Do you have what it takes to transform society?

Sweco are striving to address society’s challenges. As part of the team you will be deploying sustainable techniques to make people and places safer and more resilient to flood risk and climate change. We promise a meaningful job where your work will drive environmental, economic and societal recovery.

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Assistant Urban Drainage Modeller to join our Water Environment Department in Leeds. You will join a growing team of modellers, engineers and GIS specialists who specialise in providing consultancy advice, design and hydraulic modelling services for all aspects of urban drainage and infrastructure.

At Sweco we work for a range of different clients both within and oustide the regulated UK water industry. We are looking for individuals who are able to challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environment and regulatory challenges for these clients. The role offers an opportunity for successful candidates to broaden and diversify their hydraulic modelling expertise.

The role will involve the use of hydraulic models (mainly ICM) to assess the operation of existing assets and undertake the outline design of proposed schemes and would suite someone who has some engineering design experience and wishes to enhance this by developing their hydraulic modelling skills OR someone with hydraulic modelling experience who wishes to develop their engineering skills.

You will work with senior personnel who are respected experts in their fields, supporting on areas such as:

• Wastewater Hydraulic Modelling
• Integrated Urban Drainage Modelling
• Resilience and Strategic Planning Studies
• Sustainable Drainage and Surface Water Management Studies

On the job training and support is provided by senior personnel who are respected experts in their fields. Sweco also offers approved training agreements with numerous professional institutions. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to become part of a growing team and accelerate their career development.

What does the role involve?

The role will involve the development of a wide range of skills depending also on your background and interests including hydraulic modelling, flood risk assessment, sustainable drainage, GIS, solution development, and schematic, outline and detailed design.

It will involve:

• Innovative thinking, ready to challenge the norm, and helping us all deliver better solutions for our clients
• Working under your own initiative and seeking assistance when required
• Bringing together ideas and expertise from multi-disciplinary teams
• Supporting strong ongoing client relationships
• Contributing to a supportive team environment with active involvement in mentoring and professional development (of self and others).
• Production of client facing documents and technical deliverables
• Preparing technical reports and other deliverables
• Work in a supervised environment to deliver project activities to budget and programme
• Data handling and analysis of large datasets
• Survey planning and supervision
• Client and stakeholder engagement and management

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

• Previous consultancy experience would be preferred. Some engineering design experience or hydraulic modelling experience is desirable.
• A degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or a related discipline with significant engineering, hydraulics or GIS content.
• A strong interest in the water environment and an understanding of the issues associated to sustainability and climate change adaptation.
• Experience of GIS (e.g. ArcGIS or Mapinfo) is essential and hydraulic modelling software (e.g. Infoworks ICM) is desirable.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and becoming a chartered professional
• Good problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solutions to problems.
• Excellent literacy, communication, analytical and numeracy skills

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About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

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We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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