CV

General CV information

Contact Information

Name Pau Juan-Garcia
Professional Title Principal Consultant
Email Pau.JuanGarcia@atkinsrealis.com
Phone +44 1454 662144
Location Aztec West Business Park, 500 Park Avenue, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Website https://PauJuan.github.io/

Professional Summary

Pau is a Principal Environmental Consultant in the Water Management practice at AtkinsRéalis and a recognised technical leader in water‑quality modelling and catchment planning. He is the lead developer of SAGIS (UKWIR), the primary water‑quality catchment planning tool used by environmental regulators in the UK, and a Defra Business‑Critical Model (BCM). He also leads development of the River Quality Planning (RQP) tool for the Environment Agency. Together, these tools support regulatory decision‑making and the allocation of millions of pounds of investment across AMP cycles.

Pau has over 12 years’ experience in the water sector; delivering water‑quality modelling, source‑apportionment assessments, and GIS‑based environmental analysis. He has acted as technical lead for tools and modelling solutions supporting catchment management, nutrient mitigation, climate‑change impact assessment and permit optioneering. His technical skillset includes statistical and machine‑learning methods, and the analysis of large geospatial datasets to inform water policy and infrastructure planning. He has worked closely with regulatory bodies including the Environment Agency and SEPA.

Pau is a Marie Curie laureate and holds an international PhD in Water Science and Technology, an MSc in Environmental Engineering, and a BSc in Environmental Science. He is a Chartered Environmental Manager (C.WEM) with CIWEM, has served on scientific committees for international conferences, and has authored multiple peer‑reviewed publications. He is also an experienced project manager, information manager and line manager

Experience

  • 2019 - Present

    Principal Scientist
    AtkinsRéalis
    Water Quality expert working the UK industry
    • SAGIS-SIMCAT
    • RQP-MPER
    • DWMP
  • 2016 - 2017

    Visiting Scientist
    Catalan Institute Water Research
    Researcher
    • Resilience of the wastewater treatment process
  • 2015 - 2019

    Research Scientist
    AtkinsRéalis
    PhD candidate researching wastewater resilience
    • Resilience
    • Wastewater
    • Activated Sludge

Education

  • 2015 - 2019

    Girona, Spain

    PhD
    University of Girona
    Water Science and Technology
  • 2012 - 2014

    Valencia, Spain

    Masters
    University of Valencia / Politechnic University of Valencia
    Environmental Engineering
  • 2006 - 2011

    Valencia, Spain

    Bachelors Degree
    University of Valencia
    Environmental Sciences

Languages

Spanish : Native speaker
Valencian : Native speaker
English : Fluent
French : Full professional competency
Chinese : Basic

Interests

Water Science: Water Quality modelling, Data analytics
Software development: ArcGIS Pro SDK, Python, Jupyter notebooks, C# and .NET
GIS and optimisation: ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Linear programming