Senior Water Resources Consultant

At WSP, you'll find room to grow and do work that matters to you. You'll also get the backing of a global business and the chance to work with talented people who will broaden your horizons.

Why this role?
Join WSP’s Sustainable Water Management team and help tackle some of the biggest challenges facing water resources, from drought and climate resilience to sustainable abstraction, demand management and long-term water resource planning.

We work with many of the UK's biggest water companies and the contractors who support them, along with industrial and international clients. Our work covers water treatment, wastewater treatment, sewerage and water networks. 

As a Senior Water Resources Consultant, you’ll work with water companies, regional groups, regulators and other clients to understand the resilience of water resource systems and develop practical solutions for the future.

What you'll be doing

Depending on your experience and interests, you could work across:

• Water resources planning and modelling.
• Hydrological modelling.
• Demand management.
• Drought and resilience planning.
• Environmental assessment and sustainable abstraction.
• Strategic water resource options and options appraisal.
   

You’ll support technical delivery, contribute to project and client management, and have opportunities to help develop proposals and new work.

You don’t need experience across all of these areas. We’re interested in people with experience in one or more areas who want to deepen their expertise and broaden their skills.
There’s also flexibility to shape the role around your strengths, interests and career ambitions, and we’re open to discussing the appropriate level of seniority with the right person.

What we’d love you to bring

You’ll ideally have:

• Relevant experience in water resources, hydrology, water planning, environmental science, modelling or a related discipline.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Experience contributing to technical projects.
• An interest in developing your technical, project management and client-facing experience.
   

Your experience could come from a consultancy, water company, regulator, government organisation, research or academic environment, or another relevant sector.

Experience in UK water resources planning, water resources modelling, demand management, drought planning, options appraisal, project management or proposal development would be useful, but we don’t expect you to have all of these.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team of specialists across water resources, hydrology, hydrogeology, water quality, catchment management and flood risk.

You’ll have opportunities to:

• Work on complex water resource and climate resilience challenges including water resource management plans.
• Build on your existing technical specialism while developing new skills by working with different clients, across projects and technical disciplines.
• Develop your project management and client-facing experience.
• Access wider UK and international opportunities.
• Receive support with your professional development and progression towards chartership.
   

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent relevant experience in geography, hydrology, environmental or earth sciences, engineering, mathematics or another relevant discipline would be welcomed.
• A postgraduate qualification and progress towards chartership would be beneficial but are not essential.
   

Don’t meet every requirement? We know that great candidates don’t always tick every box. If you have relevant experience and are excited about developing your career in water resources, we’d still like to hear from you.

Work-life balance: WSP knows work is only one part of your life. Our hybrid working policy means you can work from home and also collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.