Jacobs
Hydraulic Modellers (Flood Risk Management)
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Your Impact
Shape the future of flood resilience across Ireland - Location Dublin, Cork or Belfast
What if your work could help protect communities, critical infrastructure, and the environment from the growing impacts of flooding?
As a Hydraulic Water Modeller, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering some of the largest Flood Risk Management programmes in the UK and Ireland. Working on major frameworks with leading water and public sector clients, you'll help develop innovative solutions that reduce flood risk, improve water resilience, and create a lasting positive impact for future generations.
This is more than a modelling role. It's an opportunity to influence how communities adapt to climate challenges while building your expertise on technically diverse, high-profile projects.
You'll Benefit From
- The opportunity to work on some of the industry's most significant flood risk and catchment management programmes
- Exposure to projects spanning rivers, coasts, urban environments, reservoirs, and water resources
- Clear career development pathways and support towards Chartership (ICE, CIWEM or equivalent)
- Opportunities to mentor others and grow your leadership capability
- Access to industry-leading tools, technology, and innovation initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working options that support work-life balance
- A collaborative team culture where your ideas are encouraged and valued
Joining Our Team
Joining our growing Water Catchment Management team, you'll work across the full project lifecycle, from strategic planning and modelling studies through to detailed design and delivery.
You'll help develop and apply innovative hydraulic modelling solutions, including leading software such as Flood Modeller, helping clients make better decisions and deliver successful outcomes.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll contribute to projects covering:
- Flood risk management
- Reservoir safety and design
- Water resources planning
- Coastal, fluvial, and urban flood modelling
- Surface water management and flood strategy development
- Flood mapping and catchment studies
- Developing, calibrating, interpreting, and reviewing 1D and 1D-2D hydraulic models using industry-standard software including Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, InfoWorks and HEC-RAS
- Analysing and interpreting data using GIS platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS, and MapInfo
- Applying analytical methods using Python, R, or similar tools
- Producing and reviewing high-quality technical reports and modelling outputs
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional client outcomes
- Driving innovation by challenging conventional approaches and identifying smarter solutions
- Supporting technical assurance, peer reviews, and quality checking activities
- Mentoring and developing junior team members to strengthen team capability
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Here's What You'll Need
- Degree, Master's, or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Mathematics, or a related discipline
- Experience developing and applying 1D and 2D hydraulic models for river, urban, or coastal flooding projects
- Strong working knowledge of hydraulic modelling software such as Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, InfoWorks ICM, or HEC-RAS
- Experience undertaking hydrological assessments and calculations
- Ability to review and assure technical modelling outputs
- A collaborative mindset with a passion for knowledge sharing and team development
- Working towards or already holding Chartered status with ICE, CIWEM, or an equivalent professional body
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're looking for a role where your expertise will directly influence how communities respond to flood risk and climate challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and help create safer, more resilient places for generations to come. Apply today and be part of what's next.
Joining Jacobs
Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion, and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
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