Graduate Hydrologist

A graduate environmental consultant role focused on assessing water environments, flood risks, and sustainable drainage solutions to support development and sustainability projects.

SLR’s well established water team boasts a wealth of expertise across hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources, geochemistry, flood risk and drainage, offering expert services across a range of sectors including renewable energy, mining and minerals, energy networks, industry and the built environment. Due to a steadily increasing workload we currently have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated graduate consultant to join our busy team in London.

With client instructions across the UK and Ireland, this opportunity is an excellent prospect for the successful candidate to gain experience across a broad range of projects in different geographic areas.

About Us
SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 4,500 employees across 6 regions – including over 1,750 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression.

Alongside 25 days annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

The Role
Working alongside the existing team and with support from senior colleagues, you will have the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of tasks including:

• Identification of site constraints relevant to the water environment to inform the planning of new development sites.

• Undertaking technical risk-based assessments, such as Flood Risk Assessments, which need to demonstrate an understanding of various hydrological site settings, the wider environment and the mechanisms for flooding from different sources.

• Interpretation of numerical data and calculation of hydrological processes, including the estimation in-channel flows and surface water runoff and assessing infiltration rates.

• Outlining how surface water runoff from new developments can be sustainably managed within a site, including the sizing and siting of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), to prevent contamination of the water environment and reduce the risk of flooding.

• Contributing to the preparation of reports such as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) water chapters, identifying potential risks to the wider water environment.

• Undertaking site visits to understand site topography and ground conditions and to identify watercourses and other environmental factors.

The nature of the role means that there may be occasional site work away from home for short periods. Given that some sites may be fairly remote, a full UK driver’s licence and access to your own vehicle would be beneficial.

About You

If you are interested in applying, we would like to hear from you. In order to be considered, we would envisage that you are able to demonstrate the following:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering or similar.

• Familiarity with the water environment, hydrology, flood risk, fluvial geomorphology etc. through completion of modules, coursework and/or relevant work experience.

• Experience using GIS software, such as ArcGIS or QGIS.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.

• Strong IT skills, together with strong numerical, written and verbal communication abilities.

• A desire to learn, and the ability to problem solve and work independently when required.

• Willingness to work within multi-disciplinary teams and towards set deadlines.

In addition to the above, the following criteria would be considered advantageous:

• A relevant Master’s degree or postgraduate qualification which focuses on the water environment, hydrology, flood risk, fluvial geomorphology etc.

• A full UK driver’s licence.
   

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SLR 
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional DE&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.  

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently underrepresented at SLR, such as: LGBTQ+ people, ethic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.