Overview

Senior Hydrogeologist role at Mott MacDonald.

Location: Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London, Sheffield, Bristol, UK.

Recruiter contact: Aoife Cullen

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across industries delivering work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Overview Of The Role

As a senior hydrogeologist, you will be part of a large team of water resources specialists, supporting and learning from our teams of hydrogeologists, hydrologists, water quality specialists, asset planners and engineers as they deliver a wide range of services for UK and international clients. Our groundwater experts work on projects for diverse clients, delivering services in public water supply, borehole construction, construction dewatering, groundwater quality, abstraction impact assessments, groundwater modelling, catchment conceptualisation and management. Your input will help our project teams and clients to deliver projects, resulting in strategic decisions and solutions that you can be proud of.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Provision of senior technical advice across a wide range of groundwater topics including groundwater modelling, groundwater quality, Water Framework Directive, geo-environmental, engineering hydrogeology and groundwater risk assessments
• Contribution to bid and proposal writing across water resources, environmental and engineering sectors
• Analysing data using tools such as Modflow, ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, Microsoft Excel
• Producing high quality reports for clients

Alongside your technical role, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in project management and business development through engaging with our clients and people management.

Candidate specification

Essential

• Degree level qualification in hydrogeology, geology, environmental science, mathematics or related discipline
• Good communication and written skills
• Well organised, able to prioritise your own workload with minimal supervision and support more junior members of the team
• Logical and pragmatic approach to problem solving, attention to detail and the motivation to innovate
• Understand the importance of prioritising health, safety, wellbeing and environmental issues
• Experience of quantitative assessment of groundwater problems and understanding different groundwater flow systems
• Experience of analysis of environmental dataset, including groundwater levels, river flows and climate data
• Experience of delivering projects according to national regulations and guidance
• Experience of using Microsoft Office tools
• Knowledge of groundwater modelling software such as MODFLOW
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Python), ArcGIS or QGIS

Desirable

• Post graduate level qualification in hydrogeology, water resources management or related discipline
• Professional consultancy experience in water resources
• Chartership with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Geological Society, CIWEM, ICE)

Immigration and Working Arrangements

UK Immigration: Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of changes to the Skilled Worker route. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Agile working: Hybrid working policy to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all and foster an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility: If you need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
• Health cash plan for everyday costs
• Access to Peppy for menopause support
• Comprehensive wellbeing program including family access
• Flexible benefits to extend health options to family

Financial wellbeing

• Employer pension contributions match from 4.5% to 7%
• Life assurance up to 4x salary (option to 6x)
• Income protection and return-to-work support
• Flexible benefits including critical illness insurance and will writing
• Profit-sharing through annual bonus schemes

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33-35 days holiday, with potential to buy/sell leave
• Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies including maternity/adoption and paternity/partner leave
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
• Additional leave for caring responsibilities

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription
• Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers
• Opportunities to contribute to social outcomes

Location(s): Cambridge, London, Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield, Leeds.

Contract Type: Permanent | Work Pattern: Full Time

Industry: Water | Discipline: Water | Job Ref: 11600 | Recruiter Contact: Aoife Cullen