Location
London

Hours
Full Time

About the Role
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior or Principal Hydrologist to join our dynamic Sustainable Water Management team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and contribute to high-profile Water Industry Natural Environment Programme (WINEP) and Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) projects across the UK.

WSP is currently embarking on a significant programme of AMP8 WINEP projects for multiple high-profile UK water companies. The projects are geographically and environmentally diverse. WSP is also leading the way in delivering challenging Environmental Destination projects across the UK, a topic that will feature heavily as AMP8 progresses. We will also be supporting water companies with developing hydrology for their WRMPs.

Our Catchment Science team works across a wide spectrum of services covering water resources and water security, hydrology and hydraulics, water quality, hydroecology and hydrogeology. Through our projects we provide high quality technical services and advice to a wide range of high-profile customers in the UK and overseas, including government departments and agencies, the water industry, and a wide range of other industrial sectors, including power, transport, nuclear, mining, commercial and oil and gas.

Over the course of AMP7 Period we saw significant growth in demand for our skills across the UK Water Company Sector and associated Regulators. This demand is significantly increasing as AMP8 commences, in part due to WSP's position as the go-to consultant for Environmental Destination investigations.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today.

Experience
- Proven track record contributing to hydrological and water management elements of WINEP investigations and WRMP inputs in recent AMP cycles.
- Experience developing rainfall runoff models such as GR6J, with sound understanding of model calibration techniques.
- Solid understanding of wider hydrology approaches for water resources applications in England and Wales, including flow naturalisation/decomposition and reservoir mass balance models.
- Familiarity with demand management and water resources modelling approaches such as Aquator, PyWR, MISER.
- Good understanding of UK water resources management regulations including Water Resources Planning Guidelines and WINEP guidance such as Preventing Deterioration and Environmental Destination.
- Knowledge of climate change resilience assessment approaches, including UKCP18 and associated data products.
- Experience supervising small hydrology teams, mentoring and developing junior colleagues, with opportunities for formal People Management.
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance, producing high quality client and stakeholder/regulator facing deliverables.
- Programming experience (e.g. Python and/or R) is advantageous, with interest in further developing these skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to write high quality, concise reports.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other sectors and disciplines to deliver hydrological aspects of diverse projects.

About you
Enthusiastic and motivated professional with strong leadership qualities and a passion for sustainable water management. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are committed to delivering high quality outcomes. You embrace innovation and continuous learning, and you are eager to contribute to challenging and impactful projects.

Qualifications
- MSc focused on water (e.g. hydrology & water resources, sustainable water management) and BSc in a related subject (e.g. physical geography, earth sciences, geology, civil engineering).
- You will have gained, or be working towards, chartership with a relevant professional body.