Senior Engineering Hydrologist/ Water Resource Engineer
Placement Point
- Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Developing national/regional water balance plans
- Water resources yield and planning analysis.
- Water Services Development Plans
- Water Conservation and Demand Management plans
- Master planning and network analysis
- Catchment hydrology assessments, including rainfall-runoff modeling.
- Design flood hydrology.
- Hydraulic modelling
- Conceptual design and sizing of stormwater infrastructure
- Flood risk assessment and flood line determination.
- Water and salt balances
- Determining the social and economic aspects of water resources
- Mentoring junior staff
- Business development, compilation of proposal documents, and costing
- Scientific report writing
- Project management, client liaison, and invoicing
- Matric (Grade 12)
- BSc Eng (Civil) or BSc Hydrology (Hons); a masters degree would be advantageous.
- A proven track record in water resource planning, modelling, and reporting
- Professional registration (Pr.Sci.Nat or Pr.Eng)
- Extensive knowledge and experience using typical modelling systems used in South Africa (ACRU, Pitman, PC SWMM, WRYM, WRPM, HEC-RAS, GoldSim, WEAP, SWAT, Mike modelling, and DSS tools), along with proficiency in GIS
- Solid experience in hydrological modelling, water resources planning, flood determination, mining sector, stormwater management planning, and water balances
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills, business development, and project management expertise
- Proven experience in project management.
- Minimum of 10 years experience
- experience with National Water Resources Ministries/Authorities (such as the DWS in South Africa) within a consulting environment.
- International project experience.
- Multidisciplinary water-related studies (national, regional water planning, individual water infrastructure project feasibility studies)
- Climate change impact assessment on water resources and supply.
- Risk and vulnerability assessments related to climate and water.
- Development of hydro-informatics systems and hydrological databases.
- Design and implementation of hydrological gauging networks.
- Modeling and implementation of contemporary adaptation options (such as Ecosystem-based Adaptation).
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite and MS Project is required.
- Proficiency in GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
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