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Jim Griffiths

Jim Griffiths

Communications Technician

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  • About me

    Group Manager (Hydrological Processes) at NIWA

  • Education

    • King's College London

      1996 - 2001
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Hydrology and Water Resources Science

    • King's College London, U. of London

      1993 - 1996
      Bachelor's degree Geography with Applied Computing First class

  • Experience

    • BT

      Jan 1988 - Jun 1992
      Communications Technician

      Network communications

    • King's College London

      Jan 1999 - Jan 1999
      Research Assistant

      NEWTECH landslide management and mitigation project (EU).

    • Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)

      Mar 2002 - Dec 2006
      Hydrologist

      Modelling the spatial and temporal dynamics of river flows within the UK through generalisation of rainfall-runoff modelling scheme, using spatially varying hydrological response units.Assessment of surface-groundwater interaction in lowland Chalk catchments using hydro-geophysical characterisation of the riparian zone.

    • SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd

      Feb 2008 - Dec 2010
      Senior Hydrologist

      Site investigation, surface water modelling, water resource modelling, climatological studies, water balance studies, water quality monitoring, due diligence studies, competent persons reports and independent expert reviews.GIS mapping and modelling using ARCGIS, ARC-Hydro, and Map-Info.Use of FEH, HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS for runoff modelling and flood estimation; GoldSim for water balance modelling and water resource optimisation.

    • University of Nottingham Ningbo

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2017
      Assistant Professor

      Course DirectorTeaching: Hydrology, Geomorphology, Modelling, GIS, Research Skills.Research: Urban Surface Water Management; Environmental Assessment and Monitoring; Flood Hazard Modelling.

    • NIWA

      Jan 2017 - now

      Research and consulting in surface and groundwater monitoring, modelling and management.

      • Group Manager (Hydrological Processes)

        Jun 2018 - now

      • Hydrologist

        Jan 2017 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jim Griffiths
      FCIWEM CWEM CEng CEnv CSci Chatered Institute of Water and Environmental Management Oct 2012