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Environmental Data Scientist / Hydrologist

Job Title: Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist
Ref. No.: CJD2012T25
Location: Based near Reading
Salary: GBP35,000 – GBP42,000


This is an excellent opportunity to join our client, an innovative, independent multidisciplinary consultancy renowned for lending their expertise to projects across the Water, Transport, and Renewable Energy sectors. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist with demonstrable knowledge of hydrology and hydrological modelling, who is willing and able to lead a team through the delivery of several challenging projects.


Benefits

  • Competitive salary, increasing with length of service
  • Employee Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Focus on work‑life balance, opportunities to pursue hybrid/flexible working
  • Health care plan
  • Dedication to 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

  • Oversee the development of models and methods, utilising various software platforms, including Qube, CERF, FEH Flood Modelling Suite, ReFH2, and WINFAP5
  • Create flow estimation, flood estimation, and catchment models
  • Identify opportunities for developing hydrological models employing machine learning for improvement and development purposes
  • Develop, manage, and enhance hydrological and modelling methods
  • Work closely with a team to support scientific research
  • Liaise closely with clients and other stakeholders across the public and private sectors

Qualifications

  • A UK Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or a cognate discipline
  • Considerable experience of coding, particularly using Python and/or R
  • Demonstrable experience of developing machine learning models, particularly when applied to environmental data
  • Experience working in a hydrological or water‑centric 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

  • A UK Master’s Degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline
  • Possess a full, valid UK Driver’s Licence

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.


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