Location
Birmingham

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At WSP, you can shape a career as unique as you. Join our Sustainable Water Management Team as a Senior or Principal Hydrologist to deliver and lead flood risk management projects across the UK. You will work alongside fluvial and pluvial modelling specialists, contribute to nationally important studies, and guide the development of junior hydrologists. This role offers a visible position in our national hydrology capability, allowing you to influence major infrastructure projects and drive innovation across the flood risk sector.

Key opportunities include:
- Leading high profile hydrology work using recognised UK methods for government, local authority, and major infrastructure clients.
- Shaping and growing our national hydrology capability by setting technical direction, improving approaches, and contributing to innovation.
- Working across major sectors including FCERM studies, infrastructure planning, energy projects, transport schemes, and strategic flood risk work.
- Developing others by mentoring junior hydrologists and building leadership skills.
- Flexible career development with progression opportunities at Senior and Principal levels, flexible working, and support for chartership.

Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership for flood hydrology using statistical, ReFH, and other UK standard methods.
- Deliver hydrology studies for complex catchments and challenging datasets.
- Conduct independent technical reviews and quality assurance.
- Prepare clear technical reports, presentations, and client deliverables.
- Mentor and support junior hydrologists in developing their skills.
- Contribute to business development and proposal preparation.
- Manage project delivery including commercial, financial, and programme elements.
- Liaise with clients and stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.

Experience
Proven experience delivering hydrology studies using UK standard methods.
Experience undertaking hydrology reviews for statutory bodies.
Understanding of hydraulic modelling methods.
Commercial awareness including project management and bid support.
Experience delivering work for local authority, national government, or infrastructure clients.

About you
Strong communication skills with the ability to build client relationships.
Chartered status or working toward chartership.
Useful additional experience includes GIS, FCERM studies, Flood Risk Assessments, flood policy knowledge, or flood modelling.

Qualifications
Chartered status or actively working towards chartership is required or highly desirable.

If you don’t meet all the requirements, please still consider applying. We value diverse skills and experiences that may benefit our team.