Senior Coastal Modeller

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Job title: Senior Coastal Modeller

Company: AECOM

Job description: Company DescriptionWork with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job DescriptionWhat your new role will entail:As Senior Coastal Modeller you will work on high profile Coastal and Maritime projects and will have the following responsibilities:

• Undertake modelling studies for a range of projects supporting feasibility/option appraisal to detailed design.
• Work closely with other disciplines in the delivery of modelling studies.
• Manage parts of a project and ensure delivery of tasks to agreed budget, programme and quality.
• Manage financial aspect of assigned project tasks.
• Support the preparation of proposals, project budgets & programmes.
• Appropriately liaise with clients, government authorities, contractors and suppliers.
• Mentor junior modelling staff and potentially have line manager responsibilities.
• Drive innovation, development of tools and embed latest industry best practice within project delivery.

Being part of the team:To meet our growing business needs, we are looking to employ a Senior Coastal Modeller to work within our thriving Coastal team which sits within our Water Resources Group. Here you will have the opportunity to collaborate with UK Water and maritime teams as well as other business lines on major multi-disciplinary projects.Our Coastal Team is comprised of engineers, modelers, strategic consultants, and coastal process specialists with diverse expertise. We deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable work on dynamic coastal zones. The breadth of projects the team is involved with includes policy setting and management strategies combatting coastal flooding and erosion risks, marine physical process Environmental Impact Assessments, coastal / met-ocean modelling studies, overtopping assessments, Flood Risk Assessments, and detailed design projects.We deliver work for a wide variety of clients from around the world, including the Environment Agency, private and public organisations, and local authorities. We have also recently secured major framework wins which will see us working on range of exciting coastal schemes both in the UK and Jersey.Would you like to be at the forefront of delivering purposeful projects and adaptive coastal solutions to the environment and society to cope with climate change for sustainable coastal resilience? Within both the wider Water Team and the expanding Coastal Team, there are plentiful opportunities to grow and shape your chosen career to suit you!“I feel privileged to be part of this team!” Teagan Jackson, Graduate Coastal Consultant.QualificationsHere’s what we will need from you:

• Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Marine Science, Oceanography or similar.
• Experience working on Coastal, Ports or Water projects, with demonstrable technical capabilities.
• You will have experience of three, or more, of the following;

• Model development and application using MIKE by DHI and/or Delft3D software.
• Metocean data analysis using MATLAB / Python.
• Near-field mixing studies using CORMIX.
• Joint probability methods (using EA/Defra guidance).
• Multivariate analysis.
• Overtopping assessments (using the EurOtop Manual).
• Beach design (using XBeach, Shingle-B).

Desirable:

• Chartered or close to achieving chartership with an appropriate institution (i.e. IMarEST or CIWEM).
• Experience in modelling package management
• Experience in work winning and proposal writing.
• Experience of environmental impact assessments and water quality modelling.
• MEng in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Marine Science, Oceanography or similar.

Additional InformationYou can learn more about us here:#LI-KS1About AECOMAECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Location: Exeter

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