Overview

Help our water resources team deliver AMP8 schemes and plan for the future. Our team works with water companies, regulators (such as the Environment Agency and Ofwat), design engineers, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for projects.

Responsibilities

• Be involved in leading the planning, delivery and implementation of water resource projects, ensuring they adhere to scope, budget, timescale, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Support the development of early career team members in technical areas such as development of WRMPs, Regional Water Resource plans, Drought Plans, water resource modelling, demand management or forecast, options development, optimisation, regulatory environmental assessment (HRA, SEA, WFD etc) and/or development of SROs through the RAPID led gated process.
• Have a client-facing role and a willingness to grow internal and external networks to achieve positive outcomes for projects.
• Have experience running commercial projects, bids and proposals within budget.
• Support the wider Water and Environment department when required, complementing other specialisms within the teams and working flexibly on various projects.

About you / Qualifications

• We welcome people from varied backgrounds (regulatory, water company, academia or consultancy) with recent experience applying their knowledge of water resources in policy and technical areas.
• Experience working in fast-paced multidisciplinary teams, closely with clients, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Ideally, previous involvement in the assessment and development of WRMPs, regional plans, SROs and/or Drought Plans.
• Strong experience in water resources-focused projects, including assessment and development of WRMPs, drought plans and water resources regional plans, and development of components of the supply-demand balance, hydrological/hydrogeological and/or water resources assessment, demand forecasting, options appraisal and risk/uncertainty.
• Strong experience in WINEP investigations, Environmental Destination, Water Framework Directive assessments, Permitting and Abstraction licensing, wider catchment management, climate change impact assessments and options appraisals.
• Extensive experience in the water industry.
• A degree in a relevant subject (e.g., geography, geological sciences, environmental science, civil or environmental engineering) and preferably a postgraduate degree in hydrology, hydrogeology and/or water resources management.
• Active involvement with relevant institutions such as CIWEM, the Institute of Civil Engineers or the Institute of Water, and either Chartered or working towards Chartered status.

Note: The description reflects current opportunities and the team’s workload, and we welcome discussions about fit even if candidates do not meet every listed requirement.