# Flood Forecasting Modeller

**Company**: WSP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are expanding our UK flood forecasting capability within the Sustainable Water Management team and are looking for experienced flood forecast modellers and hydrologists at all levels.

You will help deliver and grow our national programme of real-time modelling projects, working alongside fluvial and pluvial specialists, hydrologists, and modellers across the UK and internationally.

This is a chance to take on varied, meaningful work that improves flood warning, strengthens national resilience, and supports major infrastructure, government, and water sector clients.

**Responsibilities**

- Deliver and, where appropriate, lead flood forecast modelling and hydrology studies using tools such as Flood Modeller, PDM, and hydrodynamic routing.

- Prepare and review model boundaries, undertake rating reviews, and complete performance testing.

- Carry out quality assurance and independent technical reviews of forecast products.

- Produce clear, high-quality client and public-facing deliverables and contribute to the visualisation of complex data.

- Support the development of WSP's flood forecasting service offering.

- Mentor less experienced modellers.

- Support or lead bid proposals and help develop innovative solutions for clients.

- Manage project delivery, including commercial, financial, and stakeholder aspects.

- Collaborate with UK and international WSP teams.

- Promote a safety-first approach in line with WSP policies and procedures.

**Requirements**

- Strong understanding of UK flood forecasting techniques, Flood Modeller, rating review, PDM, and performance testing.

- Experience delivering and reviewing real-time models, including work for UK statutory bodies such as EA, SEPA, NRW, or DfI.

- Commercial awareness, including supporting or leading proposal development.

- Ability to engage confidently with clients and stakeholders at all levels.

- Excellent communication, technical review, and analytical skills.

- Chartership or a commitment to achieving it.

- Experience with non-real-time modelling is an advantage.

## Skills

### Required
- Flood Modeller
- PDM
- hydrodynamic routing
- UK flood forecasting techniques
- rating review
- performance testing
- commercial awareness
- proposal development
- client engagement
- stakeholder management
- communication
- technical review
- analytical skills

### Nice to have
- non-real-time modelling
- Chartership

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