Location: Reading (Hybrid working available)
Salary: Up to £68,000 per annum (DOE)
Shift Type: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week
Benefits: 26–30 days holiday + bank holidays, performance-related bonus, generous pension, healthcare & wellbeing support, Cycle to Work, life assurance, retail discounts
The Opportunity
A leading UK water and environmental services organisation is seeking an experienced Wastewater Hydraulic Modeller to support critical regulatory and infrastructure programmes, including DWMP and WINEP delivery. This is a senior technical role with responsibility for complex catchment modelling, optioneering, and project leadership, contributing directly to long-term environmental protection and network resilience strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Lead development, review and calibration of Integrated Catchment Models (ICM) using diverse datasets.
Plan and oversee flow surveys, asset inspections and field investigations to ensure high-quality model inputs.
Drive optioneering studies, identifying and evaluating solutions to manage hydraulic and environmental risk.
Manage end-to-end ICM modelling programmes, including budgets, resources and stakeholder engagement.
Produce clear, defensible technical reports for both regulatory and non-technical audiences.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior modellers where required.Candidate Profile
Degree (or equivalent) in Civil / Environmental Engineering, Hydrology or related discipline.
Strong, hands-on expertise with ICM software, including building, calibrating and validating complex models.
Proven experience working for or on behalf of a water or sewerage undertaker.
Solid understanding of wastewater network assets and hydraulic behaviour.
Confident communicator with strong numerical and reporting capability.
Comfortable working independently and making sound technical judgements.Desirable Experience
Regulatory investigation support including SOAF, Environment Act (INV4), WINEP and DWMP programmes.
Experience in technical leadership, mentoring or reviewing the work of other modellers.
Pertemps Engineering Division
If you are an experienced Wastewater Modeller seeking a technically challenging role with long-term programme visibility and genuine impact on environmental outcomes, please apply today.
For further information, contact the Pertemps Engineering Division. All applications will be handled in strict confidence
Salary description
£45940.00 - £68000.00 per year