Consultant (Surface Water) - Cardiff, United Kingdom

SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd is an independent, international consulting practice which provides globally integrated consulting services to the international mining and natural resources industry.

The SRK Group employs over 1,400 professional consultants internationally and has 45 offices on 6 continents. SRK has been providing its clients with innovative, practical and cost effective solutions for 40 years and our client base covers a wide range of industries, particularly within the resources and engineering sectors.

SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd, located in Cardiff City Centre is the European arm of the SRK Consulting Group and currently has over 100 employees. SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd is an employee owned company.

We are seeking a Consultant (Surface Water).

Join to help solve complex water challenges on global engineering projects as a Consultant (Surface Water) with SRK Consulting in Cardiff (Hybrid).

About SRK Consulting

SRK is an employee-owned international engineering consultancy working at the intersection of water, environment, natural resources and infrastructure. Our UK office, based in Cardiff (approximately 150 people) works closely with colleagues across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia - you'll regularly collaborate with experts around the world.

About the Opportunity

We're looking for a consultant (or someone ready for that next step) to join our UK Water Group as a Surface Water Specialist. You Will:

• Contribute to hydrological and hydraulic assessments (rainfall-runoff, flood, drainage, stormwater).
• Own the surface water components of multidisciplinary project studies.
• Support civil design teams to deliver robust, sustainable and cost-effective water solutions.
• Analyze data, work with hydrological/hydraulic models, and produce clear technical reports.
• Represent SRK in client meetings, workshops and site visits in the UK and overseas.

There will be opportunities for international travel, including visits to mining and industrial sites.

Essential Qualifications

• Degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Hydrology or related discipline.
• Exposure to surface water/hydrology (e.g. flood or drainage assessments, stormwater or catchment planning, climate / climate change analysis).
• Strong analytical skills and comfortable working with data and models.
• Clear communicator with good technical writing skills.
• Some coding/scripting (e.g. Python, R) and an interest in AI/automation.

Desirable (but not essential)

• Experience with tools like HECHMS, HECRAS or similar.
• Mining experience and/or a second language.

Benefits

• Employee owned, non-hierarchical culture with real responsibility early on.
• Diverse, international project portfolio and highly experienced colleagues.
• Competitive salary, profit-related bonus, private healthcare.
• Option to buy shares in SRK UK and SRK Global.
• Strong support for professional registration, training, innovation and conferences.
• Benefits schemes including Payroll Giving, Cycle to Work, Corporate Gym Membership, annual leave entitlements that increase with length of service, and long service awards.
• Genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and bringing your whole self to work.

Compensation and Opportunities

• An attractive compensation package.
• Diversity of projects and clients within a non-hierarchical consultancy environment.
• Opportunity to purchase shares in the company; the SRK Group is an independent group, owned by its employees.

Applicants should respond by submitting their CV online by clicking the button below. The candidates under consideration will be contacted directly, no phone calls please.