AECOM
Senior Water Scientist and Hydrologist
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Senior Water Scientist and Hydrologist
Senior Water Scientist or Hydrologist
Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,00 professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world:
- Planners
- Designers
- Engineers
- Scientists
- Digital innovators
- Program and construction managers
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
Are you ready to help us shape the future of the water industry?
Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Environment team as a Senior Water Scientist or Hydrologist! At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programmes and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients.
We work for clients from across the public and private sectors, such as:
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- National Highways
- Water Companies
- NRW
- River Trusts
- Developers
- Overseas clients
We are also involved in major ongoing projects, including:
- Lower Thames Crossing
- Responsibility for water environment chapters in Environmental Statements (ES’s) and Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments.
A selection of our current and recent projects includes:
- Developing catchment-wide river restoration plans for water companies
- Delivering hydrological reviews and water balance studies for determining supply sources and ensuring canal sufficiency despite top-up water supply failures
- Designing, modelling, and installing Natural Flood Management measures
- Developing modelling approaches and using them to inform management decisions, such as water level-dependent designated sites
- Delivering improvements through water company’s Environmental Improvement Programme (WINEP)
- Designing and assisting with awards fish passes and river restoration schemes
- Deriving strategies to deliver catchment water quantity and quality improvements, driven by Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Local Nature Recovery requirements
The majority of our work is in the fluvial environment, although a significant proportion is also focused on estuaries, lakes, and the marine environment.
What your new role will entail:
- Support bid preparation for high-quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for water science services, typically for Water Companies and Government bodies like the Environment Agency
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including water scientists, hydrogeologists, hydromorphologists, aquatic ecologists, and flood risk specialists
- Ensuring necessary resources, budgets, and controls are in place to meet program and budget requirements
- Identify the need for, plan, and implement complex monitoring and fieldwork as required
- Water quality monitoring
- Flow gauging
- Hydromorphological surveys
- Pressure Water Supply (PWS) investigations, etc.
- Support the delivery of high-quality water science/ hydrology consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients, including through check and review processes
- Utilize a variety of tools to deliver outcomes, including software, models, etc., and review data empirically
- Example: Review flow data series and spot gauging to develop understanding of low and typical flow hydrology
- Support the development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions for complex water science/hydrological issues
- Insight into how hydrological changes display in terms of water quality, geomorphology, and hydroecology
- Changes in wetted widths and velocities and their impact on fish passage
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Being part of the team:
As an experienced water scientist or hydrologist, you will provide support to colleagues and liaise closely with internal and external clients. All members of the Water Environment team take part in client contact and project commercial management, ensuring health, safety, and environmental considerations are integral to all work.
Our Water Environment team comprises specialists in geomorphology, hydrology, hydroecology, water quality, and hydrogeology, totaling over 85 professionals (including 60 surface water specialists and 25 hydrogeologists).
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, such as geography, physical sciences, chemistry, maths, or engineering
- Experience in hydrology (low flows and flood risk), hydromorphology, water quality and/or hydroecology, and a strong understanding of aquatic systems
- Proficiency in:
- Hydrological software and environmental modelling (hydrological/hydraulic/water quality/water resources)
- GIS software
- Excellent report writing skills and the ability to clearly present complex technical information visually and orally to a diverse audience
- Experience in technical project delivery, from:
- Bid preparation
- Drafting technical proposals
- Project management
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and value it as an asset to our team. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and abilities.
If you require reasonable accommodation to assist you in the application process and meet our criteria, please contact us at: ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
If you meet only some of the requirements or have transferable skills you think would benefit us, we’d be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consultant, delivering professional services throughout a project's lifecycle: advisory, planning, design, engineering to program and construction management. Projects span:
- Transportation
- Buildings
- Water Resources
- New Energy
- Environment
Our public and private sector clients trust us to address their most complex challenges with:
- Unrivaled technical and digital expertise
- Culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities
As a Fortune 500 firm, AECOM's Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. We focus on delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come.
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Perks and Benefits
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
- Enjoy flexible work arrangements with hybrid work options
- Work from AECOM offices, remote locations, or at client sites
- Thriving dynamic environments fostering innovation, integrity, and pioneering mindsets
Diversity and Inclusivity
- We Believe culture thrives when everyone brings their whole selves to work, leveraging unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to achieve transformational client outcomes.
Compensation, Benefits, and Well-being Programs
AECOM offers a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs tailored to the diverse needs of employees and their families.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, AECOM looks forward to harnessing each person’s potential and guiding your growth and success:
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Transformative work with big impact and flexibility
All of our information is handled confidentially based on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines.
Disability-Confident Employer Note
AECOM is a Disability Confident Employer, offering interviews to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum or essential criteria for the role.
Please email us at: ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you are interested in applying under the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
ReqID: J10152405
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