Senior Water Resources Consultant

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you'll find room to grow and do work that matters to you. You'll also get the backing of a global business and the chance to work with talented people who will broaden your horizons.

Join WSP’s Sustainable Water Management team and help tackle some of the biggest challenges facing water resources, from drought and climate resilience to sustainable abstraction, demand management and long-term water resource planning.

As a Senior Water Resources Consultant, you’ll work with water companies, regional groups, regulators and other clients to understand the resilience of water resource systems and develop practical solutions for the future.

Depending on your experience and interests, you could work across:

• Water resources planning and modelling
• Hydrological modelling
• Demand management
• Drought and resilience planning
• Environmental assessment and sustainable abstraction
• Strategic water resource options and options appraisal

You’ll support technical delivery, contribute to project and client management, and have opportunities to help develop proposals and new work.

You don’t need experience across all of these areas. We’re interested in people with experience in one or more areas who want to deepen their expertise and broaden their skills.

There’s also flexibility to shape the role around your strengths, interests and career ambitions, and we’re open to discussing the appropriate level of seniority with the right person.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Relevant experience in water resources, hydrology, water planning, environmental science, modelling or a related discipline
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Experience contributing to technical projects
• An interest in developing your technical, project management and client-facing experience

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team of specialists across water resources, hydrology, hydrogeology, water quality, catchment management and flood risk.

You’ll have opportunities to:

• Work on complex water resource and climate resilience challenges including water resource management plans
• Build on your existing technical specialism while developing new skills by working with different clients, across projects and technical disciplines
• Develop your project management and client-facing experience
• Access wider UK and international opportunities
• Receive support with your professional development and progression towards chartership

A degree or equivalent relevant experience in geography, hydrology, environmental or earth sciences, engineering, mathematics or another relevant discipline would be welcomed.

Work-life balance: WSP knows work is only one part of your life. Our hybrid working policy means you can work from home and also collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.