Flood Risk & Hydraulic Modeller

Overview

In this role you will build and evolve hydraulic and hydrological models that inform major infrastructure investments in drainage networks, pumping stations and flood risk assets. You’ll shepherd projects from survey through funding, construction and delivery, gaining visibility and real influence on outcomes. The work directly supports flood resilience for communities while aligning with a long-term infrastructure programme. You’ll collaborate with engineers and operations to ensure modelling informs decisions with lasting impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• hybrid working
• generous annual leave
• nine-day fortnight

Responsibilities

• Develop and build hydraulic/hydrological models to support capital investment and asset refurbishment
• Use topographical survey data to analyze catchment behavior and assess effects on water levels and flood risk
• Support pumping station refurbishment projects, flood risk infrastructure improvements, funding applications and long-term planning
• Follow projects from early stages to completion to demonstrate modelling impact on real-world outcomes
• Collaborate with engineers and operational teams to provide technical evidence for decision making

Key requirements

• Experience in hydraulic, hydrological or flood risk modelling
• Proficiency with HEC-RAS or TUFLOW
• Strong understanding of catchment behaviour, hydrology, water level management and modelling outputs
• Experience with GIS, LIDAR, topographical survey data and environmental datasets (beneficial)

• Collaborative mindset
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Analytical problem solving
• HEC-RAS
• TUFLOW
• GIS

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