Water touches everything. Together we face the challenge of giving concrete form to safety, sustainability and a groundbreaking use of water. Together with our clients (mainly municipalities, water boards, the government, social organisations and private companies) we develop solutions for sufficient and clean water and the prevention of water nuisance. We do this by, among other things, using data intelligently and deploying information flows and models effectively.
To achieve this, we are looking for multiple urban water consultants/specialists (0.8-1FTE). Come Enhance Society Together!
What you do as a Specialist / Advisor Urban Water
Most of your time, you will be working as a content expert and advisor together with your team on projects to make the world a little better. You will make plans for new areas, test and optimize existing water systems using model calculations and you will advise on measures for a climate-proof design.
The projects you work on include sewer plans, climate stress tests, rainwater structure and disconnection plans, water tests and multi-year investment plans for the sewer system. Sometimes you also use your professional knowledge to provide very practical advice. Think of solving water nuisance problems on a plot in close consultation with the owner and the municipality or answering the question whether a section of sewer can still last a while, or whether it would be better to replace it at the same time as renovating an intersection.
Consultancy projects in urban water are becoming increasingly integrated and complex. In this complex environment, you will convert the customer’s request into the right technical issue. It is often necessary to use hydrodynamic calculation software to work out this technical issue. If you already have experience with performing hydraulic calculations, you will increase that knowledge with us. If you have no experience yet: no problem, you will learn it with us! In your daily work, you will also maintain a lot of contact with your fellow project team members and our customers. By using GIS and data management and scripting in one or more programming languages, you will arrive at good solutions for the problems of customers.
In addition:
- Will you set up, calibrate and validate integral models?
- Do you contribute substantively to projects and quotations and do you independently coordinate with clients?
- Will you work together in multidisciplinary teams?
- Do you actively contribute to the further development and expansion of the Urban Water field?
Depending on your place of residence, you will mainly work from our offices in Rotterdam (from 2024 Delft), Amsterdam, Goes, Eindhoven, Nijmegen, Zwolle or Amersfoort.
Where you will work
Royal HaskoningDHV is an international, independent engineering consultancy and project management firm that integrates 140 years of technical expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our 6,000 colleagues work from offices in more than 25 countries around the world. With our mission Enhancing Society Together, we contribute to a better society and make the lives of large groups of people worldwide easier, healthier and safer.
As a Specialist/Advisor Urban Water, you will become part of the water team of Royal HaskoningDHV. We stimulate integrated sustainable development together with our clients in areas of knowledge in which we are the expert and can exert our influence. With our ambition, we want to make a positive contribution to the next generations as a financially healthy company together with our clients. We are commercially smart engineers, project managers and consultants who are good at devising and designing intelligent cities, airports, ports, buildings and much more. At an ever-increasing pace, we connect the best and smartest people in the world and support our clients with a better and faster execution of their ambitions. We call that: ‘Enhancing Society Together’!
What you bring
You are curious, driven and have an analytical mind which ensures that you get energy from research and complex issues. Water management, Fluid mechanics, Urban Water, GIS and Climate adaptation were subjects that you enjoyed. You also have an affinity with technology and you get satisfaction from developing advice so that it can actually be implemented in practice.
You are also creative, goal-oriented and enterprising and you have a proactive and flexible attitude. You are good at responding to questions ad hoc and working on multiple projects at the same time. With your communication skills you can work well in teams and (eventually) independently. In addition, as an Advisor / Specialist Urban Water you have:
- A higher professional or academic education in the field of Civil Engineering or Water Management, for example. It does not matter whether you have just graduated or already have experience;
- An excellent command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written.
- Knowledge of and experience with calculations on sewerage and water in the built environment (for example using InfoWorks ICM, SOBEK, D-Hydro or 3Di) is not necessary but is an advantage;
- Affinity with GIS software, scripting and automation (preferably with Python) is also an advantage;
- The ambition and drive to continue to develop yourself within the Urban Water field.
This is what you get from us
As a leading engineering firm, we are innovative, decisive and reliable. That is Royal HaskoningDHV. We offer a good working atmosphere in which you can be yourself and in which collegiality and development of the organization and employees are the most important factors. In addition to the fact that you can develop yourself with us within the most beautiful and challenging projects in the Netherlands and worldwide, we also offer you:
- A good work-life balance, including a company laptop and phone so you can work wherever and whenever you want.
- 28 days of vacation for a full-time employment contract.
- A good primary salary and pension accrual through our own pension fund so that everything is well arranged for your old age.
- Easily accessible offices and travel expenses reimbursement or an NS Business Card.
- Plenty of training and development opportunities such as internal and external training and group courses with your team or other colleagues.
- Fun events such as our annual advisory group outing, Christmas drinks, our Summer Event office parties and drinks and of course the ski trip and the beach volleyball tournament organized by YOUNG RHDHV
- Personal budget that you can use to buy extra vacation days or a bike. Would you rather have some extra money in your account every month? Then you can also have it paid out.
Are you our new colleague?
We would love to meet you! Click on the apply button at the bottom of the page and upload your CV and cover letter. After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible. The application process then consists of two interviews. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us and we will be happy to welcome you on board.
If you have any questions, please contact Eva Sciarone, Recruiter Water & Maritime, via eva.sciarone@rhdhv.com.
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