Principal Hydraulic Modeller - Flood Risk

AECOM
Edinburgh
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Stakeholder engagement","Mentoring","Problem-solving"]

Senior technical leader and advisor in hydraulic modelling, leading development of methodologies and high-profile water projects. Responsible for quality delivery, technical input across studies, and mentoring junior staff, while steering budgets, schedules, and PS&E packages. Hybrid work in Edinburgh/Glasgow with UK-wide impact in the Water team.

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Principal Hydraulic Modeller - Flood Risk

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Job Summary

Senior technical leader and advisor in hydraulic modelling, leading development of methodologies and high-profile water projects. Responsible for quality delivery, technical input across studies, and mentoring junior staff, while steering budgets, schedules, and PS&E packages. Hybrid work in Edinburgh/Glasgow with UK-wide impact in the Water team.
Location: Edinburgh
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as technical lead and subject matter expert for hydraulic modelling, hydrology and flooding projects.
  • •Lead the development of technical approaches and methodologies to ensure high-quality, cost-effective delivery.
  • •Provide senior technical input and guidance to the team to support complex problem-solving and decision-making.
  • •Deliver and oversee technically challenging, high-profile projects for key clients.
  • •Mentor and develop junior staff towards chartership and technical excellence.

Key Requirements

  • •A degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, GIS, Geography, or a related discipline
  • •Chartered member of ICE or CIWEM (or equivalent)
  • •Extensive experience in hydraulic modelling, hydrology, GIS, or data analysis, including ArcGIS
  • •Strong understanding of UK and international hydrology practices
  • •Significant experience in fluvial, pluvial, and integrated hydraulic modelling using Innovyze ICM, Flood Modeller, or TUFLOW
Experience:Water
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder engagementMentoringProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Innovyze ICMFlood ModellerTUFLOWArcGISGISHydraulic modelling

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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