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About the Role

As a Senior Hydrogeologist, you will support and learn from teams of hydrogeologists, hydrologists, water quality specialists, asset planners, and engineers. Your work will contribute to strategic decisions and solutions for clients, delivering lasting benefits to local communities and the environment. You will have opportunities to develop skills in project management, business development, and people management.

Responsibilities

Provide senior technical advice on groundwater topics, including modelling, quality, Water Framework Directive, geo-environmental, engineering hydrogeology, and risk assessments.
Contribute to bid and proposal writing for water resources, environmental, and engineering sectors.
Analyze data using tools such as Modflow, ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, and Microsoft Excel.
Produce high-quality reports for clients.
Engage with clients to develop skills in project management and business development.

Requirements

Degree level qualification in hydrogeology, geology, environmental science, mathematics, or a related discipline.
Good communication and written skills.
Well-organized, able to prioritize workload with minimal supervision, and support junior team members.
Logical and pragmatic approach to problem-solving with attention to detail and motivation to innovate.
Understanding of the importance of prioritizing health, safety, wellbeing, and environmental issues.
Experience in quantitative assessment of groundwater problems and understanding different groundwater flow systems.
Experience in analyzing environmental datasets, including groundwater levels, river flows, and climate data.
Experience in delivering projects according to national regulations and guidance.
Experience using Microsoft Office suite of tools.
Knowledge of groundwater modelling software (e.g., MODFLOW).
Knowledge of using programming languages (e.g., Python), ArcGIS, or QGIS.

Skills

Hydrogeology
Groundwater modelling
Groundwater quality
Water Framework Directive
Geo-environmental
Engineering hydrogeology
Groundwater risk assessments
Data analysis
Modflow
ArcGIS
QGIS
Python
Microsoft Excel
Project management
Business development
People management

Location

Birmingham
Cambridge
Leeds
London
Sheffield
Bristol
UK

Work Type

Hybrid working

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Degree level qualification in hydrogeology, geology, environmental science, mathematics or other related discipline
Post graduate level qualification in hydrogeology, water resources management or other related discipline (Desirable)
Chartership with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Geological Society, CIWEM, ICE) (Desirable)

Benefits

Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
Life assurance equal up to 4 x basic salary, with an option to increase to 6 x salary
Income protection scheme with absence and return to work support
Flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing
Annual bonus schemes
Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
Health cash plan
Access to Peppy for menopause expert support
Comprehensive wellbeing program with family access
Ability to flex salary for a wide range of health benefits, extendable to family
Minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays
Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service
Employee saving schemes and discounts
Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
Two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid
Primary annual professional institution subscription
Opportunities for technical and soft skill enhancement through mentoring, formal training, and self-development
Membership in Advanced Employee Networks (LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, parents/carers)
Opportunities to make a difference within communities through social outcomes

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.
Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.
We offer countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow.
We are a proudly employee-owned business, benefiting clients, communities, and each other.
We invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.
Mott MacDonald combines heritage, vision and values into an ethos that encourages innovative thinking and career progression.
We are an independently owned business and share financial success with colleagues through various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Our employee ownership model means no external investors, creating a culture of shared success.
Employees have a stake and a voice in the business, with a direct connection to success through personal and group performance bonuses.
As careers grow, so does the stake, recognising long-term impact and contribution.
Senior roles have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Equal Opportunity

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.