Senior Hydraulic Modeller

The Opportunity

Are you looking to work in a smaller organisation where you can directly influence outcomes and develop professionally? At ABC, we have water scientists, infrastructure engineers, and hydraulic modellers of all levels. We are looking for a person with a principal/senior level of modelling experience to work in our Auckland office. In this role, you'll enjoy developing your technical excellence and growing in areas like project management. For individuals with a bit more experience, client management responsibilities are also available.

This is a unique opportunity for a scientist or engineer with an environmental/resource/engineering science background, as well as a proven track record in hydraulic modelling, hydrology, data analytics, and GIS. With ABC being one of Aotearoa New Zealand's top modelling organisations, this role will offer plenty of opportunities to broaden your skills and experience into other fields such as applied modelling, catchment management, flood risk assessment, and engineering optioneering within the broader water infrastructure, catchment planning, and urban development context. Having already established a strong client base across Aotearoa New Zealand, we have lots of exciting projects to get involved in!

With this being a senior role, there is the opportunity to also for team leadership.

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About ABC

ABC is an Aotearoa New Zealand-based, employee-owned business with a relaxed culture and a small business feel. We deliver professional service consulting projects to government agencies and to those involved in environmental management and urban development. Our services are primarily related to water modelling (hydraulic and water quality modelling, as well as hydrology), three waters engineering, and civil engineering, as well as the associated environmental policies and planning. We are developing a strong technology services product line that is focused on data management and geospatial analyses (GIS) and we would love to talk with you about everything we do!

At ABC, we recognise that we live in a changing world where businesses have responsibilities to their environments and communities. As such, ABC is growing in capabilities that support the complex environmental problems that Aotearoa New Zealand faces, where our core purpose is to promote and support the environment. While we're continuing to develop how and what we do to focus on this purpose, ABC is committed to working towards a social enterprise model where a portion of annual profits are returned to funds to further contribute to our environmental purpose.

As we grow, we're dedicated to maintaining a friendly, collaborative culture where our team feel trusted and supported to do their best work. Everything we do is reflected in our core values of Excellence, Heart, and Innovation.

About You

You will be a driven and innovative thinker, keen to contribute to building ABC's capability and culture. You will have specialist experience in developing and training others on hydraulic modelling methodologies and you'll be seeking the opportunity to take on more responsibility.

You will need a post graduate degree in engineering, environmental or earth science, or geography. You will need to be able to demonstrate:

a mathematical and scientific predisposition
an ability to project manage client work and delegate tasks to others in the project team
a keen interest and ability in rainfall, hydrology, and hydraulic analyses
an ability to work well in a team and mentor staff
experience in ArcGIS or QGIS
10-15 years experience in hydrology / hydraulic modelling
an ability to work with and analyse monitoring data, such as rainfall and tide records
an ability to translate and communicate complex technical information to clients
a practical, real-world approach to developing scientific- and technology-based solutions for clients
experience in modelling software applications such as DHI's MIKE Flood, InfoWorks ICM, TUFLOW, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SOURCE and/or MUSICX
an eye for detail, but the ability to keep the big picture in mind

Some additional skills that would be beneficial (depending on your experience) include:

an interest in prototyping tools for supporting your own work and the work of your colleagues
programming capabilities, such as Python
an ability to produce information for flood risk assessments and lead summary reporting
experience in water infrastructure design and delivery
a base understanding of water quality science and policy issues
experience working alongside both public and private sector clients
a practical attitude and a keen interest in helping to develop and innovate ABC's delivery processes