Location
Newcastle upon Tyne (with opportunities for remote working and other office locations including Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Nottingham)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
SLR Consulting Limited is a global leader in sustainability solutions, committed to helping clients achieve sustainable outcomes within a collaborative, people-first culture. Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Hydrologist to join our established Flood Risk and Water Environment team. You will deliver high-profile projects across the UK for both public and private sector clients, including developers, Local Flood Authorities, water companies, and environmental regulators. We welcome applications from candidates at Associate, Principal, and Technical Director levels.

As a senior member of the team, you will combine technical excellence with project leadership to help shape and grow our hydrology capability. You will lead the delivery, review, and quality assurance of hydrological assessments for flood risk and water environment projects, mentor and support junior colleagues, and contribute to business development activities. Your role will involve preparing fee proposals, project planning, resource management, and building trusted relationships with clients, regulators, and key stakeholders.

You will undertake desk-based technical work alongside occasional site visits, catchment walkovers, and stakeholder meetings across the UK. Collaboration with colleagues across Environmental and Earth Sciences, Planning, ESIA, Engineering, and Global Advisory teams will be key to delivering complex and impactful projects that improve resilience, manage flood risk, and support sustainable development.

SLR's 'One Team' culture fosters a supportive environment where people can develop and grow. We offer a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards chartership, professional qualifications, and licences. Our flexible benefits package includes competitive salary with discretionary bonus, company pension, private medical insurance, life, income and travel insurance, salary sacrifice car lease and cycle-to-work schemes, flexible hybrid working, 25 days annual leave plus flexible public holidays, buy or sell leave options, core working hours, cross-border remote working and sabbatical opportunities, enhanced parental leave pay, workplace nursery benefit, volunteering and community giving, employee assistance programme, and specialist support for mental health, stress, and menopause.

Experience
- Extensive consultancy experience leading, reviewing, and signing off hydrological assessments for flood risk and water environment projects
- Proven ability to deliver hydrological assessments supporting flood risk and hydraulic modelling projects
- Advanced knowledge of UK hydrological methods and industry guidance including FEH, ReFH2, WINFAP, and LowFlows
- Experience deriving design flows and hydrological inputs for fluvial modelling and flood risk studies
- Experience preparing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs) and Strategic Flood Risk Assessments (SFRAs)
- Good understanding of UK flood risk policy, planning guidance, and climate change allowances
- Experience liaising with Environment Agency, SEPA, Natural Resources Wales, LLFAs, and other key stakeholders
- Experience using GIS software such as ArcGIS Pro or QGIS
- Experience undertaking Culvert Assessment Studies using CIRIA guidance
- Experience mentoring and developing junior staff
- Strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and client relationship skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and client relationships simultaneously
- Willingness to undertake occasional site visits, catchment walkovers, and stakeholder meetings across the UK

About you
- Collaborative and motivated with a commitment to technical excellence and leadership
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships
- Enthusiastic about contributing to business development and team growth
- Flexible and adaptable to working across diverse projects and locations

Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, Environmental Science, or a related discipline
- Chartered status or working towards chartership with CIWEM, ICE, or a similar professional body

Desirable Experience
- Developing hydrological inputs for 1D and 2D hydraulic models using software such as Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, or InfoWorks ICM
- Preparing surface water drainage strategies and SuDS assessments
- Experience in natural flood management, river restoration, or environmental assessment projects
- Previous line management, pastoral care, or people management responsibilities

Culture & Inclusion
SLR is committed to equal opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and support candidates from all backgrounds. Adjustments during the recruitment process can be provided upon request to ensure an accessible and supportive experience.