Senior/Principal Hydraulics Specialist (Dams) High Wycombe, UK £NEGOur client is currently seeking a Hyrdraulics specialist to join their High Wycombe Office. The Hydraulics Specialist will work in integrated teams, in a variety of roles on projects ranging from £3k to £3M. At any one time there will be a very large number of projects underway and depending on the size of the project, you may form part of a large project team or be working on a number of smaller projects. You will be part of the team of specialists that comprises the company's Dams Group. The groups work involves the identification and optimisation of engineering solutions with regard to remediation and improvement of existing dams/reservoirs and the evaluation and development of new dam projects. The group carry out projects throughout the UK. Duties will include hydraulic design and modelling, flood studies and flood risk assessment, physical modelling, civil design, input to procurement, assistance with reservoir safety inspections and construction support. There may also be opportunities to work on research projects. The Group anticipate greater participation upon overseas Hydro schemes and there is a will to gain greater penetration into both the UK hydro and flooding markets. The successful applicant will be expected to support both campaigns. Applicants should ideally hold a degree in civil engineering with strong hydraulics options or post grad qualifications in hydraulics. The successful applicant will have experience with current specialist hydrological and hydraulics software packages, e.g. ISIS, Mike11, FEH, MicroFSR, HECRAS, WINFAP, etc. Knowledge of ArcView, MapInfo and HySim would be desirable but not essential. In addition, applicants should have strong communication and organisational skills backed with creative flair, be self-motivated, flexible and reliable with good problem solving skills. Individuals should have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working as a member of a multi-disciplined team. Ref: 66956Interested to apply please send your cv to: Mail: mail@indexcivils.co.uk This position is open to European Union Citizens or holders of UK work permits |
