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Principal/associate river engineer

Edinburgh
Principal
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Job Description We are looking for an experienced Principal/Associate River Engineer to join our fantastic UK Water Environment team. We work nationally and internationally, with regulators, governments, water companies, river and wildlife trusts, estate managers and developers in all industries. Here, you will be responsible for high quality project delivery and engineering for Nature schemes, working with a team delivering all stages of planning, managing, modelling, designing and supervising the construction of nature recovery, rewilding and river restoration schemes. What your new role will entail; Environmental engineering for nature recovery, nature restoration, re-wilding, and geomorphology / hydromorphology schemes River and wetland restoration River and watercourse engineering, detailed design, compliance with CDM Regulations Preparing designs, design safety, work schedules and specifications for contractors Supervision of contractors and construction works Project management A selection of our current and recent projects includes: Re-meandering detailed design and construction supervision for the River Breamish, part of the River Till-Tweed SSSI and SAC in Northumberland. Re-meandering detailed design and construction supervision for the River Eye SSSI in Leicestershire. Nature recovery, river restoration and countryside management for large estates in Northumberland. Weir removals and fish passes across England, Wales and Scotland, including around Internationally Designated Sites. River basin scale restoration planning for the Environment Agency and multiple water companies. Programmes of WFD, BNG and MoRPh surveys for river restoration across the UK and Ireland. River management plans, river crossing designs, and landslide and flood hazard analysis in New Zealand Being part of the team; 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. 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.

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