Wastewater Modeller – Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester & Newcastle
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Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the opportunity
These are exciting times to be involved in the water sector with major programmes of work to be delivered across the water and wastewater asset base in the years ahead. The water industry is facing some of the greatest challenges and change required since privatisation to deliver enhanced customer and environmental outcomes and wider socio-economic benefits.
We are working with partners to help shape the future of asset management, investment planning and delivery. We provide end-to-end technical and asset planning support to help deliver best customer value, manage risk and meet affordability requirements.
Jacobs has secured multiple long term framework contracts with water industry clients in the UK, Ireland and across the Globe. We are seeking skilled people to join our water team and deliver on these fantastic opportunities in the water industry and beyond.
We are seeking engineers with a Senior Wastewater Modellers with a background who are looking to grow their careers in exciting new ways. Specifically, we have current opportunities to join our UK based teams to reinforce our existing team and further support our frameworks with UK Water Companies.
There are opportunities to support the delivery of programmes and projects at various stages in the project lifecycle. Our water projects have sustainability at their core and are outcome driven to protect the environment, reduce flood risk, improve water supplies and add value to our local communities.
Working on technically interesting projects both regionally and nationally from a northeast base also provides excellent opportunities for personal and professional development at all stages in your career. Successful candidates will join a global team of water professionals, working on a range of high-profile projects and become a part of a world leading company with excellent career prospects.
We are looking for a Wastewater Modeller to join our teams in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester & Newcastle.
Key Duties;
- Responsible for supporting the technical delivery and Project Manager to ensure the successful delivery of robustly defined technical solutions.
- Experience in network hydraulic modelling (InfoWorks ICM).
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects within agreed timeframes and budgets and to exceed our clients’ expectations.
- Work as part of a team being involved in a variety of projects including model build and verification, using existing models to understand system performance.
- Optioneering and solutions development of flooding and CSO drivers.
- Working to client specifications and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Interacting directly with various personnel in our client’s organisations, including face to face progress meetings.
- Investigation, analysis and resolution of drainage network issues.
- Scoping of network surveys to supplement model updates.
- Review and manage weekly contractor survey submissions.
- Building and maintaining hydraulic models.
- Delivery of technical reports and hydraulic modelling studies.
- Undertake the development of modelled engineering solutions to mitigate the effects of development, to solve sewer flooding and to address unsatisfactory overflows.
- Working knowledge of GIS tools (MapInfo, ArcGIS).
- Assist with the preparation of cost estimates for modelling.
- Supervise site surveys and field investigations.
- Plan, programme, co-ordinate and write reports for specific projects.
- Driving health and safety in all aspects of our projects.
- Communicating and liaising effectively with colleagues, contracting engineers, subcontractors, sub-consultants and clients.
- Providing guidance and support to less experienced graduate engineers or technicians.
Here's what you'll need
- The candidate should be a highly motivated, competent and analytical person with experience in network modelling, design and network analysis.
- An excellent team player that works well on own initiative and possesses excellent communication skills.
- Experience in the outline design of wastewater schemes; sewage pumping systems and treatment facilities.
- Integrated Catchment Modelling experience
- Experience of supporting tendering procedures and putting together proposals.
- Demonstrable track record of technical achievement and client satisfaction within the water industry
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Positive outlook and approachable manner.
- Capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with internal staff and external clients
- Ability to be flexible and to be able to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.
- Self-motivated, able to work as part of a team or on individual assignments when required.
- Ability to complete assignments on time, within budget and to a high technical standard.
Our Culture
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We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
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Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
