Hydrologist- Flood Risk and Hydraulic Modelling Consultant

Overview

In this role you apply hydrology, hydraulic modelling and flood risk expertise to UK and international projects within Ramboll’s UK Water team. You’ll contribute to infrastructure, climate resilience and water management work while growing your technical skills and taking on more project delivery responsibilities. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary specialists to provide robust, client-focused advice and help drive sustainable solutions. The opportunity combines technical depth with client relationships and project leadership in a foundation-owned global consultancy.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions
• Private medical cover
• Life assurance

Responsibilities

• Undertaking and, as experience grows, leading hydrological assessments, flood risk studies and hydraulic modelling for infrastructure, water management and climate resilience projects
• Applying modelling techniques and critically evaluating data, assumptions, model performance and results
• Providing clear, technically robust advice to clients and multidisciplinary teams, translating outputs into practical project decisions
• Contributing to a diverse portfolio of UK and international projects including infrastructure, mining, hydropower and due diligence
• Supporting project delivery, technical quality, proposals and client development while sharing knowledge with less experienced colleagues

Key requirements

• Strong professional experience in hydrology, flood risk assessment or hydraulic modelling (roughly five years or more)
• Practical experience with hydrological analysis and established modelling software such as TUFLOW, Flood Modeller or HEC-RAS
• Understanding of current UK flood hydrology methods
• Strong analytical skills and ability to critically evaluate data and modelling outputs
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for clients and multidisciplinary teams

• Clear written and verbal communication
• Collaborative mindset across disciplines
• Analytical thinking
• TUFLOW
• Flood Modeller
• HEC-RAS

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