Drainage & Storm Water Modeller
Core
Planning, analysis, design, and hydraulic modelling of urban drainage and storm water systems to assess flood risks and support resilient storm water management solutions.
Role type
Drainage & Storm Water Modeller
Builds
Drainage master plans, flood mitigation strategies, and storm water management plans
Domain
Civil Engineering / Water Resources / Urban Infrastructure
Required skills
Storm water network modelling, Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, Flood risk and inundation modelling, Catchment and watershed analysis, Model calibration and validation, GIS and terrain data integration, Technical reporting, Stakeholder coordination
Preferred skills
Storm Water Master Plans (SWMP), Flood Risk Assessment (FRA), Airport and large infrastructure drainage design, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) / Low Impact Development (LID), Smart city and utility infrastructure projects
Technologies
InfoWorks ICM, ICM Infoworks Drainage, EPA SWMM, SewerGEMS / CivilStorm, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (1D/2D), MIKE URBAN / MIKE FLOOD, ArcGIS / QGIS, AutoCAD / Civil 3D
Responsibilities
Develop, calibrate, and validate storm water and drainage network models; Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for storm water management, urban drainage, and flood mitigation projects; Assess existing drainage infrastructure capacity and identify system deficiencies; Conduct catchment delineation, runoff estimation, and flood routing analyses; Evaluate the performance of pipes, channels, culverts, detention ponds, retention basins, and pumping stations; Simulate various rainfall and climate scenarios to assess flood risks and network resilience; Integrate GIS, survey, LiDAR, DEM, and utility data into hydraulic models; Analyze model outputs and prepare flood inundation, surcharge, and capacity assessment reports; Coordinate with hydrologists, GIS specialists, civil engineers, and urban planners.
Seniority
Mid-level (3-8 years experience)