Hydraulic Modelling Lead

We're looking for a Hydraulic Modelling Lead to join our Water Engineering team based in Flexible with UK travel.

Location: Flexible with UK travel
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Kier Design is seeking a Hydraulic Modelling Lead to join our exciting new Water Engineering division. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape and grow a team whilst delivering design excellence across clean and wastewater projects within our integrated design and build delivery model. You'll be working closely with our construction teams and water company clients across the UK, bringing your technical expertise and leadership to drive innovation and quality in hydraulic modelling.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Hydraulic Modelling Lead, you'll be working within the Water Engineering team, supporting them in delivering design excellence across water projects. Your day to day will include:

• Leading the delivery of hydraulic modelling activities ensuring design excellence and client satisfaction
• Shaping and implementing a hydraulic modelling growth plan in coordination with the Head of Water
• Providing technical leadership and participating in bid teams to bring value to our clients
• Liaising with water companies and internal construction teams to provide technical excellence
• Identifying innovation opportunities and coordinating with in-house design capability leaders to ensure effective resourcing

What are we looking for?

This role of Hydraulic Modelling Lead is great for you if:

• You have significant experience in the regulated water sector with a solid network of relationships within water client and design organisations
• You bring extensive expertise using modelling packages to answer design and optioneering challenges in both clean and wastewater projects
• You're Chartered (CEng) with a relevant professional body and hold a degree in an appropriate discipline
• You have a passion for growing high performing teams and experience working within a design and build environment
• You have excellent communication skills with a collaborative, customer-focused approach and open leadership style

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.