Water Quality Analyst - Senior/Principal grade
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | OX10 9BS |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | JBA Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
JBA has a very well established workstream and reputation delivering water cycle studies for local authorities. A water cycle study includes assessing water resources and supply, wastewater networks and treatment required for future developments. In addition, we have secured a major five-year UPM water quality modelling framework for the AMP8 period for a water company in England. We are aiming to expand this work with further companies in future. JBA also has contracts with water companies across England for whole catchment modelling to inform solutions to nutrient pollution using nature-based solutions.
You will be joining an award-winning environmental and engineering consultancy which puts innovation, sustainability and resilience at the heart of its work. We are independent and staff-owned under a stewardship model which drives long term decision making and investment. We have offices in the UK, Ireland, Romania, India, Singapore and Australia.
Our people are all important and we invest heavily in life-long learning and skills development. We are always on the lookout for talented, committed and inspiring people to join us in our ambition to lead in the pursuit for resilience to climate change. In return, we offer rewarding careers with continued opportunities and dedicated support for personal development. Build your career with us and help us to build a more resilient future. JBA supports hybrid working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work.
Visit https://www.jbaconsulting.com to find out more.
The role:
In addition to water quality, JBA is involved with a range of water resources work. We support water companies to develop water resource management plans, including resource modelling. We have an ambition to widen our resource work for more companies, including integrated water resource planning. We are working with water companies developing Strategic Resource Options and groups of agricultural abstractors to plan local resource options in England to support the agricultural sector. JBA is part of the hydrology and Water resources framework to SSE to provide hydrological assessments to inform hydropower schemes in Scotland.
The job will involve:
• Bidding for Water Cycle Studies, guiding junior staff and reviewing client reports.
• Reviewing UPM water quality models built with MIKE+ and modelling reports for the AMP8 framework.
• Reviewing SIMCAT catchment models and results.
• Reviewing work using the Environment Agency’s discharge modelling tool – River Quality Planning (RQP).
• Reviewing assessments of highway discharges with National Highways water quality risk assessment tool [HEWRAT].
• Liaising with stakeholders such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, local authorities, water companies and National Highways.
For a candidate with relevant experience there would be opportunity to develop and review water resource modelling and plans for water companies, the agricultural and energy sector.
The team member we are looking for:
We are primarily looking for a candidate with proven experience, that would enjoy leading and reviewing technical water quality work. They will have the ability to win work, establish client relationships and guide junior staff.
We would also be interested to hear from candidates with a water resource background.
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) – geography, environmental science, geoscience, chemistry or related field is required. A master’s degree is not essential but advantageous if related to the following subjects – water management, water resource management, hydrology.
We require candidates to be close to or have already achieved chartered status with appropriate professional body.
Essential attributes for the role:
• Experience of working in a water quality discipline, ideally water quality modelling.
• Ability to work autonomously and have in depth knowledge of their area of expertise.
• Proven experience reviewing technical modelling and reporting.
• Proven experience leading, guiding and developing junior team members.
• Ability to establish and maintain impactful client relationships.
• Effective communication skills to a variety of audiences.
• Can contribute to business growth - lead in winning work.
• Proficient in GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS).
Desirable experience for the role:
• Reviewing Water Cycle Studies.
• Reviewing MIKE+/MIKE11, SAGIS-SIMCAT, RQP water quality modelling work.
• Using and reviewing work with other hydraulic modelling packages (Infoworks ICM, Tuflow, Flood modeller).
• Developing or evaluating water resource/drought management plans.
• Developing or evaluating drainage and wastewater management plans.
• Developing catchment management plans.
• Delivering training internally and/or externally.
• Coding – Python/R.
• Hydrological/rainfall runoff modelling.
• Reviewing aquator and/or Pywr models.
Location:
The role is available at various JBA offices, if you would like to know more, please contact us.
Contact:
For further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Jenny Grist on 01491 836688.
You will be joining an award-winning environmental and engineering consultancy which puts innovation, sustainability and resilience at the heart of its work. We are independent and staff-owned under a stewardship model which drives long term decision making and investment. We have offices in the UK, Ireland, Romania, India, Singapore and Australia.
Our people are all important and we invest heavily in life-long learning and skills development. We are always on the lookout for talented, committed and inspiring people to join us in our ambition to lead in the pursuit for resilience to climate change. In return, we offer rewarding careers with continued opportunities and dedicated support for personal development. Build your career with us and help us to build a more resilient future. JBA supports hybrid working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work.
Visit https://www.jbaconsulting.com to find out more.
The role:
In addition to water quality, JBA is involved with a range of water resources work. We support water companies to develop water resource management plans, including resource modelling. We have an ambition to widen our resource work for more companies, including integrated water resource planning. We are working with water companies developing Strategic Resource Options and groups of agricultural abstractors to plan local resource options in England to support the agricultural sector. JBA is part of the hydrology and Water resources framework to SSE to provide hydrological assessments to inform hydropower schemes in Scotland.
The job will involve:
• Bidding for Water Cycle Studies, guiding junior staff and reviewing client reports.
• Reviewing UPM water quality models built with MIKE+ and modelling reports for the AMP8 framework.
• Reviewing SIMCAT catchment models and results.
• Reviewing work using the Environment Agency’s discharge modelling tool – River Quality Planning (RQP).
• Reviewing assessments of highway discharges with National Highways water quality risk assessment tool [HEWRAT].
• Liaising with stakeholders such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, local authorities, water companies and National Highways.
For a candidate with relevant experience there would be opportunity to develop and review water resource modelling and plans for water companies, the agricultural and energy sector.
The team member we are looking for:
We are primarily looking for a candidate with proven experience, that would enjoy leading and reviewing technical water quality work. They will have the ability to win work, establish client relationships and guide junior staff.
We would also be interested to hear from candidates with a water resource background.
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) – geography, environmental science, geoscience, chemistry or related field is required. A master’s degree is not essential but advantageous if related to the following subjects – water management, water resource management, hydrology.
We require candidates to be close to or have already achieved chartered status with appropriate professional body.
Essential attributes for the role:
• Experience of working in a water quality discipline, ideally water quality modelling.
• Ability to work autonomously and have in depth knowledge of their area of expertise.
• Proven experience reviewing technical modelling and reporting.
• Proven experience leading, guiding and developing junior team members.
• Ability to establish and maintain impactful client relationships.
• Effective communication skills to a variety of audiences.
• Can contribute to business growth - lead in winning work.
• Proficient in GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS).
Desirable experience for the role:
• Reviewing Water Cycle Studies.
• Reviewing MIKE+/MIKE11, SAGIS-SIMCAT, RQP water quality modelling work.
• Using and reviewing work with other hydraulic modelling packages (Infoworks ICM, Tuflow, Flood modeller).
• Developing or evaluating water resource/drought management plans.
• Developing or evaluating drainage and wastewater management plans.
• Developing catchment management plans.
• Delivering training internally and/or externally.
• Coding – Python/R.
• Hydrological/rainfall runoff modelling.
• Reviewing aquator and/or Pywr models.
Location:
The role is available at various JBA offices, if you would like to know more, please contact us.
Contact:
For further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Jenny Grist on 01491 836688.