Water Science Graduate

Our multidisciplinary water environment team are looking to recruit a Water Science Graduate provide dedicated remote support to our UK and Ireland based team from October 2026 onwards. 

We are seeking to recruit a Water Scientist to assist with a range of projects. Most of our work is in the fluvial environment, although a significant proportion is also focused on estuaries, lakes and the marine environment, and so experience of these environments is beneficial. 

Our team includes specialists in hydrogeology, hydrology, hydro-morphological water quality and water resource management. 

We work for clients from across the public and private sectors, including the Environment Agency, Local Authorities, Highways England, Natural England, Water Utilities, Rivers and Wildlife Trusts as well as commercial developers and overseas clients.  

We have an impressive portfolio of water science projects including technical investigation, restoration projects, and impact and WFD assessment for major national and international infrastructure projects. A selection of our current and recent projects includes: 

All members of the Water Environment team take an active role in client contact and commercial aspects of our projects. Health, safety and environmental considerations underpin everything that we do. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career by gaining valuable work experience within a specialist surface water environment team in an established consultancy. Your work will cover a broad range of hydrological, water quality, hydro-morphological and hydro-ecological activities including on the following types of projects. 

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Water quality studies (e.g. baseline studies, environmental impact assessment, nutrient loading including desk-based monitoring data analysis studies and pollution studies including monitoring and modelling). 

• Hydrological investigations (e.g. flood, drought and water resource allocation). 

• Geomorphological studies, including supporting channel enhancement/ restoration projects, Natural Flood Management studies and Fluvial Audits. 

• Hhydro-morphological l studies (e.g. assessing the effects of schemes on aquatic organisms such as salmonids, freshwater pearl mussels, invertebrates and macrophytes). 

• WFD / Environmental Compliance studies. 

• EIA (e.g. highway, rail, aviation, utilities, power generation including renewables, mixed use/commercial/residential and other development types). 

• Pollution prevention advice including preparing Water Management Plans, acting as Environmental Clerk of Works, and developing sustainable treatment trains; and 

• Applications for various permissions (e.g. Environmental Permits for flood risk activities and discharges, Water Abstraction / Impoundment Licences, and Land Drainage Consents). 

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