Principal Hydraulic Modeller (Flood Risk)

WSP
Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Bristol, London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Technical leadership","Model review","Commercial awareness","Multidisciplinary collaboration","Communication","Stakeholder relationship building"]

Lead technical flood risk modelling across fluvial and pluvial studies, shaping national hydraulic modelling capability and informing decisions on communities, infrastructure, and climate resilience. Provide technical leadership and review models for statutory and stakeholder outcomes, coordinate studies and modelling approaches, and produce high-quality reports and presentations. Collaborate across disciplines while supporting proposals, opportunity identification, and business development.

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Principal Hydraulic Modeller (Flood Risk)

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Job Summary

Lead technical flood risk modelling across fluvial and pluvial studies, shaping national hydraulic modelling capability and informing decisions on communities, infrastructure, and climate resilience. Provide technical leadership and review models for statutory and stakeholder outcomes, coordinate studies and modelling approaches, and produce high-quality reports and presentations. Collaborate across disciplines while supporting proposals, opportunity identification, and business development.
Location: Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Bristol, London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical leadership for fluvial and pluvial modelling using Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, or Infoworks ICM.
  • •Coordinate and manage flood modelling studies, developing appropriate modelling approaches.
  • •Review hydraulic models to ensure technical quality for successful outcomes.
  • •Prepare clear technical reports, presentations, and project deliverables.
  • •Lead or support proposal writing, opportunity identification, and business development; liaise with clients, regulators, and stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •Strong track record in fluvial and pluvial hydraulic modelling.
  • •Experience providing technical leadership and reviewing hydraulic models for statutory bodies.
  • •Commercial awareness, including project management and bid support.
  • •Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and influence modelling approaches.
  • •Chartered status with a relevant professional body, or close to achievement.
Experience:Flood riskFCERMInfrastructureLocal authoritiesNational government
Skills:Technical leadershipModel reviewCommercial awarenessMultidisciplinary collaborationCommunicationStakeholder relationship building
Tech Stack:Flood ModellerTUFLOWHEC-RASInfoworks ICMGISFCERMFlood Risk Assessments

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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