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Job Title: Senior Hydrologist
Ref. No.: CJD2401N26
Location: Cambridge
Salary: 40,000 - 50,000
This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, a reliable, market-leading Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their extensive skillset across the engineering and environmental sectors. They are on the lookout for a keen, capable Senior Hydrologist who is willing to take on a number of challenging projects across the region, supervising a team of design experts in the field. You will be based near the scenic riverside city of Cambridge.
Benefits for the role of Senior Hydrologist include (but are not limited to):
- Highly-competitive salary package, including long service awards
- Generous annual leave allowance (with the option to buy additional leave)
- Private Healthcare and Life Insurance schemes
- Payment of subscription fees for Professional Body memberships
- Company Pension Scheme
- Flexible/hybrid working opportunities
- Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme
- A focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with career progression opportunities
- A collaborative team, with a focus on teambuilding and social activities
Responsibilities for the role of Senior Hydrologist include:
- Produce Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), Environmental Statement (ES) chapters, fee proposals, and a range of other technical documents
- Check technical documents that have been prepared by other colleagues
- Carry out risk assessments, undertaking site walkovers and surveys
- Use relevant software packages (such as WINFAP, ReFH2, etc.) to produce hydrological assessments
- Liaise with a range of clients and other stakeholders, including Local Authorities, regulatory bodies within the water sector, etc.
- Supervise projects, ensuring they are completed to the highest standards, adhering to budgets and time constraints
- Mentor colleagues, throughout their CPD
Required skills and experience for the role of Senior Hydrologist include:
- A Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline (such as Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, etc.)
- Possess Chartered Status with a relevant Professional Body (e.g., CEng, CIWEM, etc.), or actively working to attain this
- Considerable experience within a design-based hydrological role, within a UK consultancy (or Local Authority) setting
- Demonstrable experience of report-writing and producing technical documents, particularly Flood Risk Assessments (FRA)
- Proven experience of using the relevant software packages, including WINFAP, HECRAS, TUFLOW, ESTRY, Flood Modeller, FEH Statistical Analysis, etc.
- Good working knowledge of the relevant UK legislation, regulations, and policy
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills
- Hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence, able to travel to sites as and when required
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Senior Hydrologist include:
- A Master's Degree in a relevant field
- Experience of managing a high-performing team of professionals, as well as projects
If you are interested in the role of Senior Hydrologist, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.
