Senior Hydrologist - Dams and Tailings

Senior Hydrologist - Dams & Tailings

Location: London Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Working Pattern: Hybrid

The Role

A leading specialist engineering consultancy is looking to appoint a Senior Hydrologist Consultant to join its London team, working on technically challenging projects involving dams, tailings storage facilities and water management infrastructure.

The role will suit a hydrologist with consultancy experience who is looking to develop their career within the dams and mining sector. You will work across a range of UK and international projects, providing technical input into hydrological assessments, flood studies, dam safety and water management schemes.

This is a highly technical role with opportunities to work alongside experienced engineers and specialists across hydrology, hydraulics, geotechnical engineering and dam engineering.

Key Responsibilities

Undertake hydrological assessments for dams, reservoirs and tailings storage facilities. Complete flood studies, rainfall-runoff assessments and catchment hydrology investigations. Undertake dam-break and breach flood assessments, including downstream inundation modelling. Assess extreme rainfall, flood events and design flows for dam and tailings infrastructure. Develop and review hydrological and hydraulic models. Support water balance and site-wide water management assessments for mining projects. Produce technical reports, calculations and hydrological assessments. Provide technical input into dam safety assessments and risk studies. Assist with the assessment and design of spillways, diversion channels and flood protection measures. Analyse rainfall, river flow, catchment and climate data. Work with GIS and other modelling tools to assess flood pathways and catchment characteristics. Liaise with clients and multidisciplinary project teams. Undertake occasional site visits and international travel where required. Support the preparation of technical proposals and contribute to business development.

About You

The successful candidate will have a degree in Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources or a related discipline, together with relevant consultancy experience.

Ideally, you will have:

Experience working in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or hydraulic modelling. An interest in or experience of dams, tailings or mining-related projects. Experience undertaking hydrological assessments and flood studies. Knowledge of dam-break, breach or inundation modelling would be highly beneficial. Experience with software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, TUFLOW, Flood Modeller or similar. Strong GIS skills, ideally including ArcGIS or QGIS. Understanding of rainfall-runoff modelling, flood estimation and catchment hydrology. Strong technical report writing and data analysis skills. Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams. Willingness to travel internationally for project and site work.

Chartered status or progress towards CEng, C.WEM or an equivalent professional qualification would be advantageous.

What's on Offer:

Competitive salary and benefits package. London-based role with hybrid working. Opportunity to work on major dams, tailings and mining projects in the UK and internationally. Exposure to complex and technically challenging hydrology and water management projects. International travel and site-based opportunities. Support towards professional development and chartership. Opportunity to work alongside leading specialists in dam engineering, geotechnics, hydrology and water management. Clear long-term progression within a technically focused consultancy