Wastewater Modeller

Arcadis
United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to technical professionals with hydraulic modelling experience working in wastewater infrastructure and environmental consultancy.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in wastewater modelling and a track record of managing complex projects in the UK.
    — “Our Water team is at the forefront of tackling some of the UK’s most technically demanding projects”
  • Individuals who thrive in collaborative environments and can work across engineering and environmental disciplines.
    — “Work alongside specialists from other engineering and environmental disciplines to ensure project integrity.”
  • Professionals with a focus on sustainable solutions and regulatory compliance, particularly with UK standards.
    — “ensuring compliance with UK regulatory requirements, such as WINEP”

Things to consider

  • The role may require working across multiple offices in England & Wales, implying potential for travel or relocation.
    — “role which can be undertaken from any of our offices in England & Wales”
  • Candidates must be committed to professional development and have the ambition to advance their career.
    — “this position is perfect for a motivated professional looking to further their career”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in model quality assurance and technical review of sewer networks.
    — “Conduct technical reviews of wastewater models, oversee model build and verification of sewer networks”
  • Emphasize your ability to resolve complex modelling challenges and innovate solutions.
    — “Resolve technical modelling challenges on projects and contribute to advancing the team's technical expertise”
  • Demonstrate skills in using InfoWorks ICM and GIS software in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Proficient in InfoWorks ICM, Competent in using relevant GIS software packages”
  • Showcase your ability to liaise with clients and project managers effectively.
    — “Liaise effectively with the Project Director or Manager and the client to support project progress”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • successful wastewater infrastructure projects
  • reduced storm overflow pollution
Typical background
expertise in hydraulic modellingexperience in wastewater projects

Skills & requirements

Required

Wastewater Infrastructure ModellingNon-infrastructure ModellingTechnical Reviews Of Wastewater ModelsModel Build And VerificationStrategic Solutions DevelopmentProject Management

Preferred

Hades KnowledgeGIS Software Proficiency

Stack & domain

Hydraulic ModellingInfoworks ICMHadesGIS SoftwareProblem-solvingCreative ThinkingWater ManagementEnvironmental Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Arcadis

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description: 

Our Water Management team is seeking a Senior Wastewater Modeller, a role which can be undertaken from any of our offices in England & Wales. Collaboration, proactive problem-solving, and creative thinking are central to our team’s approach, and will be a fundamental part of your role. 

Our Water team is at the forefront of tackling some of the UK’s most technically demanding projects and AMP8 programmes. Renowned for our expertise, we work in close partnership with leading water companies and contractors to deliver innovative solutions. Our projects focus on addressing flooding challenges, reducing storm overflow pollution, and improving network resilience, all while ensuring compliance with UK regulatory requirements, such as WINEP, and adhering to industry best practices. 

This position is perfect for a motivated professional looking to further their career.  

Role accountabilities: 

Deliver a range of wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure modelling projects, effectively managing tasks of various scales. 

Conduct technical reviews of wastewater models, oversee model build and verification of sewer networks, oversee survey specifications and management, develop strategic solutions to mitigate flooding and reduce CSO spills 

Provide support to designers at concept outline and detailed design stages 

Resolve technical modelling challenges on projects and contribute to advancing the team's technical expertise 

Ensure project components, including reports, drawings, specifications, and studies, comply with relevant standards and project requirements 

Work alongside specialists from other engineering and environmental disciplines to ensure project integrity. 

Liaise effectively with the Project Director or Manager and the client to support project progress. 

Foster a collaborative work environment by actively supporting your professional development. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

Expertise in hydraulic modelling for a range of wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects 

Proficient in InfoWorks ICM  

HADES knowledge would be advantageous 

Competent in using relevant GIS software packages 

Working towards being a member of a relevant professional institution (e.g., ICE or CIWEM)  

Experience in model quality assurance procedures 

Advanced abilities in spreadsheet-based data analysis 

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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Source: Arcadis careers

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