Urban Drainage Modeller

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £35,000 – £50,000 + bonus and benefits
Employment: Permanent
Working: Hybrid

If you have experience using InfoWorks ICM to model wastewater or drainage networks, this is an opportunity to join one of the UK's established water modelling teams and work on major AMP8 programmes.

We are recruiting an Urban Drainage Modeller to join a growing Newcastle-based water team delivering wastewater modelling projects for major UK water companies.

The work covers some of the biggest challenges currently facing the water sector, including storm overflows, wastewater network performance, flood risk, water quality and environmental improvement.

You will work alongside engineers, modellers and environmental specialists on projects ranging from initial network investigation through to option development and design.

Your work will include:

• Developing, verifying and maintaining hydraulic models using InfoWorks ICM

• Modelling wastewater and urban drainage networks

• Investigating network performance, flooding and capacity constraints

• Supporting storm overflow and pollution reduction programmes

• Analysing model outputs and identifying potential network improvements

• Scenario testing and optioneering

• Supporting water quality and environmental improvement projects

• Producing technical analysis and recommendations for project teams and clients

• Working across major UK water company frameworks and AMP8 programmes

You will have access to a large established modelling community, giving you the opportunity to work alongside experienced technical specialists while continuing to develop your own modelling capability.

You don't need to tick every box, but you should have:

• Experience in urban drainage, wastewater or sewer network modelling

• Practical experience using InfoWorks ICM

• An understanding of hydraulic modelling and wastewater network behaviour

• A degree or equivalent background in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Geography or a related discipline

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience working with a UK water company, consultancy or AMP programme would be particularly useful.

Experience involving storm overflows, CSOs, flood investigations, water quality or wastewater network performance would also be advantageous.

• £35,000 – £50,000 depending on experience

• Bonus scheme

• Enhanced pension

• Private medical insurance

• Life assurance and income protection

• Option to buy or sell additional annual leave

• Hybrid and flexible working

• Professional development and chartership support

• Long-term workload across major AMP8 water programmes

• Clear progression within a specialist modelling team

This could suit an Urban Drainage Modeller, Wastewater Modeller, Hydraulic Modeller, Drainage Modeller or Wastewater Network Modeller looking for their next opportunity in the North East.

Apply with your CV or contact me directly for a confidential discussion.