Senior Clean Water (Hydraulic) Modeller

RPS Group
Glasgow
9 months ago
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Senior Clean Water (Hydraulic) Modeller

We are looking forSenior Clean Water (Hydraulic) Modellers to join our Water Consultancy team. We aim to grow our people, benefit our environment and enjoy what we do.

From strategy development and business planning support to solution development, testing, optimisation, and design, we offer a full range of water services built on our deep expertise inhydraulicandwater quality modelling, and we are currently in the market to recruit professionals with a background in Water Engineering to join our team at all levels.

About The Team:

Join ourClean Water (Hydraulic) Modelling Teamand you will work on a prestigious SR21 Technical Consultancy Framework driven byScottish Waterapproach to utilise, maintain and construct their hydraulic modelling library.

We are looking for hydraulic modellers at all levels to support a wide spectrum of water programmes in areas such as optioneering, outline/detailed design and asset condition assessment.

You will work within a skilled hydraulic team to support our design team, carry out zonal studies along with creating solutions for water engineering projects. This programme of work will continue into SR27 and beyond, securing your career for the years ahead.

About You:

We are looking for ambitious engineering professionals with a passion for problem-solving and Water Industry experience in the following areas:

Expertise in water engineering and network analysis, helping to deliver specialist, complex or innovative projects, ensuring client and design standards are specification compliance and production of quality plans. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, including technical guidance of less experienced colleagues. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with clients. Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or MS Project. Working knowledge of GIS Systems (MapInfo, ArcGIS, QGIS). Experience using InfoWorks WS Pro, Synergi or similar water modelling package. Hold a full clean driving licence. Travelling to the site and client and/or other RPS/Tetra Tech offices may be required. Degree qualified in a relevant subject Coding experience is not essential but desirable (Ruby, Python etc)

Your Responsibilities:

Technical development and delivery of clean water modelling projects, being involved in all workstreams including scoping, model build, model maintenance, zonal and growth studies, design support Preparing technical and analytical reports Being part of multi-discipline project teams to build, maintain and manage strong and collaborative working relationships with clients and wider RPS/Tetra Tech disciplines Responsibility for technical delivery and guidance of junior team members Holding client meetings Ensuring quality of outputs and compliance with client specifications Awareness of and compliance with all health and safety, quality and environmental aspects of projects

What’s in it for you?

We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself.Successful candidates are trained by industry-leading professionals who are committed to the personal development of their teams. We also run a comprehensive suite of training courses throughout the year which focus on softer skills and personal development, with needs identified through our annual appraisal process.

What Happens Next:

Please register to be a part of this incredible new chapter at RPS, upload your CV and Cover Letter and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.

About RPS Water:

It’s an exciting time to be working for our UK Water business as the workload in the water market takes off.With a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place, we are ideally placed to help our clients deliver on the challenges facing them over the coming years - whether that is reducing leakage, pollution, and flooding, or improving the environment and levels of service to their customers.

Our Water business employs around 1000 highly skilled and motivated people working on projects for all the water and sewerage companies across the UK, and most of the water-only companies.We deliver a full range of end-to-end water and wastewater services including data collection and analytics; modelling and risk analysis/optimisation; data visualisation and mapping; artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions; feasibility studies; outline and detailed design of capital solutions; and development of optimised, risk-based, operational interventions.

Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company:

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023, RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

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Our commitment to Diversityand Inclusion
Mindful that a truly inclusiveorganization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and withoutunnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusionprinciples in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communitiesand clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the bestavailable talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversityand inclusion
Our people live our purpose,deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behavioursdefine who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that wedo. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a greatplace to do great work.
‘Stronger Together’ is one ofour five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful,acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution ofeveryone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent.People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies
We have a Preferred Supplier List oftrusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge anyspeculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not onthis list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require anyfurther information.

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