Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist
Job Title: Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist
Ref. No.: CJD2012S25
Location: Based near Oxford
Salary: £35,000 - £42,000
This is a fantastic opportunity to join my client, an industry-leading, eco-conscious Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their expertise to projects across the Water, Transport, and Renewable Energy Sectors. They are actively seeking a talented, driven Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist with demonstrable knowledge of hydrology and hydrological modelling, who is willing and able to lead a team through their delivery of several challenging projects. You will be based near the historical, academic city of Oxford.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, rising with experience
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Incredibly generous annual leave allowance
- A focus on work-life balance, with opportunities for hybrid/flexible working
- Healthcare plan
- Dedication to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with extensive career progression opportunities
- Delivery of a wide range of exciting engineering projects across the local region and beyond
Responsibilities
- 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
- Support scientific research
- Liaise closely with clients and other stakeholders
Required skills and experience
- A UK Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or a similar, relevant discipline
- Demonstrable experience of coding, particularly using 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.)
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present information accurately and concisely to a range of audiences
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
- Technically-minded
Desirable skills and experience
- A Higher Degree in a relevant discipline
- 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.
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