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.