Senior Engineer-Flood Modelling

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Our Flood Risk and Hydrology team is looking for a Senior Flood Risk Consultant to join our team. In Engineering, you'll create some of the world’s most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces that transform the world around us, from making journeys easier to opening up public places that bring people together. We’ll make sure you get the experience and personalised learning support you need to take your career as far as you want it to go.

Arcadis are involved in some of the most complex and diverse projects that are technically demanding and offer considerable potential for learning and development. We lead on the delivery of a variety of schemes and are working closely with the regulators.

In addition to leading the development of flood risk models you will be required to support Project Management duties, liaising closely with the client and increasing Arcadis projects by maximising trade-up situations.

Collaborating, learning, thinking proactively and creatively forms the ethos of the team and a fundamental part of your role. 

Our Resilience team works to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations

Role accountabilities:

• Coordinating and managing modelling studies and flood risk projects
• Produce flood risk assessments
• Supporting and developing junior team members
• Resolving technical modelling issues on projects and advancing our technical expertise
• Managing components of projects, taking responsibility for personal time and resource management, and coordinating team members, managing subcontractors, quality assurance and client feedback and ensuring effective communication of any changes/modifications
• Working in collaboration with other design disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall project
• Ensuring compliance in the components of the project for which you have responsibility, including drawings, reports, specifications, and studies
• Liaising with team members, Project Manager and the client
• Providing input to project teams, leading by example to achieve sector goals and championing quality and innovation.
• Assisting and participating in developing yourself and other team members to their full potential

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors in Civil Engineering and MS/ M.Tech in Water Resources / Environmental Engineering from a recognized University. 
• Eight+ years of experience in working with flood modelling, flood alleviation schemes and integrated ID / 2D modelling
• As an experienced professional you will have received or working towards chartership with an appropriate body (CIWEM, ICE)
• Fluvial flood modelling experience using industry-standard software such as TUFLOW / ESTRY / FLOOD MODELLER PRO/ICM InfoWorks
• Significant experience of GIS package (ArcGIS/QGIS/MapInfo)
• Ability to lead and carryout Flood Risk Assessments 
• Desired: Experience in working on hydrological studies using hydrological methodologies (i.e. Flood Estimation Handbook)
• Desired: Experience of Surface Water Management Plans and SuDS
• Desired: Experience in water resource assessments, undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments and preparing Environmental Statements
• A strong, self-motivated and assertive person capable of working under pressure. 
• Sound communication & writing skills 
• Good report writing, well-developed interpersonal skills and working in team are seen as essential attributes. 

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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