Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist
Job Title: Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist
Ref. No.: CJD1001S26
Location: Based near Oxford
Salary: 35,000 - 42,000
This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, a highly-regarded, environmentally-savvy Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their expertise to projects across the Water, Transport, and Renewable Energy Sectors. They are currently seeking a talented, enthusiastic Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist with demonstrable knowledge of hydrology and hydrological modelling, who is keen to lead a team through their delivery of several challenging projects. You will be based near the beautiful, academic city of Oxford.
Benefits for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include (but are not limited to):
- Competitive salary, rising with experience
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Very generous annual leave entitlement
- A focus on work-life balance, with possibilities of flexible/hybrid working
- Healthcare plan
- Dedication to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with excellent career progression opportunities
- Delivery of a wide range of exciting engineering projects across the local region and beyond
Responsibilities for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include:
- Contribute to the development of models and methods, utilising various software platforms, including Qube, CERF, FEH Flood Modelling Suite, ReFH2, and WINFAP5
- Produce flow estimation, flood estimation, and catchment models
- Identify opportunities for developing hydrological models, utilising machine learning for improvement and development purposes
- Develop, manage, and enhance hydrological and modelling methods
- Provide dedicated support to scientific research
- Liaise closely with clients and other stakeholders, across the public and private sectors
Required skills and experience for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include:
- A Bachelor's Degree in Hydrology, Environmental Science, or a cognate discipline
- Demonstrable experience of coding, with particular familiarity with Python and/or R
- Considerable experience of developing machine learning models, particularly when applied to environmental data
- Experience of working in a hydrological or water-based environmental science role
- Confident ability in handling complex data sets, particularly those that are spatial and temporal in nature (e.g., NetCDF, ASCII, etc.)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present information accurately and concisely to a range of audiences
- Good literacy and numeracy skills, particularly when applied to report writing
- Analytically-minded
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include:
- A Higher Degree in a relevant subject area
- Possess a full, valid UK Driver's Licence
If you are interested in the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.