Location
Manchester

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Protect lives and landscapes with AECOM by delivering expert flood risk solutions that safeguard communities and infrastructure. Join our dynamic and rapidly growing Water Business Line as a Flood Modeller and help deliver high-profile, influential projects across the UK and beyond. Based in one of the UK’s most ambitious northern engineering hubs, you will play a key role in shaping resilient, future-proof solutions for communities, infrastructure, and the environment. No two days are the same, offering you opportunities to grow, innovate, and collaborate with a team that thrives on variety.

In this role, you will deliver high-quality flood modelling and hydrology projects. Under general supervision, you will undertake a range of technical and administrative tasks related to groundwater investigations and hydrological studies. You will contribute to assignments across hydrology and related disciplines, working to defined project terms with regular guidance from senior professionals. Your responsibilities will include analysing hydrological and environmental data, developing models, preparing clear technical reports, and monitoring data to assess impacts of upstream activities while ensuring compliance with permits and regulatory requirements.

Join a team of around 700 water experts across the UK and Ireland, collaborating with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver projects from concept to completion. At AECOM, you will thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment with access to career development, technical networks, volunteering days, and a flexible hybrid working model to support your work-life balance. We welcome flexible and part-time working arrangements to suit your lifestyle.

Experience
- Experience in hydraulic and hydrological modelling (e.g., HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, MIKE FLOOD, InfoWorks ICM)
- Strong understanding of flood risk assessment, drainage, and river processes
- Proficiency in GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS
- Experience analysing large datasets and preparing technical reports
- Knowledge of relevant flood risk regulations, planning policy, and environmental standards

About you
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to manage tasks effectively and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously when required
- Strong sense of commitment, willingness to learn, and desire to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven team environment

Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Water Resources, or a related discipline