Hydrological Advisor

Your new company

An established organisation operating across the environmental and infrastructure sectors is looking to appoint an experienced Hydrological Advisor to strengthen its environmental team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a multidisciplinary environment, providing specialist hydrological and water-management advice while supporting the successful delivery of complex projects.

Your new role

As Hydrological Advisor, you will provide practical and technical support across hydrology, water management and environmental compliance. Working alongside environmental, engineering and operational teams, you will help ensure appropriate environmental standards and mitigation measures are maintained throughout project delivery.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist hydrological and water-management advice.
• Supporting water quality monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Reviewing hydrological information, catchment assessments and flood-risk considerations.
• Advising on surface water, groundwater and drainage management.
• Developing and implementing water-management and monitoring plans.
• Undertaking regular environmental and water-related site inspections.
• Monitoring environmental performance and identifying potential risks.
• Overseeing appropriate pollution prevention and mitigation measures.
• Supporting compliance with relevant environmental legislation, permits and project requirements.
• Producing technical documentation, monitoring records and environmental reports.
• Providing technical guidance to operational and project teams.
• Supporting environmental incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders where required.
• Promoting environmental best practice across project activities.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this position, you will ideally have:

• A relevant qualification in Environmental Science, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years' relevant professional experience, ideally within construction, engineering or a similarly project-based environment.
• Experience with water-quality monitoring and interpretation of results.
• Knowledge of drainage, flood risk and water-management principles.
• Understanding of relevant environmental legislation and permitting.
• Experience working within a site-based environment.
• Strong technical reporting and written communication skills.
• Good IT capabilities, including Microsoft Office.
• A valid CSCS card.
• A full UK manual driving licence.
• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary of £35,000 - £55,000 (DOE)
• Permanent, full-time employment
• 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays
• Company pension
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Income protection
• Death-in-service benefit
• Health and wellbeing support
• Employee assistance and counselling services

What you need to do now

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