flood alleviation schemes
• sustainable flood risk management planning and policy development
• river restoration strategies
• catchment pressure assessments
• climate change adaptation strategies
• bridges, highways, roads, public transport and greenways in Ireland and the UK
• residential, health, education, office and retail developments

Current and recent projects include:

• DART+ West
• WATCH – Water Management in the Face of Climate Change
• Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, England
• Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project
• A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe Dualling scheme, Northern Ireland
• Ballycullen Flood Defence Scheme
• Strategic Flood Risk Assessments, stormwater management strategies and Water Framework Directive catchment pressure assessments for local authorities across Ireland

DUTIES

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will:

• undertake strategic flood risk assessments for statutory and non-statutory land-use plans in the UK and Ireland, including procurement of surveys, hydrological estimation and statistical analysis for gauged and ungauged catchments, attending public consultation events and performing the lead role for the SFRA team
• undertake site specific flood risk assessments for public and private developments in the UK and Ireland, including residential, commercial, industrial, education, health and large-scale infrastructure development sectors
• prepare Section 50 applications to the Office of Public Works (OPW)
• advise structures, earthworks/alignment and drainage teams on the sizing of bridge openings, culvert arrangements, road levels and outfall arrangements
• liaise with transportation, environmental, geotechnical and structures colleagues to identify constraints and opportunities, improve routes, drainage requirements, flood defences and coastal protection works
• assist in the preparation of the brief of evidence for Oral Hearings
• provide support at Oral Hearings
• coach and mentor graduates, design engineers and senior design engineers
• undertake hydrological assessments and hydraulic modelling using HEC-RAS, Flood Modeller and Infoworks ICM amongst others