Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
Are you ready to support a team of talented engineers and consultants in shaping the future of the water industry?
Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water team in one of our rapidly growing UK offices, as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. 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.
What your new role will entail
As a Principal Water Quality Modeller in our Water team most of your role will be a senior technical resource who will lead exciting and challenging water quality assessments in rivers and lakes, and also in transitional and coastal waterbodies. You will act as technical lead on a range of exciting and challenging water quality projects, collaborating with hydrologists, network modellers and engineers. You will lead the development of tools that will enable us to deliver efficiencies and innovative solutions for our clients. You will guide our more junior staff, leaving a lasting legacy on the environment. You will be leading bids, and using your knowledge of the industry to guide our strategy and within this space to enhance our offering to water utilities, as well as industrial developments and local authorities.
Principal accountabilities:
* Building and checking water quality models (using packages to such as MIKE+, MIKE21/3 HD/AD/Ecolab, InfoWorks ICM, CORMIX, SAGIS-SIMCAT) to assist in UPM studies, permitting studies and EIAs.
* Conceptualisation and scoping of modelling approaches, with consideration of the risks and opportunities in each.
* Produce and review of high-quality technical reports documenting model build and uncertainties in the model build process
* Lead and input into tenders ranging from innovative one-off projects to multimillion pound framework contracts.
* Mentor staff within the team to support their professional development
* Build relationships with clients and across other technical disciplines
* Keep up-to-date with developments in legislation and guidelines that may affect our services
* Use AECOM’s project management systems to deliver high-quality outputs to our clients in line with the agreed programme and budget
* Work closely with our clients and teams of engineers and technical specialists to help our clients deliver a wide range of fluvial and coastal surface water quality projects.
Being part of the team;
Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 600 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion.
If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you! Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!
Grow with us.
You’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued - and let's not forget the perks! You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits you. We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are different, so we’re more than happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Significant experience in fluvial and/or coastal water quality modelling software (MIKE+, MIKE21/3 HD/AD/Ecolab, SAGIS-SIMCAT, CORMIX)
* Experience of model build for UPM studies
* Demonstrable knowledge of Environment Agency requirements for UPM or WINEP studies.
* Understanding of hydrological assessments using FEH and REFH2
* Experience completing mass balance calculations including simple, flow-weighted and Monte Carlo statistical approaches.
* Strong GIS skills using QGIS, ArcGIS and / or MapInfo.
* Practical knowledge of scripting programmes such as Python, Anaconda, R would be advantageous
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
* Masters degree (or equivalent) in Hydrology, Engineering or other relevant discipline
* Obtained or near to obtaining professional qualification with CIWEM or similar.
* Excellent technical report writing skills.
Additional Information
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
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Additional Information
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.