Principal Clean Water Network Modeller

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

As a Principal Clean Water Modeller you will provide technical leadership in the development and application of clean water (potable water) distribution network models. You will support planning resilience operational strategy and capital delivery projects leading the quality and assurance of modelling outputs. Working closely with clients and internal teams you will define robust fit-for-purpose modelling approaches that support sustainable outcomes and Arcadis purpose of improving quality of life.

Role accountabilities:

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Act as technical lead for clean water modelling commissions defining modelling strategies and ensuring outputs are fit for purpose.
• Provide independent technical assurance model reviews and sign-off of deliverables with clear audit trails.
• Develop and promote best practice guidance and standard templates across the modelling community.

Modelling Delivery

• Build update and maintain clean water network models (steady-state and extended period simulation).
• Undertake demand allocation asset representation (pumps PRVs reservoirs tanks) and operational control logic.
• Carry out calibration and validation against flow pressure and level data.
• Deliver scenario modelling to support growth resilience outage planning pressure management leakage reduction and investment planning.

Standards Specifications & Quality

• Ensure compliance with client modelling specifications and water company standards.
• Maintain rigorous documentation change control and model development records.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Lead technical discussions with clients clearly explaining assumptions limitations and results.
• Support scope definition data strategy and confidence assessment at project inception.

Line Management Coaching & Community

• Mentor and develop junior and senior modellers supporting technical excellence and capability growth.
• Contribute to resource planning task leadership and a collaborative team culture.

Work Winning & Growth

• Support bids and proposals including defining modelling methodologies scope programme and fee inputs.

Qualifications & Experience:

Typical Software & Tools

• Clean water modelling software (e.g. InfoWorks WS Pro Synergi Water EPANET).
• GIS platforms (ArcGIS / QGIS).
• Data analysis and reporting tools (Excel Python databases).

Essential

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Civil Engineering Water Engineering Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in clean water distribution network modelling within consultancy or water company environments.
• Strong understanding of water distribution hydraulics and operational behaviour.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality technical documentation and QA records.

Desirable

• Chartered (or working towards chartership) with a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE CIWEM).
• Experience with water quality modelling concepts (e.g. water age chlorine decay).
• Experience developing automation QA tools or advanced GIS/data workflows.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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