Our Client, a leading water management consultancy, is seeking a Consultant within the Water Resources Planning sector to join their team. You'll work on high-profile projects, contributing to the latest Water Resource Management Planning cycle and applying innovative tools like Pywr. The role offers opportunities for project management and client-facing experience. The position is available in various UK locations, including Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Epsom, Glasgow, Oxford, Peterborough, or Manchester.

- With a degree or higher in an engineering, environmental or science subject, you are likely to be chartered or working towards chartership through CIWEM or another relevant professional body. You will have comprehensive knowledge in water resources planning, with experience of drought planning and/ or the Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP) process. This experience should include the various components of the WRMP, such as calculating various components of the supply-demand balance, demand forecasting, options appraisal, uncertainty and risk (e.g. headroom and outage), and investment modelling. - Experience and capability of applying approaches and using industry-wide models would be desirable, including Aquator, Miser or Pywr water resource models. As an increasing proportion of their work is undertaken in Python or R programming packages, an ability to work within these programming environments is desirable. Similarly, an ability to develop new and innovative approaches is encouraged, to help them continue to develop their digital tools. - Working across the wider WMC group, you will be able to support on Environmental Assessments, including water quality monitoring programmes and stakeholder engagement. - You will be highly motivated and proactive, with a confident and professional manner. You will have excellent numerical, analytical, report-writing and presentational skills and be able to demonstrate delivery of exceptional technical work within the water sector. Your outstanding interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively at all levels will suit collaborative working and the building of high-quality client relationships.