Drainage Modeller

At HR Wallingford, we design smart, resilient solutions across the natural and built environments to help everyone live and work

more sustainably with water. By harnessing research, data insights and the power of our collective expertise, we help the world to

better understand the changing influence and impact of water.

We have an exciting opening for drainage modeller to help us deliver on our expanding portfolio of UK and international research

and consultancy projects.

• Modelling the impacts of retrofitting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in cities in Europe and the Caribbean as part of

climate resilient planning strategies;

• Evaluating impacts of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) spills and urban runoff discharges;
• Governance of water company modelling and asset delivery strategies;
• Modelling and master planning drainage asset portfolios;
• Developing climate-adjusted rainfall time series and risk-based approaches to drainage design for flood and spill risk

mitigation;

• Creating tools for the planning, evaluation and design of SuDS;
• Creating digital AI modelling solutions and applications;
• Developing industry good practice guidance.

The team sits within the wider Flood and Water Management Group. Across this Group, we have a wide variety of experts including in

water resources, flood risk systems analyses, flood forecasting, international climate adaptation and resilience, statistical

modelling, data visualisation and management, and the use of earth observation data.  Our work cuts across regulatory, government

and private sector consultancy and research sectors – both in the UK and internationally, and we are continuously generating new

knowledge, skills and tools through our ongoing programme of internally-funded research. Within your role, you would be

interacting and developing solutions with staff in all of these fields, in order to win and deliver projects and support clients

across the Group.

The Group are recognised for our innovation.  We won the ‘Digital Excellence’ category at the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coast

Excellence Awards 2024 with our Resilience and Innovation Northants (RAIN) platform for Northamptonshire Council (Home Page -

RAIN). Our Intelligent Dam Safety Monitoring (DAMSAT) project won two awards at the New Civil Engineer Techfest Awards and  our

Dengue forecasting MOdel Satellite-based System (D-MOSS) has won 9 different industry awards. We have recently been successful in

securing Ofwat Innovation Funding for a national SuDS platform (with Southern Water) and for developing a Rainwater Management

Platform (with Wessex Water).  We were also one of the ten finalists for the Manchester Prize for which we were funded to develop

an AI sewer spill water quality impact tool.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with existing demonstrable drainage modelling expertise and

skills in data analysis who can help us with the development of new ideas and solutions, alongside providing robust established

support to our clients.

You will have at least a years’ surface water and/or wastewater drainage modelling experience (using InfoWorks ICM or equivalent)

and ideally also have expertise in GIS and coding to help present and solve complex, data-intensive problems. You will have good

understanding of risks and solutions relating to urban runoff. Importantly, you will be a team player.

You will have a minimum professional qualification of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and have studied mathematics to

A’level (or equivalent).

• Download a full job description and person specification.
• Salary: Competitive (depending on experience).
• This role will stay open until a suitable candidate is sourced.

• Exceptional benefits: Enjoy a defined contribution pension scheme with a minimum 10% employer contribution (matched up to an

additional 5%), 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, and health insurance providing dental/optical cash back.

• Inclusive culture: Our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion is embedded in our core values.
• Inspiring the next generation: We are passionate about inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists through

outreach with our STEM Ambassadors.

• Reach your full potential: We invest in our people, offering a chance to make a real impact from day one.
• Work-life balance: We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer both hybrid working and flexi time. We

are also open to exploring other flexible working arrangements, including part-time.

HR Wallingford is a non-profit-distributing organisation allowing us to reinvest into strategic research and innovation. This

ensures that our staff have the opportunity to work on exciting research and development projects to create the next-generation

tools and technology and to apply them to solve water related problems around the world in novel ways. Collaboration and

teamworking is at our core, both internally and with industry and academic partners. Consequently, we actively encourage ongoing

training and development opportunities and pride ourselves on our open, inclusive and supportive work environment.

If you are excited about this role but are unsure about whether you’re the right fit or have sufficient experience, please email

careers@hrwallingford.com before applying.

If you are interested and meet our requirements, then please apply directly via our website www.hrwallingford.com/careers

providing your CV and a short covering letter.

Our privacy notice for job applicants, available from our website, explains how we collect and process the personal data you may

provide us when you apply for a job with us through our websites, or by any other means. This notice also explains how we’ll store

and handle that data and keep it.

HR Wallingford are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workplace. We do not discriminate, and work to create

an inclusive culture across our business.

If you are excited about this role but unsure whether you’re the right fit, we encourage you to apply. We’re also happy to answer

any questions by emailing careers@hrwallingford.com

Our privacy notice for job applicants, available from our website, explains how we collect and process the personal data you may

provide us when you apply for a job with us through our websites, or by any other means. This notice also explains how we’ll store

and handle that data and keep it.

HR Wallingford are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workplace. We do not discriminate, and work to create

an inclusive culture across our business.