Hydrologist : Employers and vacancy sources

Typical employers include:

• utility companies and public authorities that provide water and sewerage services;
• government and environmental bodies, including the Environment Agency (EA) , regional councils, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) ;
• consultancies, including civil engineering and environmental management and assessment companies;
• research and development agencies, including the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) ) and the WRc Group ;
• educational institutions that undertake relevant teaching and research.

Occasional opportunities arise in industries whose activities affect surface and ground water.

Hydrologists are also employed by international organisations to develop and manage water resource strategies, particularly in areas where emergency relief is necessary.

Hydrology continues to be a specialist area with a relatively low number of vacancies. However, with growing concern for the effective management of natural resources, it is likely that opportunities will broaden in scope in the future.

Sources of vacancies

• New Scientist Jobs
• Green Jobs Online
• ENDS Environmental Job Search
• Just Utilities
• New Civil Engineer
• British Hydrological Society (BHS)
• Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
• Earthworks Jobs
• Environment Jobs
• Environment Agency (EA) , Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
• Guardian Jobs
• Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH)
• Water UK - for details of water supply companies and water and sewerage operators.

Environmental and specialist recruitment agencies such as Aquatech Recruitment  also handle vacancies. Search the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) consultancy finder for a list of member agencies.

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