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Wastewater Network Modeller
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Wastewater Network Modeller
Job Description: Wastewater Network Modellers (Assistant to Principal) at WSP
About the Role
What if you could shape a unique and fulfilling career?
At WSP, opportunities for growth and impact are limitless. Leverage our global network to discover fresh challenges, work with talented professionals, and expand your horizons.
Wastewater Network Modellers (Assistant to Principal) are sought to join our team, collaborating with the UK’s largest regulated water companies. Our water team partners with diverse WSP units, offering exciting, multi-disciplinary project opportunities alongside core client engagements.
These roles allow you to develop and apply technical skills, enhancing both technical excellence and service efficiency.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Support hydraulic modelling studies using InfoWorks ICM/CS for water industry clients, while providing flexibility for additional tools like TUFLOW, causeway flow, and in-house FRM depending on client needs.
- Interrogate, enhance, and build new models, assessing and understanding asset performance.
- Provide technical input for urban drainage projects, supporting current and future initiatives while shaping future delivery strategies.
- Assist in feasibility studies and optioneering using network models to evaluate and optimise asset performance.
- Prepare reports and supporting drawings.
- Define work requirements for field investigation teams.
- Foster client relationships at all levels, coordiating project meetings (internal and external).
- Contribute to the team’s knowledge sharing and represent WSP’s brand at industry forums and conferences.
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Team & Client Partnerships
You’ll collaborate within an £Award-winning water team of 600+ professionals across the UK, backed by our Global Water Team. Current clients include:
- Severn Trent Water
- Northern Ireland Water
- Welsh Water
- Southern Water
- Wessex Water
- United Utilities
- Uisce Éireann
- Scottish Water Horizons
Progress and career growth stem from combining technical expertise, industry knowledge, and leadership behaviours to mentor others.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you should demonstrate:
- A degree in engineering, environmental science, geography, or a related discipline.
- Chartered membership (or working towards) in a relevant professional institution (e.g., ICE/CIWEM).
- Deep expertise in urban drainage modelling, with the ability to validate technical outputs of peers.
- Extensive experience using hydraulic modelling software, with proficiency in InfoWorks ICM or comparable tools.
- Familiarity with industry-standard GIS platforms (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo).
Why Work at WSP?
Imagining a meaningful career where you make a lasting impact? At WSP, you can:
- Work on landmark projects globally while broadening your community influence.
- Join a world leader in engineering and consulting, driven by innovation, integrity, and inclusion.
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With 11,000+ professionals across the UK and Ireland, your work serves local communities while benefiting from global insights.
Key Benefits
Work-Life Balance
- Hybrid working policy: 2 days/week from home, with office collaboration when needed.
Inclusivity & Belonging
- Celebrate diversity. Bring your authentic self to work, knowing we foster a culture of inclusivity and support mental wellbeing.
- Employee resource groups unite employees and allies across backgrounds.
Health & Wellbeing
- Thrive Programme: Comprehensive health and wellbeing support.
- Virtual GP access: NHS/Irish Medical Council services anytime.
- Gymflex: Up to 40% off gym memberships.
- Menopause support: Tailored workplace adjustments available.
- Reasonable adjustments for those with disabilities or health needs.
Flex Your Time
- My WSP Hour policy: One hour daily for personal time, flexibly arranged.
- Part-time arrangements and leave purchase options to suit your needs.
Personal Growth
- Training, mentoring, and chartership opportunities for career development.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
WSP positively encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, adhering to equality principles. As a Disability Confident leader, we interview all qualified applicants with disabilities who fulfill essential criteria. Disclose workplace adjustments during your application process.
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