Senior Technical Consultant, Water Scientist

About us

At Worley, we're bridging two worlds. As a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts, we help customers meet today's needs while progressing towards a more sustainable future. Worley Consulting provides strategic, management and technical consulting services across the energy, chemicals, resources and infrastructure sectors. Within Environment & Sustainability, our Water team delivers specialist expertise in hydrology, hydrogeology, flood risk, drainage and water resources.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Hydrologist to join our growing Water team. You will lead the technical delivery of hydrology, flood risk and drainage assignments, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and help develop our people and client relationships. The role offers exposure to nationally and internationally significant projects across the new energy, industrial water, hydrogen, renewables, mining, chemicals and infrastructure sectors.

What you'll do

• Lead hydrological, flood risk and drainage assessments for major development projects. • Deliver rainfall analysis, catchment assessments and flood estimation studies. • Prepare Flood Risk Assessments, hydrological studies and surface water drainage strategies • Develop, apply or oversee hydrological and hydraulic models, and interpret results for multidisciplinary design teams. • Assess climate change implications and contribute to resilient, proportionate mitigation strategies. • Provide technical review and quality assurance for reports, calculations and project deliverables. • Contribute water-related inputs to environmental assessments, permitting studies and design development. • Manage work packages, budgets, schedules, risks and resources, maintaining a strong focus on safety and quality. • Build trusted client relationships and contribute to technical and commercial proposals. • Mentor graduates and consultants and share knowledge through regional and global technical networks.

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• A degree in Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or a related discipline. • Relevant consultancy or industry experience • Chartered status, or clear progress towards chartership, through an appropriate professional institution. • Strong practical experience in hydrology, flood risk, surface water management or drainage. • Ability to produce clear, concise and technically defensible reports for clients and regulators. • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing more than one assignment or workstream. • Confident written, verbal and client-facing communication skills. • Commercial awareness and a proactive, collaborative approach to problem solving.