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Senior Hydraulic Modeller
Senior Hydraulic Modeller
The Opportunity
We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Hydraulic Modeller to join our River and Coastal Management team permanently. While this role is ideally based in Birmingham, our modelling teams operate across multiple locations including Reading, Bristol, Cambridge, London, Taunton, and Manchester. We offer a hybrid working model—balancing home and office—alongside occasional travel to deliver projects across the UK.
As part of a national team, we specialise in flood risk management, drainage design, river restoration, nutrient neutrality, and natural flood management. Our work spans public and private sector clients nationwide, and our client-focused approach has earned us a reputation as one of the leading development consultancies.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and collaborate on multidisciplinary projects alongside disciplines like Environmental Planning, Ecology, Transport, and Civils.
- Work on exciting initiatives such as river engineering, habitat restoration, large-scale developments, and major infrastructure schemes.
The ideal candidate will:
- Demonstrate proficiency in hydraulic modelling and hydrology, particularly in flood risk studies.
- Develop methodologies that align with client requirements, best practice, and industry guidance.
- Deliver flood modelling on schedule and budget, ensuring independent technical reviews.
- Work both independently and within a team to progress flood studies through the planning system—from inception to completion.
- Effectively communicate technical findings via written reports and presentations to clients, regulators, and non-technical stakeholders.
- Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing guidance and reviewing their work as needed.
- Note: Assistant fee proposal creation is required; project management experience is desirable but not essential.
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About You
You possess a BSc/BEng/MEng qualification in hydrology or hydraulics and are chartered (or pursuing chartership) through a professional body. Your experience should include (but need not be limited to):
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Modelling software proficiency:
- 1D/2D hydraulic modelling (Flood Modeller, ESTRY, TUFLOW).
- Flood risk analysis (including fluvial and pluvial flood mitigation studies).
- Hydrological modelling (FEH methods, ReFH2, WINFAP for peak river flow and flood hydrograph estimation).
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Regulatory and planning expertise:
- Flood Risk Assessments, Environmental Impact Assessments for planning applications.
- Deep understanding of flood risk management and national planning policy.
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Team support:
- Experience mentoring junior colleagues.
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GIS and filling gaps:
- Familiarity with QGIS, ArcGIS, or MapInfo.
- Plus HEC-RAS and InfoWorks ICM (desirable).
Given your ambitious nature and passion for quality design solutions, you will thrive in a dynamic environment. We seek individuals ready to advanced their careers in an innovative organisation.
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This role offers: ✔ Competitive salary ✔ Hybrid/workplace flexibility ✔ Development as part of an industry-leading company ✔ Exposure to challenging and meaningful projects
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About Stantec
For over 150 years, Stantec has partnered with clients and communities in the UK to deliver sustainable, healthy, and prosperous development and infrastructure. Our teams combine technical excellence with client-specific insights to create:
- Efficient designs
- Viable plans for project delivery
- Consenting frameworks aligned with transforming needs
Our commitment is threefold:
- Meet today’s societies’ challenges
- Achieve clean economic growth
- Future-proof community support.
We foster diversity, prioritise inclusivity, and ensure equal opportunities for all employees and applicants, protecting against discrimination on prohibited bases. Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave are available, and we offer:
- Support for shared parental leave.
- 36 weeks’ abandonment leave (tuition honorarium included).
- Priority return following maternity and/or adoption leave.
- Strong commitment to mental and physical health support.
At Stantec, we know inclusion builds perspective, which drives innovation. (If you require accommodation for the recruitment process, please reach out for help.)
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