Senior Modeller (Ireland)

JBA are looking to recruit the right people to work at one of the leading suppliers of specialist hydraulic and hydrologic modelling in Ireland. Our existing modelling teams support a range of clients including local authorities, the OPW, TII, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and international organisations such as the World Bank through strategic framework appointments, as well as insurance companies, utility companies, and developers to deliver a range of flood risk, hydromorphology / fluvial geomorphology, nature based solutions, climate change adaptation and environmental management studies. The role can be based at one of our locations in Belfast, Cork, Dublin or Limerick.

You’ll be joining an established environmental and engineering consultancy who put sustainability and resilience to climate change at the heart of our company strategy. With offices in nine countries around the world and across Ireland and the UK, we like to think we make a difference. We are independent and employee-owned allowing us the freedom to focus on innovation and our commitment to exceptional client service. Our workforce is central to our success, and we invest heavily in supporting staff development. We are great people to work for. Visit https://www.jbaconsulting.ie/ to find out more about what we do.

Your role

With a background in hydraulic modelling, this role will principally be working on a range of flood risk projects ranging from detailed flood mapping studies to flood mitigation strategies and appraisal to hydromorphology/fluvial geomorphology, nature based solutions, climate change adaptation to manage flooding as well as helping solve complex engineering challenges. As such, the successful applicant will work alongside our engineering and design teams collaborating on projects in Ireland and internationally. These projects make a difference to local communities and the environment, serving a range of public and private sector clients including regulators, local authorities and water utilities.

The key areas of responsibility associated with this role will be:
· Taking a technical leadership role in ensuring flood management project deliverables meet clients’ needs including taking ownership and responsibility for the quality of project work to meet the highest standards.
· Working with other senior staff across JBA to develop medium and long term strategies for the development of existing workstreams, and identifying areas for expansion for the modelling teams.
· Championing technical innovation to improve efficiency and quality of delivery, playing a central role in demonstrating and disseminating the latest methodologies and tools.
· Liaising with clients, hydraulic modellers, project managers, and other design and management team members.
· Mentoring and supporting the technical development of less experienced colleagues in the team.
· Providing modelling-related technical input to business development activities across the JBA Group.
· Working alongside colleagues in our Data Science and JBAi teams to to identify opportunities for applying next generation techniques, such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, across the modelling discipline.

The team member we’re looking for

We are looking for a candidate who:
· has robust experience in hydraulic modelling.
· has experience in collaborative working, with effective interpersonal skills and able to communicate with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues.
· is highly self-motivated to improve personal and team performance and support the development of less experienced team members.
· is a flexible team player, able to work with different project teams both locally and across remote offices.

Qualifications

The right candidate will have:
· Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in civil engineering or environmental/earth sciences.
· Chartered status (e.g. CIWEM) is important to JBA and valued by our clients. Applicants should be Chartered or be able to demonstrate their commitment towards becoming Chartered with an appropriate professional body.

Essential attributes for the role

· Experience of one or more of the key hydraulic modelling software packages including TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, Flood Modeller, Infoworks-ICM, MIKE+, and the application of these across urban and rural environments, using 1D, 2D or 1D-2D techniques, for fluvial and surface water systems.
· Ability to deliver of innovative solutions to difficult challenges including complex hydraulic problems.
· Understanding and experience of fluvial and surface water flood risk policy and management approaches.
· Experience of flood risk management techniques and methods, including options appraisal.
· Project management including providing guidance to project teams with oversight of hydrological, hydraulic, and environmental inputs, on a variety of flood risk management projects.
· Proficiency in using GIS software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, and MapInfo.
· Proficiency in working with terrain models, including the interpretation and manipulation of topographic survey data.

Desirable attributes for the role

· Ability to prepare topographic survey briefs and liaise with sub-contracted surveyors.
· The ability to produce high quality technical writing for bid and project work.
· Working knowledge of a broad range of modelling techniques, such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and how it can be applied across the industry.
· Coding with R or Python for processing of data sets.
· Knowledge of Irish hydrological methodologies; understanding of Flood Studies Update (FSU) is an advantage.
· Experience of liaising with clients and managing projects to develop new opportunities.
· Experience of working closely with design teams to develop engineering solutions is desirable.
· Commercial awareness and evidence of ability to deliver projects and bids to time and budget.

Location and contact

The role is available at various different offices, if you would like to know more please contact us. We're always on the lookout for talented, committed and inspiring people to join us in our ambition to lead in the pursuit for resilience to climate change. In return, we offer rewarding careers with continued opportunities and dedicated support for personal development. Build your career with us and help us to build a more resilient future.

JBA supports hybrid working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work.

For further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Ross Bryant on ross.bryant@jbaconsulting.ie