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Environmental Data Scientist / Hydrologist

  • Recruiter: Penguin Recruitment
  • Job posted: 01/01/26
  • Reference: 3053719412
  • Type: Permanent
  • Salary: £35,000 - £42,000 Annual
  • Job location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
  • 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 for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include (but are not limited to):

    • 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 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
    • Support scientific research
    • Liaise closely with clients and other stakeholders

    Required skills and experience for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include:

    • 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 for the role of Senior Environmental Data Scientist/Hydrologist include:

    • 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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