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Hydrologist / Flood Modeller - Hydropower

1 month ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Stantec Full time
Stantec is working on many of the world's largest, complex and most exciting dams and hydro projects.

Due to our ongoing success we are rapidly growing and seek an experienced Hydrologist and/or Flood Modeller to join our dynamic team, working on the design and development of cutting-edge dams, hydropower and pumped storage hydro solutions.

This role may be split between a hydrologist and flood modeller or may be combined. We are looking for someone with experience in this/these areas ranging from mid to senior level. This role can be based anywhere in the UK.


It is a great opportunity to join a growing multi disciplinary team involved in projects as varied and different as Coire Glas in Scotland, Koysha in Ethiopia, and Dinorwig in Wales, as well as supporting many of the UK water companies with inspections, remediation and development of new dams and reservoirs.


We have developed a strong reputation within the sector as a leading, progressive and forward-thinking consultancy, focused on delivering high quality outputs to ensure the client achieves their outcomes and business benefits.

Read more about our work at; Stantec Hydropower & Dams


You will have a good understanding of how the various disciplines within the design process come together to create an integrated solution.

You will be responsible for working and liaising with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers and clients to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community.


This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who is passionate about sustainable energy and eager to make a significant impact in the renewables industry.


We can offer you many benefits including a competitive benefits package, a strong culture of learning and development, and a great environment to work in.

As we look to further diversify and grow our wider Stantec UK business you will potentially be presented with future opportunities across our diversified business lines to further your career.


About You
You will have experience in some of the following areas;

  • Hydrology and Reservoir Flood Routing following UK practice inc, FEH and ReFH2 methodologies
  • Modelling systems using Flood Modeller, MIKE and HEC RAS modelling software
  • Dam Break modelling
  • General dam / reservoir design experience and
  • Design/assessment of hydraulic structures
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
We are keen to hear from you whether you have one or all of the above. Opportunities are available at all levels.


You will have strong communication skills to give technical presentations to clients and other design engineers as well as inputting into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops.


Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.


Why Join us?


The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us.

We offer a competitive salary, a great pension scheme, free private medical insurance, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects, excellent career development prospects and lots more

To hear what some of our existing UK&I workforce say about life at Stantec, please click on My Stantec Stories

\#UKEnergy

About Stantec
Stantec is a professional services firm.

Our team of 25,000 global experts provides engineering, architecture, environmental, and project management services across all phases of the project life cycle.

We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.


From large-scale developments to challenging neighbourhood projects, we stretch across our global network to learn from others, offer our support, and gain new experiences along the way.

So while we work to help the communities around us thrive, our own people thrive too.


Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment.

Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition tea

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