Graduate/Postgraduate Scientist/Engineer (Waves/Metocean)

At HR Wallingford, we design smart, resilient solutions across the natural and built environments to help everyone live and work more sustainably with water. By harnessing research, data insights and the power of our collective expertise, we help the world to better understand the changing influence and impact of water.

Are you an enthusiastic graduate/post graduate eager to learn and grow, seeking the right opportunity to start your career? We are currently recruiting to fill a graduate/post graduate role which offers an opportunity for structured career progression. Support and problem sharing is an important part of our culture and we will provide you with an opportunity to develop an outstanding career in a world leading organisation.

Hydrodynamics, maritime and coastal processes is the area in which you will work. You will have an opportunity to learn fast and your development will be supported by regular career conversations underpinned by individual development plan.

In our Coasts and Oceans Group, we have projects involving modelling of hydrodynamics, maritime and coastal processes. We predict waves, water levels and currents for design of coastal structures and investigate the impact of developments such as offshore wind farms, harbours or coastal developments.

Key responsibilities

• Confidence in working with data to find solutions and interpretation of measured and hindcast metocean data
• Contribute to metocean and computational wave and wind modelling studies
• Support the preparation of bids for metocean and coastal wave modelling studies
• Contribute to the development of in-house tools and models
• Participate in internal forums, working groups, conferences to stay current with industry best practises and be at the forefront of the research and technology.

Job Requirements

For the role you will need to demonstrate:

• BSc/BEng and preferably MSc/MEng or PhD in a relevant field (e.g. oceanography, meteorology, applied mathematics, physics, civil engineering).
• Experience in estimating metocean extreme values for design criteria, including the quantification of uncertainties would be desirable
• Experience in the application of numerical wave and wind models (e.g. SWAN, SWASH, WRF, WASP) would be desirable
• Experience in programming using one or more languages: Python, Matlab, R
• That you are highly numerate, confident working with data and problem-solving abilities
• Strong, effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Collaborative team work
• Good attention to detail, record keeping, presentation and report writing skills
• Adaptability and self-motivation

Further information

• Salary: from £30,000 depending on experience
• Download a full job description and person specification.
• Check out our exceptional benefits at hrwallingford.com/careers.
• We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer both hybrid working and flexi-time. We are also open to exploring other flexible working arrangements.

The closing date for applications is 25 August 2025.

How to apply

If you are excited about this role but unsure whether you’re the right fit, we encourage you to apply. We’re also happy to answer any questions by emailing careers@hrwallingford.com

Interested? Please apply providing your CV with covering letter. 

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HR Wallingford are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workplace. We do not discriminate, and work to create an inclusive culture across our business.