Assistant Hydrologist

About You

Help Shape the Future of Water Protection

Are you passionate about hydrology and looking for a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact?

Use Your Skills to Tackle the Legacy of Mining

Join a team where your expertise in flow measurement and data analysis directly contributes to safeguarding our water environment.

Thrive in a Collaborative, Specialist-Led Environment

Work alongside hydrology and hydrometry experts, with support for your professional development and diverse ways of thinking.

• Hands‑on experience in hydrometry (e.g. measuring flows, installing structures)
• Ability to manage, analyse and report on flow monitoring data
• Skills in specifying and installing water monitoring instrumentation
• Confidence in supervising and managing contractors
• Clear communication and interpersonal strengths
• Capacity to manage and prioritise a high‑volume workload
• A full UK driving licence to support travel across our mining regions

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value diverse perspectives, including neurodivergent ways of thinking. If you’re curious, collaborative, and committed to protecting our water systems we’d love to hear from you.

Make a Real‑World Impact

Use your hydrometric expertise to support a nationally significant programme focused on protecting water environments affected by mining.

Autonomy Meets Collaboration

Work independently while being part of a team of specialists who value diverse thinking and practical problem‑solving.

Lead and Shape Hydrometric Delivery

Take ownership of contractor management and help implement innovative data processes that will shape future operations.

In this role, you’ll be:

• Delivering hydrometric services to support and advise the Mining Remediation Authority’s strategic mine water programme focused on metal mines.
• Managing hydrometric data from metal mine sites using the Aquarius software suite.
• Applying your experience to work independently while collaborating with internal experts to achieve hydrometric goals.
• Managing and supervising hydrometric contractors across our supply chain.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.

Role location: Hybrid working

Final date to receive applications: 30th November 2025

Sifting date: 1st December 2025

Interviews: w/c 8th December 2025 (If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security: Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

• A cutting‑edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
• Experience our values‑based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
• Flexibility in working patterns, whether it’s full‑time, part‑time, or compressed hours.
• Flexibility to add 6 extra days to holiday allowance, plus 8 public holidays.
• Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
• Support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well‑being.
• Exclusive employee discounts.
• Annual health check and £15 monthly towards well‑being activities.
• Convenient on‑site free parking, plus complimentary tea, coffee, & soft drinks at our Mansfield office.

We offer different ways to work flexibly, such as job share, flexible hours, working from home, and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work‑life balance is incredibly important.

Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we’re a great team united by passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas. We carry out essential services from responding to coal…