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About the Role

As a Hydrologist, you will be an integral part of our wider Water Resources and Flooding sub-sector, contributing to Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges. You will work on diverse and technically challenging projects at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies and protecting our environment. The role involves providing hydrology and climate science services, innovating to predict the impact of climate change on water availability and flood frequency, and supporting major UK water companies and international hydropower projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct low flow assessments and water systems modelling to define water availability during droughts.
• Estimate future climate variable changes using global or regional projections.
• Perform flood hydrology studies, incorporating the impact of climate change.
• Undertake hydropower feasibility studies, including defining design floods and verifying energy generation.
• Conduct climate change risk assessments of assets or portfolios.
• Develop skills in project management and business development by engaging with water sector and regulatory framework clients.

Requirements

• Proven track record in the field with a passion for learning and innovating.
• Relevant degree-level qualification (e.g., hydrology, geography, mathematics, civil engineering, or related discipline).
• Knowledge of low flows hydrology, including rainfall-runoff modelling or applying UKCP18 and CMIP5/6 projections to climate change impact assessments.
• Willingness to innovate.
• Excellent communication and written skills.

Skills

• Hydrology
• Hydrogeology
• Water quality
• Catchment management
• Climate resilience
• Hydraulic modelling
• Flood risk
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Rainfall-runoff models
• Weather generators
• Digital tool development
• Project management
• Business development
• Water systems modelling (Aquator, WEAP, Pywr)
• Coding/statistical techniques

Location

• Bristol
• Cambridge
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow
• Leeds
• London
• Manchester
• Sheffield
• UK

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Not specified

Education Level

• Degree level qualification

Benefits

• Pension contributions matching between 4.5% and 7%
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to increase to 6x)
• Income protection scheme with absence and return to work support
• Flexible benefits (increased life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, will writing)
• Annual bonus schemes
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Access to Peppy for menopause support
• Comprehensive wellbeing program with family access
• Ability to flex salary for health benefits (extendable to family)
• Minimum 33-35 days holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays, dependent on level)
• Ability to buy or sell leave
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service
• Employee saving schemes and discounts
• Enhanced family leave policies (26 weeks paid maternity/adoption, 2 weeks paid paternity/partner)
• Shared parental leave (up to 24 weeks at full pay)
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid)
• Support for military families
• Primary annual professional institution subscription
• Mentoring, formal training, and self-development options
• Access to Advanced Employee Networks (LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, parents/carers)
• Support for Armed Forces community (signatories of Armed Forces Covenant, Gold Award holders)
• Opportunities for social outcomes and community involvement

About the Company

• Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
• We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.
• Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.
• With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.
• Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best.
• As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.
• Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.
• The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work.
• The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment.
• Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.
• Mott MacDonald is a unique company to work for, combining heritage, vision and values into an ethos that encourages innovative thinking and career progression in technical, management or commercial/client-facing directions, or a combination thereof.
• You will have control of your own career path, which we will support through mentoring and training, but above all by giving you the opportunities to face new challenges and take more responsibilities.
• We combine heritage, vision and values into an ethos that encourages innovative thinking and career progression, whether technical, management or commercial/client-facing.
• Our employee-owned structure brings us the flexibility to pursue our values freely.
• With us, you will have control of your own career path and technical direction, which we will support by giving you the opportunities to face new challenges and take on more responsibilities.
• We see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring.
• While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams.
• We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Equal Opportunity

• We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve.
• We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
• We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
• We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
• We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.