Principal Flood Mapping Hydraulic Engineer

Job description / Role

Senior / Principal Flood Mapping / Hydraulic Engineer
We are seeking to recruit a Senior or Principal Flood Mapping, Flood Protection Hydraulic Engineer for full-time permanent position with a European Engineering Construction Consultancy for their offices in Oman.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a senior level role that will report to the ministry of Water Resources. 20+ years of experience is a requirement. If you have less years of experience, please apply to our other roles for Flood Projection/ Hydraulic Engineers.

Our client is looking for a Degree Qualified professionals. This role involves projects focused on flood protection, drainage, flood mapping, and hydraulic analysis, utilizing advanced tools such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and GIS software.

No previous Middle East experience is required for this engineering vacancy, as long as you can show solid experience in Flood Protection Engineering for an Engineering Consultancy.

Responsibilities of the Principal Flood Mapping/ Hydraulic Engineer
• Develop and implement innovative strategies for water resource management, including flood risk mitigation and hydrological risk assessment.
• Conduct thorough hydrological studies, focusing on watershed analysis, water cycle research, and flood estimation.
• Statistical analysis of rainfall data, gap analysis, etc
• Perform detailed meteorological studies to understand and predict weather patterns and their impact on hydrological systems.
• Employ advanced hydrological modeling software for in-depth analysis, predictions, and flood estimation.
• Design and manage effective watershed management and rainwater harvesting systems, incorporating flood risk assessments.
• Generate precise hydrological maps and data visualizations using GIS and other state-of-the-art technologies.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams on significant environmental, water resource, and meteorological projects.
• Offer specialized consultation on sustainable water resource management, flood risk management, and the environmental implications of meteorological changes.
• Adhere to and enforce both local and international hydrological and meteorological standards and environmental regulation
• Possess knowledge in programming and data analysis, which is considered a significant advantage for handling complex hydrological data and modeling tasks.

Salary:
OMR 1,700 to 1,900 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: See advert for details

Requirements

Requirements and Qualifications
• A BSc Qualification in an Engineering related subject such as Civil or Environmental Engineering
• An additional Masters Degree Qualification
• A Chartered or Professional Engineer status is also highly desirable
• 20 + years of experience is required for this senior level role. You will have extensive experience in flood mapping, flood protection, mitigation engineering, hydrology engineering or related areas
• Strong proficiency in Hydraulic modelling software for flood protection. HEC-RAS HEC-HMS and GIS
• The Senior/ Principal role will require experience of overseeing a team for Flood Modelling/ Mapping Flood Protection and Hydraulic Engineering
• Strong English language skills, with excellent communication and project management ability.
• The ability to work to tight project deadlines.
• Salary & Benefits for the Principal Flood Mapping Hydraulic Engineer – Middle East Engineering
• This is a full-time permanent position with a well-known European engineering consultancy.
• R.O 1700-1800 per month

In addition
• Accommodation and transport are provided
• Medical insurance cover is provided on top of the basic salary
• Mobilisation flights and visa costs.

About the Company

With 20 years experience of recruiting Construction and Engineering candidates from assistant to board level, anywhere in the world, from Project Management to Cost and Commercial Management and all Engineering functions. We can also assist with Bi-Lingual and Tri Lingual candidates.