Job Description
AECOM is seeking a highly motivated Water Resources Modelling Engineer to join our Water Resources and Flood Risk Management team. The successful candidate will support the delivery of hydrologic and hydraulic modelling projects, flood risk assessments, watershed studies, river engineering, and urban stormwater management projects across India and international markets.
The role involves development, calibration, validation, and interpretation of hydrologic and hydraulic models, preparation of technical reports and GIS deliverables, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and sustainable water resource solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement hydrologic and hydraulic models using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS (1D/2D) for flood assessment and water resources projects.
- Perform rainfall-runoff analysis, river hydraulic studies, floodplain mapping, drainage design, and watershed modelling.
- Conduct Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), flood hazard studies, urban stormwater investigations, and river engineering assessments.
- Process and analyze geospatial datasets using ArcGIS/QGIS, including DEM processing, terrain analysis, catchment delineation, and flood inundation mapping.
- Prepare flood hazard, flood depth, flood velocity, and flood risk maps for project deliverables.
- Calibrate, validate, and interpret hydrologic and hydraulic models based on observed and design data.
- Support climate resilience, climate change impact assessments, flood forecasting, and integrated water resources management studies.
- Prepare engineering calculations, technical reports, GIS outputs, project documentation, and client presentations.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including civil, environmental, transportation, and planning specialists.
- Support proposal preparation, technical methodologies, cost estimates, and business development activities.
- Participate in field investigations, site visits, stakeholder meetings, and client interactions as required.