Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 34,000 people across more than 30 countries, we are dedicated to improving quality of life. Join us and be part of a team solving the world’s most complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.

We are seeking a Senior Water Resources Consultant to join our Climate Adaptation team, focusing on water resources within the UK. You will work on diverse and complex water environment, water resource, and integrated water management projects for clients across public and private sectors including water companies, regulators, local authorities, developers, and infrastructure providers.

In this role, you will lead technical work packages such as abstraction licence applications, water environment permitting, and water resource assessments, while supporting larger multidisciplinary projects including Water Cycle Studies, Water Resource Management Plans, and integrated water management strategies. You will contribute technical expertise, mentor junior colleagues, and help grow our water management capability.

Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership, undertaking and reviewing water resource assessments, supporting environmental impact assessments, contributing to climate resilience and sustainable water management studies, managing project tasks and budgets, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, building client relationships, supporting business development, and championing innovation and best practices within the water resources discipline.

Experience
- Degree in Water Resources, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Hydrology, Environmental Science or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Proven experience delivering water resource and water environment projects within the UK.
- Strong knowledge of water resource assessment methodologies, water balances, and integrated water management principles.
- Experience leading technical tasks or work packages and producing high-quality technical reports.
- Ability to interpret GIS outputs and spatial data relevant to water resources.
- Strong communication skills for engaging clients, regulators, stakeholders, and internal teams.

Desirable Experience
- Contribution to or leadership of Water Cycle Studies, Water Resource Management Plans, and water supply assessments.
- Experience preparing business cases, investment appraisals, fee estimates, and commercial submissions.
- Coordination of multidisciplinary teams and support for project management activities.
- Proficiency in GIS software such as ArcGIS Pro and/or QGIS.
- Experience with abstraction licence applications, environmental permitting, and regulatory approvals.
- Knowledge of Water Framework Directive assessments, low-flow and environmental flow assessments.
- Involvement in WINEP investigations, AMP planning, and water company investment drivers.
- Understanding of climate resilience, drought resilience, sustainable water management, and nature-based solutions.
- Chartered status or working towards chartership with CIWEM, ICE, or equivalent.
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior staff.

About You
You are a motivated and collaborative professional with a passion for sustainable water management. You thrive in multidisciplinary environments, enjoy mentoring others, and are committed to delivering innovative, high-quality solutions that address complex water resource challenges.