Produce high quality, robust, all mains hydraulic models, which will provide reliable support to operational planning, engineering design and investment strategy.

• Assessment of system monitoring, asset performance, supply arrangements and enabling works to ensure the success of field tests
• Extraction of GIS data, elimination of GIS anomalies and conversion to Infoworks model data
• Extraction, analysis and allocation of Rapid customer billing data
• Planning and execution of field tests to collect flow & pressure data essential for model calibration.
• Analysis of leakage and domestic consumption
• Calibration of models, to ensure that the model is highly representative of observed system performance.
• Reporting on anomalies found, and overall system performance under average and peak day demands
• Provision of supporting documentation, including study report, model user guide and model reference data.
• Provision of training and support to model users within the department

Project management of external consultants appointed to the network model build framework agreement.

• Ensure that essential data is made available to the consultant at key stages in the programme, and apply quality assurance procedures to record the issue of data.
• Assist with liaison between consultant and relevant personnel at SSW, to ensure appropriate level of client support.
• Review the consultant’s submissions at key stages of the project, to ensure that the work submitted complies with the company’s requirements.
• Authorise payments to the consultant on approval of work submissions.
• Monitor the consultant’s progress against programme, and ensure delivery within acceptable timescales.
• Review the consultant’s overall performance with regard to the award of further work under the framework agreement.
• Determine the overall programme for the framework agreement, ensuring that the sequence of model builds aligns with the department’s objectives, and ensuring that work is adequately resourced through both internal and external resources.

Develop the network modelling team to provide the capability to deliver its objectives.

• Identify staffing requirements, recruit new team members and prepare role profiles
• Provide line management including setting of objectives and performance management.
• Provide a development plan for each team member, including a scheme for salary progression linked to achievement of milestones.
• Provide the necessary training and support to enable team members to develop their roles.
• Ensure that health and safety procedures are adhered to, with particular regard to work on site.

• Develop and implement a model maintenance methodology to ensure that models are regularly updated to reflect changes in the system.

• Develop innovative applications of modelling, for example use of genetic algorithms for optimisation, & model-based tools to support the development of flushing plans.

Promote the use of modelling to support other unit activities, including the following:

• Short term operational planning
• Developer enquiries
• System development
• System optimisation
• Asset planning
• Design support for network engineering