Graduate Urban Drainage Modeller

At HR Wallingford, we design smart, resilient solutions across the natural and built environments to help everyone live and work more sustainably with water. By harnessing research, data insights and the power of our collective expertise, we help the world to better understand the changing influence and impact of water.

We have an exciting opening for a graduate urban drainage hydraulic modeller to help us deliver on our expanding portfolio of UK and international research and consultancy projects.

Current projects within the Catchments and Drainage team include:

• Modelling the impacts of retrofitting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in cities in Europe and the Caribbean as part of climate resilient planning strategies;
• Evaluating impacts of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) spills and urban runoff discharges;
• Governance of water company modelling and asset delivery strategies;
• Modelling and masterplanning drainage asset portfolios;
• Developing climate-adjusted rainfall time series and risk-based approaches to drainage design for flood and spill risk mitigation;
• Creating tools for the planning, evaluation and design of SuDS;
• Creating digital AI modelling solutions and applications;
• Developing industry good practice guidance.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with a keen interest in drainage and surface water issues.  The role will involve developing and applying hydraulic modelling skills to exciting case studies in the UK and abroad – and using associated analytical and coding skills to help with the development of new ideas and solutions, alongside providing robust established support to our clients.

Key qualifications and skills

• You will have a minimum professional qualification of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• You will have good knowledge of surface water, wastewater and drainage management issues and growing experience in developing and adopting modelling solutions to support (for example, using InfoWorks ICM or similar software).
• You would ideally also have expertise in GIS and coding to help present and solve complex, data-intensive problems.
• You will have good understanding of risks and solutions relating to urban runoff.
• Importantly, you will be a team player.

Further information

• Download a full job description and person specification.
• Check out our exceptional benefits at hrwallingford.com/careers.
• Salary from £30,000 - £35,000 dependant on experience.
• We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer both hybrid working and flexi-time. We are also open to exploring other flexible working arrangements, including part-time.
• The closing date for applications is 5^th October 2025.

Why choose us?

• Exceptional benefits: Enjoy a defined contribution pension scheme with a minimum 10% employer contribution (matched up to an additional 5%), 22 days of holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, and health insurance providing dental/optical cash back.
• Inclusive culture: Our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion is embedded in our core values.
• Inspiring the next generation: We are passionate about inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists through outreach with our STEM Ambassadors.
• Reach your full potential: We invest in our people, offering a chance to make a real impact from day one.

HR Wallingford is a non-profit-distributing organisation allowing us to reinvest into strategic research and innovation. This ensures that our staff have the opportunity to work on exciting research and development projects to create the next-generation tools and technology and to apply them to solve water related problems around the world in novel ways. Collaboration and teamworking is at our core, both internally and with industry and academic partners. Consequently, we actively encourage ongoing training and development opportunities and pride ourselves on our open, inclusive and supportive work environment.

How to apply

If you are excited about this role but unsure whether you’re the right fit, we encourage you to apply. We’re also happy to answer any questions by emailing careers@hrwallingford.com

Interested? Please apply providing your CV with covering letter. 

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HR Wallingford are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workplace. We do not discriminate, and work to create an inclusive culture across our business.