Job Description

Overview

Senior Hydrologist

The client has a vacancy for a Senior Hydrologist at their Johannesburg office. The successful applicant will apply their excellent technical hydrological skills, project management skills and ability to manage projects and project teams, budgets, and clients. They will proficiently run all aspects of a project within budget, and deadlines and exhibit good communication skills.

Company Overview:

This companyxe2x80x99s mission is to provide professional and cost-effective consulting services to clients and grow and develop into both a consultancy and employer of choice, servicing a global market.

Their highly trained employees are skilled, committed and registered with the relevant industry associations to ensure appropriate standards, ethics, accountability and integrity. They are described as a dynamic company that adapts quickly to market needs and aims to create a company culture that encourages professional growth and development. They attract and retain staff who share this vision and who are assured of the knowledge that creativity, drive and their own standards of personal excellence are only limited by how far and fast they can move.

Role Responsibilities

• Obtaining hydrological and meteorological data and accurate analysis thereof
• Using statistical methods and techniques in hydrology
• Applying Hydrological and hydraulic modelling abilities (Pitman, WRSM 2000, and HEC-RAS, PCSWMM or similar)
• Conducting field measurements including water flow and water quality measurements
• Measuring and graphing phenomena such as stream flows, and changes in water volumes
• Design and conduct scientific hydrological investigations to ensure that accurate and appropriate information is available for use in water resource management decisions.
• Hydrological catchment delineation
• Hydrological calculations, including rainfall-runoff and peak flows
• Undertake flood risk assessment and flood line determination
• Water & Salt balances
• Storm Water Management Planning
• Risk and mitigation assessments and management plans
• Conceptual design and sizing of stormwater infrastructure
• Auditing water infrastructure in terms of DWS guidelines
• Report writing ,including Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reporting
• Client presentations and meetings and internal communication
• Compilation of proposal documents and costing. Business Development
• Generate work by identifying and writing effective proposals
• Compile and submit tenders
• New services to existing clients
• Existing services to new clients
• Present papers at industry conferences to show-case GCS expertise
• Attend relevant forums and conferences for self-development and networking purposes
• Achieve revenue budget
• Contribute to unit's revenue budget
• Submit timesheets in line with GCS financial requirements
• Invoicing implemented in line with GCS procedures and financial requirements

Behavioural Competencies

• Willing to travel
• Ability to manage own time, plan and organise, meet deadlines and work within a budget
• Take full responsibility for client and project management
• Eager to learn and grow the business

Education and Experience

• BSc or Engineering degree (+ MSc in Hydrology or similar optional)
• Minimum 8 years' hydrological experience
• Membership of professional industry bodies (Pr.Sci.Nat, Pr Eng) or similar
• Good knowledge of hydrological science
• Knowledge of environmental legislation and the National Water Act
• Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Good knowledge of a diversity of environments including mining and urban systems
• Soils knowledge an added advantage
• Agricultural knowledge an added advantage
• Experience within the consulting environment and mining sector will be an added advantage

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or by emailing your CV to

Alternatively, you are welcome to or connect with either or at 0211800844 or 0211800843

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position.
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 3 days.

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