The Opportunity

Our client is seeking talented Flood Risk Modellers, Surface Water Modellers and Coastal Modellers to join their established teams across Central & Southern England and Wales. Positions are available at all levels, from junior through to principal grade, offering the chance to develop your career within a respected and forward-thinking consultancy.

This is an opportunity to work with an organisation that places innovation, sustainability and resilience at the core of its work. Independently owned, the business fosters a collaborative culture and invests heavily in long-term professional development, cutting-edge technology, and life-long learning.

The Role

With a background in hydraulic or flood risk modelling, you will be involved in a wide variety of projects, such as:

• Flood mapping at site, catchment and regional scale
• Integrated flood risk modelling and analysis
• Nature-based solutions and climate adaptation strategies
• Supporting engineering and design teams with technical expertise

You will collaborate with planners, engineers and environmental specialists to deliver high-quality outputs for a broad range of public and private sector clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing robust modelling outputs and ensuring technical excellence
• Applying innovative tools, methods and approaches
• Working closely with clients, project managers and multidisciplinary teams
• Supporting junior team members and contributing to business growth
• Exploring data science and AI applications to enhance modelling processes

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in hydraulic, flood risk, surface water or coastal modelling
• Be proficient with one or more industry-standard packages (Flood Modeller, HEC-RAS, Infoworks ICM, MIKE+, TUFLOW)
• Have strong capability in 1D, 2D and linked 1D/2D modelling in rural and urban contexts
• Understand UK flood risk policy and management practices
• Be skilled in GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS) and terrain data analysis
• Demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills

Desirable experience includes:

• Knowledge of hydrological methods (e.g. FEH)
• Familiarity with advanced modelling techniques such as CFD
• Project management or client-facing experience
• Strong technical writing skills
• Coding ability in Python, R or similar

Qualifications

• A degree in environmental science, geography, mathematics, engineering or a related field
• Chartered status (or working towards it) is highly regarded and actively supported

Why Apply?

Our client offers hybrid and flexible working arrangements, with opportunities across multiple office locations. This role provides the platform to develop a long-term career while contributing to innovative, practical and sustainable solutions that address major environmental challenges.

If you are passionate about flood risk, surface water or coastal modelling, this is a chance to make a genuine impact while developing your career with a progressive organisation.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.