Senior​/Principal Hydrogeologist

Location

Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London, Sheffield, Bristol; UK

Contract Type

Permanent

Work Pattern

Full Time

Market

Water

Discipline

Water

Job

11600

Recruiter Contact

Aoife Cullen

About the Division

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. The Water Consultancy Division is Mott Mac Donald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work.

Overview

of the Role

As a senior hydrogeologist, you will be part of a large team of water resources specialists, supporting and learning from our teams of hydro geologists, hydrologists, water quality specialists, asset planners and engineers as they deliver a wide range of services for UK and international clients. Your input will help our project teams and clients to deliver projects, resulting in strategic decisions and solutions that you can be proud of.

You

will be Responsible For

• Provision of senior technical advice across a wide range of groundwater topics including groundwater modelling, groundwater quality, Water Framework Directive, geo-environmental, engineering hydrogeology and groundwater risk assessments
• Contribution to bid and proposal writing across water resources, environmental and engineering sectors
• Analysing data using tools such as Modflow, ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, Microsoft Excel
• Producing high quality reports for clients

Candidate Specification – Essential

• Degree level qualification in hydrogeology, geology, environmental science, mathematics or other related discipline
• Good communication and written skills
• Well organised, able to prioritise your own workload with minimal supervision and support more junior members of the team
• Logical and pragmatic approach to problem solving, attention to detail and the motivation to innovate
• Understand the importance of prioritising health, safety, wellbeing and environmental issues
• Experience of quantitative assessment of groundwater problems and developing an understanding of different groundwater flow systems
• Experience of analysis of environmental dataset, including groundwater levels, river flows and climate data
• Experience of delivering projects according to national regulations and guidance
• Experience of using Microsoft office suite of tools
• Knowledge of groundwater modelling software e.g. MODFLOW
• Knowledge of using programming languages (e.g. Python), ArcGIS or QGIS

Candidate Specification – Desirable

• Post graduate level qualification in hydrogeology, water resources management or other related discipline
• Professional consultancy experience in water resources
• Chartership with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Geological Society, CIWEM, ICE)

UK Immigration

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile

Working

At Mott Mac Donald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

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