Hydrologist Water Resources, Mining

SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions working with clients to help make sustainability happen within a collaborative peoplefirst culture.

Due to continued growth we are seeking an experienced Mine Water Professional to join our established Mine Water team delivering highprofile integrated water management and mining sector projects.

Based in Edinburgh Bristol Nottingham London or Dublin the role will focus primarily on mine water management hydrology and water resource engineering for local and international mining projects with additional exposure to feasibility studies due diligence ESIA and closure planning as well as a small amount of other multidisciplinary work spanning renewables infrastructure power industrial and builtenvironment sectors.

The Role

Youll lead the delivery of mine water and hydrology projects from planning through to detailed design working closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams. The role includes:

• Project and technical leadership delivering integrated water management solutions across the mining lifecycle including feasibility studies (PEA/PFS/FS) operational improvements due diligence ESIA and closure planning
• Client management and proposal support enquiry handling client liaison technical workshops reporting QA/QC and site visits
• Mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers and scientists supporting team capability resource planning and strategic development
• Deskbased work alongside site visits across the UK Ireland Europe and internationally collaborating with colleagues across Europe AsiaPacific Africa and the Americas

Youll collaborate with colleagues across Environmental and Earth Sciences Planning ESIA Engineering and Global Advisory on complex and impactful mining projects with opportunities for European and international exposure.

Rewards & Benefits

SLRs One Team culture is at the heart of our business providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Through a structured career framework regular performance reviews and full support toward chartership professional qualifications and licences we offer outstanding opportunities for longterm career progression.

Our flexible benefits & reward package includes:

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Life income and travel insurance
• Salary sacrifice car lease and cycletowork schemes

We believe sustainable careers need balance so we offer:

• Flexible hybrid and agile working
• 25 days annual leave plus flexible public holidays
• Buy or sell leave options
• Core working hours
• Crossborder remote working and sabbatical opportunities

Family life and wellbeing matter at SLR:

We provide enhanced maternity paternity and adoption leave access to an Employee Assistance Programme and specialist support for mental health stress and menopausesupporting our people both professionally and personally.

About You

Youll bring:

• Extensive experience delivering mine water hydrology or water resource projects ideally within the mining sector
• A degree in hydrology water resources engineering environmental engineering geology or a related field with professional registration (CEng CEnv or CSci)
• Project management and stakeholder engagement experience including client liaison and technical workshop delivery
• Knowledge of relevant water management design codes guidance and bestpractice standards for mining and minerals
• Experience with water modelling tools and analytical systems such as rainfallrunoff models water balance modelling hydraulic modelling and (desirable) GoldSim
• Strong technical reporting numerical analysis and problemsolving skills with experience producing drawings graphics and presentations
• A driving licence that permits you to legally drive in the UK for site visits

Your knowledge will include:

• Climate characterisation and design rainfall estimation
• Stormwater management and hydraulic design
• Flood hydrology and rainfallrunoff modelling
• Water balance modelling and water resource management
• Planning and design of water management infrastructure
• Dam break assessment for water and tailings storage facilities

Desirable additional experience:

• Field hydrology programme design and execution
• Water quality monitoring and modelling
• GoldSim probabilistic scenario modelling
• Newtonian and nonNewtonian hydraulic modelling
• Data management data science GIS and/or CAD
• Cost estimation and design specifications
• Water treatment plant and pumping system design

Culture & Inclusion

Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

If this Mine Water Professional role aligns with your experience and ambitions we encourage you to apply.