Senior Water Resource Modeller

at  Stantec

DO YOU RECOGNISE THE VITAL PART WATER PLAYS IN HUMAN HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY? ARE YOU AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WE FACE PROVIDING WATER IN A WORLD OF CHANGING CLIMATE, IMPROVING STANDARDS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND POPULATION GROWTH? IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BE PART OF A TEAM THAT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF BUILDING A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR BOTH THE UK AND OUR INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS, THEN WE WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Stantec is a top-tier global consultancy that was named the ‘Best Place to Work’ at the 2024 New Civil Engineer (NCE) Awards. We have a reputation for providing innovative water supply solutions, as well as environmental and regulatory services, for a range of public and private sector clients in the UK. We have ambitious growth targets in the water resources planning market. We are seeking enthusiastic people with extensive experience in the water industry to play central roles in delivering our workload.
We have opportunities to join our water resources planning team at numerous locations across the UK (including Birmingham, Redditch, High Wycombe, Reading, and Shrewsbury - other office locations could be considered) and opportunities to join collaborative projects with global Stantec teams.

ABOUT YOU

We welcome people from varied backgrounds (regulatory, water company or consultancy) who have recent experience applying their knowledge of water resources in policy and technical areas. We are looking for people who are used to working in fast-paced multidisciplinary teams and working closely with their clients, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders. Ideally, you will have had previous involvement in the assessment and development of WRMPs, regional plans, SROs, and drought plans.

We are looking for:

• Experience in water resources projects undertaking: WR modelling, development of components of the supply-demand balance, abstraction impact assessments, hydrological, hydrogeological and/or water resources assessment, drought trigger development, demand forecasting, options appraisal, investment modelling or development of risk and uncertainty.
• Strong experience in the analysis of water resources and hydrological data.
• Experience of using modelling sofware, such as Pywr, Miser and Aquator to inform decisions on water resources availability and operation of sources.
• Extensive in the water industry.
• A degree in a relevant subject, such as geography, geological sciences, environmental science, civil or environmental engineering and preferably hold a postgraduate degree in hydrology, hydrogeology and/or water resources management.
• Active involvement with relevant institutions such as CIWEM, Institute of Civil Engineers or the Institute of Water and either chartered or working towards your professional chartership.

Feel free to get in touch even if you don’t fulfil the whole set of requirements; we have a very versatile workload within the team that requires diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
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