Job Description

The Role
As a Lead Hydraulics/Surge Engineer you will work closely with our Water and other discipline teams both in UK and overseas to provide specialist hydraulic support on a wide range of projects with demonstrable technical excellence.
Role responsibilities include:
+ Production of bespoke hydraulic calculations including supporting research where necessary
+ Demonstrate and maintain a strong specialist technical CPD
+ Communicate technical matters effectively and efficiently with multi-disciplinary teams, internal and external clients both verbally and in formal written reporting
+ Provide mentoring, guidance and technical advice to support and supervise junior staff
+ Undertake or support technical reviews of projects and reports by others

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Extensive experience in hydraulics and surge analysis and design for water and wastewater transmission, treatment and collection/distribution systems from feasibility through detailed design and construction and commissioning support + An experienced user of at least one industry standard surge analysis package such as Bentley Hammer, Wanda, KYPipe + Experience with HADES for steady state hydraulics + Experience with distribution and collection system modelling tools e.g. EPANET, SWMM, Infoworks + Author/co-author of relevant specialist papers published in professional journals or presented at conferences + Understanding of CFD, physical modelling and other relevant technical disciplines such as Civil and MEICA + Commercial awareness both for budget control and solution development + A degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject + Membership of a relevant professional chartered institute