Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons. We are looking for Wastewater Network Modellers (Assistant to Principal) to join our established team to deliver a variety of projects for several of the UK’s largest regulated water companies. Our water team works alongside a diverse range of other WSP business units, providing great opportunities to be involved in an assortment of exciting projects alongside delivering for our core client base. These roles will enable you to further develop and use your technical skills, applying your expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. You will provide support on hydraulic modelling studies for our core regulated industry water clients using industry standard software (InfoWorks ICM/CS), with additional projects utilising TUFLOW, Causeway Flow, our in-house FRM and other hydraulic modelling software depending on client needs. You will work within the existing team to interrogate and enhance models as well as build new models to assess and understand asset performance. Key responsibilities include providing technical input on urban drainage projects, supporting the wastewater team in delivering current and future projects, influencing future approaches to efficient delivery, supporting feasibility studies and optioneering, using network models to evaluate and optimise asset performance, preparing reports and supporting drawings, defining work needed by field investigation teams, developing and maintaining excellent client relationships at all levels, coordinating and facilitating project meetings internally and with clients, contributing to team learning through knowledge sharing, and promoting the WSP brand through industry forums and conferences. You will be part of an award-winning water team within a larger group of over 600 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. Our expanding portfolio of clients includes Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Welsh Water, Southern Water, Wessex Water, United Utilities, Uisce Éireann, and Scottish Water Horizons. The opportunity for progression is real, combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others.

Experience
A degree in a relevant discipline such as engineering, environmental science, or geography. Sound knowledge and experience in urban drainage modelling and the ability to check the technical outputs of others prior to issue. Extensive experience of hydraulic modelling using industry-standard software, specifically InfoWorks ICM or similar. Familiarity with any industry-standard geographical information system (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo).

About you
Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE, CIWEM) or actively working towards chartership. Strong technical skills combined with excellent communication and client relationship abilities. Motivated to contribute to team learning and promote the company brand through industry engagement. Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and manage multiple projects effectively.

Qualifications
A relevant degree in engineering, environmental science, geography, or related discipline. Professional chartership or working towards it is highly desirable.