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Principal water quality modeller

London
Permanent
Mott Macdonald
Principal
€50,000 a year
Posted: 12 January
Offer description

4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Location/s: Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, London & Manchester UK (other office locations considered)
Relocation supported: Not supported
Recruiter contact: Laura Easdon

Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities, and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK. Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.


About the Division

The Water Consultancy Division is the centre of excellence within Mott MacDonald for responding to water and wastewater challenges, providing support to colleagues across our global business, and offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. Climate change, aging assets, and population growth place increasing pressure on our water and wastewater assets. Our highly successful water consultancy business is servicing ever‑increasing demands from water sector clients to help deliver ambitious capital programmes. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment.

With sustainability, social impacts, digitalisation, and carbon reduction in mind, our diverse and multi‑disciplinary teams work together to provide a variety of services throughout the full project life‑cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.


Job Description

As a Principal Integrated Catchment Water Quality Modeller, you will be part of a large team of specialists in wastewater networks, river impact assessments, water resources and flood risk, working closely with our teams of engineers and asset planners to deliver a wide range of services for UK and international clients. You will work with industry leading experts to develop integrated drainage and river network models, investigate natural processes influencing the fate of contaminants, build ad‑hoc assessment tools tailored to project specific needs and undertake statistical analyses. The role offers opportunities to work with both bespoke and industry standard hydrodynamic and water quality modelling packages and to innovate beyond the current standards.


You Will Be Responsible For

* Delivering complex modelling projects – working with experts across a range of disciplines to apply your attention to detail and numerical skills to environmental engineering projects.
* Analysing large datasets to distil out patterns and relationships and provide insights and foresights to inform effective decisions and interventions to create positive social and environmental impacts.
* Managing projects and maintaining client relationships.
* Assisting with proposal writing, winning work and the development of new business by providing key technical inputs.
* Supporting and training junior colleagues, mentoring and developing early career professionals.


Candidate Specification

* Relevant degree‑level qualifications (e.g. geography, mathematics, environmental sciences, civil engineering, or other related disciplines).
* Chartered with an appropriate professional body.
* Proven track record in successful delivery of SOAF and UPM projects (all levels) for UK water companies.
* Good understanding of hydrodynamics, sediments and water quality processes.
* Expertise in industry standard software such as InfoWorks ICM and/or MIKE11.
* Coding skills and statistical foundations will be an advantage.
* Willingness to innovate.
* Able to guide and mentor junior staff.


UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.


Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.


Accessibility

If you are disabled or need any support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk about how we can support you.


Benefits

* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan.
* Access to Peppy for menopause support.
* Wellbeing support programme.
* Financial wellbeing: pension match 4.5‑7%, life assurance up to 4 × salary, income protection, life assurance cover, critical illness, payroll saving.
* Bonuses within an independent ownership scheme.
* Holiday: 33‑35 days per year (minimum), increase to 35 after 5 years, ability to buy or sell leave.
* Enhanced family leave: 26 weeks maternity/adoption, 2 weeks paternity/partner, up to 5 additional days for caring responsibilities.
* Learning and development: professional institution subscription, mentoring, formal training, self‑development options.
* Social outcomes: participation in employee networks for LGBTQ+, disability, parents/carers, and more.


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Location(s): Cambridge, London, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Job Ref: 11433

Recruiter Contact: Laura Easdon

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