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, including the Environment Agency, Natural England, National Highways, Water Companies, NRW, River Trusts as well as developers and overseas clients. We are also involved in major ongoing projects, such as Lower Thames Crossing, and are responsible for water environment chapters in ES's and WFD assessments.
Current and Recent Projects
* Developing catchment wide river restoration plans for water companies.
* Delivering hydrological reviews and water balance studies for a range of purposes, such as determining supply sources and ensuring a canal remains sufficiently full despite its top‑up water supply failing.
* Design, modelling and installation of Natural Flood Management measures.
* Developing a modelling approach and running these to inform management decisions, such as water level dependent designated sites.
* Delivering improvements through working on water company's Environmental Improvement Programme (WINEP).
* Designing and helping deliver award fish passes and river restoration schemes.
* Deriving strategies to deliver catchment water quantity and quality improvements, driven by 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. Being part of the team; Our Water Environment team are multi‑disciplinary with specialists in geomorphology, hydrology, hydro‑ecology, water quality and hydrogeology, comprising 60 surface water specialists and a further 25 hydrogeologists. All members of the Water Environment team take an active role in client contact and commercial aspects of our projects.
Health, safety, and environmental considerations underpin all of our work.
and let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. 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, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications
* Have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as: geography, physical sciences, chemistry, maths, engineering etc.
* Experienced in hydrology (low flows and flood risk), hydromorphology, water quality and/or hydroecology and a strong understanding of aquatic systems.
* Proficiency in the application of hydrological software and environmental modelling (hydrological/hydraulic/water quality/water resources).
* Proficiency in GIS software.
* Report writing skills and ability to clearly present complex technical information visually and orally to a wide audience.
* Experienced in technical project delivery (from bid preparation, drafting technical proposals to project management)
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