Senior Hydrogeologist (Flexible across all locations in UK)

This position is open for our Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Epsom, Glasgow, London, Oxford, Peterborough and Manchester offices but we can be flexible with location. Do you have the ambition, enthusiasm and technical capability to work with us as a senior hydrogeologist within the water resources sector? We are looking for someone to join our successful Water Management Consultancy groundwater resources team in delivering a growing portfolio of projects. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced hydrogeologist looking to progress their career in a vitally important industry with an internationally renowned company., As an already experienced hydrogeologist, and ideally chartered, you will have led and delivered groundwater related project tasks in the UK and/or internationally for at least six years. You will work closely with our technical specialists who are based in our established teams in Birmingham, Epsom, London, Oxford and Peterborough. We have a friendly and approachable team with a strong reputation for delivering excellence with multiple clients.,

• You will work with our hydrogeologist technical leads and other technical disciplines in winning, delivering and managing our portfolio of groundwater projects and developing trusted client relationships.
• You will champion high standards of performance, and influence project development. As an experienced hydrogeologist you will have the technical knowledge and project/bid skills to undertake work assigned to you to a high standard, ensuring accuracy and quality.
• You are likely to undertake and delegate complex problem solving that may include data gathering and processing, calculations and modelling, conceptualization, reporting, proposal writing and costing.
• Collaborative and supportive teamwork is vital to our success, and you will work closely with the rest of the groundwater resources team sometimes delegating to, reviewing the work of and mentoring more junior staff.
• You will also work collaboratively with other technical disciplines in the Water Management Consultancy team and beyond, delivering a range of projects relating to water supply, strategic planning, resource optimization and environmental assessment.
  
  With a degree in science, engineering or mathematics and a post-graduate qualification in hydrogeology or a related subject, you are likely to be chartered through a relevant professional body.
• You will have at least six years demonstrable experience as a hydrogeologist within consultancy, water company, regulator or academic fields.
• Your experience will include water resources hydrogeology and hydrology, for example Water Industry National Environment Programme investigations (low flow, Water Framework Directive No Deterioration or Environmental Destination, catchment water quality), signal and pumping tests, borehole design, groundwater flooding or water resource planning.
• You will have a good understanding of UK hydrogeology and of the operational and environmental regulatory framework of UK water management.
• You will have experience of leading project tasks and possibly entire projects through problem definition, data collection, analysis, interpretation and drawing succinct conclusions and recommendations.
• Evidence that you can develop new and innovative approaches will be advantageous.
• You will have excellent numerical, analytical, report-writing and presentational skills and an eye for detail.
• You will be highly motivated and proactive and enjoy solving challenging water resources problems within a high achieving team environment.
• You will be able to communicate effectively at all levels to support collaborative working and the building of high-quality client relationships.
• You will have valid full UK driving license.
  
  AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, with over 35,000 employees worldwide. At AtkinsRéalis, we offer more than just a job. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the natural environment.
As part of our Environment practice, our highly respected Water Management Consultancy business operates at the interface between people and the water environment, tackling problems relating to water availability, water quality, water habitat and future changes to these. We offer our clients a team of passionate, intelligent, digitally-minded, capable, and innovative staff with a unique blend of diverse technical skills. We enjoy working collaboratively and innovatively, delivering projects that bring about real change and that make a positive difference to the environment and society. This provides great career development opportunity for our staff. Our hydrogeologists work at the forefront of managing the challenges of providing resilient and environmentally sustainable water supplies for the future while ensuring water habitats are protected from new infrastructure development. We are undertaking an increasing number and range of important and exciting projects that involve groundwater resource evaluation, development and management and environmental impact investigation for water companies, other major water users and regulators. Building on this success, we are growing our team and this growth could include you. You could help us to win and deliver work across our extensive client portfolio and enhance our reputation for excellence., At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.


• AtkinsRéalis recognizes that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment.
• We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.
• As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default, AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working where working hours and days are not necessarily fixed, where there is no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in an AtkinsRéalis office.
Rewards and Benefits:
• We offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25 days of leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell some of that leave.
• Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Training:
• AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally.
• We access to a wide ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual's abilities and talents.
• We also actively support staff in achieving chartership with relevant institutions.
Why work for AtkinsRéalis? We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo. We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.