Associate Director Hydrology

Job description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours and patterns to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a very experienced hydrologist to join our welcoming and multi-disciplinary team based in our Winnersh (Reading), Bristol or Exeter office. You will lead the delivery of hydrological contributions to a wide variety of projects for the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities, water companies and other public and private clients.

As a valuable member of our Water Catchment Management team you will be involved in advising our clients on delivering flood risk management, sustainable drainage and civil engineering solutions. You will work on varied projects from studies to improve the river environment to the design of reservoirs.

You will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities. A career with Jacobs will provide the opportunity to make a positive impact and deliver solutions that bring value to our communities and society.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Chartered with ICE, CIWEM or equivalent, or close to chartered status
• Demonstrable understanding of general hydrological techniques, the Flood Estimation Handbook and knowledge of recent updates and active fields of research
• Experience of low flow hydrological analysis
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide technical leadership in the field of hydrology within multi-disciplinary teams

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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