Graduate/Assistant Flood Risk Management Professional

We are looking for someone with an interest or background in the water environment and flood risk management, who is either near the start or part way along their career journey, to join our Flood Risk Management team in South Wales. 

We are looking for a person with a curious mind and a logical approach, who enjoys learning and using their skills to solve problems, to help us meet the challenges of climate change in Wales and beyond.  You will want to make a difference to communities, the environment and to build a more sustainable place to live and work. 

We use hydraulic and hydrological modelling, including 1D and 2D models for rivers, surface water and coastal waters to understand, predict and manage flood risks to people, property, critical infrastructure and the environment.   

Our projects include flood alleviation schemes, natural flood management, flood forecasting, river and wetland restoration, managing water resources and water quality.

In Wales, we work for local authorities across South and Mid Wales, the South and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agents (SWTRA and NMWTRA), Transport for Wales (TfW), Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW), and private developers.  We also work on projects across the UK and internationally. 

Ideally, we would like you to have some awareness or experience of computational modelling, hydrology and / or GIS, but we can offer training and mentoring to help you use and grow your specialist technical skills.  We can also offer you the chance to develop project and people management skills, if this is a career path you would like to explore. 

We work as a local team to support each other both virtually at-home working, and in person in our Swansea and Cardiff offices.  As part of the thriving Water Management Consultancy Practice, we work closely with colleagues in other offices and as part of multi-disciplinary teams from across different AtkinsRéalis businesses including Transportation, Energy and Aerospace, Defence, Security & Technology.  All our projects are run with our colleagues in India and you will be working as part of an international team.  We all work using online collaborative tools such as Sharepoint and Teams, to enable people in different locations to work together. 

Some of the projects the team has worked on recently include Aberaeron Coastal Defence Scheme, the Newtown Bypass Project Evaluation and Gnoll Park Natural Flood Management. 

Technical Requirements:

We would like you to meet some of the following requirements:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental or Natural Science.  An MSc in a relevant water related discipline would be valuable.
• Experience of 1D-2D modelling using any of Flood Modeller, TUFLOW / ESTRY, Infoworks ICM, HEC-RAS or similar.  If you have experience of applying these to rivers, canals, sewers, surface water, dams, coastal waters or integrated systems, that would be beneficial, but not essential.
• Understand the benefits of using GIS, and ideally be a competent user of GIS packages such as ArcGIS, MapInfo or QGIS.
• Awareness of the environmental risks and opportunities of flood risk and climate change. 
• Awareness of the wider environmental opportunities and risks which influence the development of flood risk management schemes.
• Knowledge and application of the development and appraisal of FCERM schemes to Welsh Government business case guidance.
• Some knowledge of flood consequences assessments and TAN15 guidance.
• Some experience in FEH hydrological assessment is desirable with a working knowledge of UK hydrology.
• Prepared to work towards chartership with a relevant body professional body (e.g. CIWEM, ICE, RGS)

Responsibilities:

• Undertake technical work including hydraulic modelling, data analysis, GIS and technical reporting.
• Contribute to the work of AtkinsRéalis multi-disciplined teams and with other professionals (environmental scientists, engineers, planners) to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.  This may be in person or virtually. 
• Deliver work on time, in budget, and to a high technical standard.

You as a person:

• Communicate with your team and colleagues in an effective manner.  This may be by text, message, email, video or phone call or in person.  We understand that different people prefer different methods of communication. 
• Willing to learn and work to achieve shared outcomes for our clients. 
• Organised.
• Attention to detail and a desire to work to high standards.
• Ability to manage your own work within agreed time scales.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis? 

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. 

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo. 

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks. 

Security clearance: 

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. 

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