Engineer/Scientist (Hydrodynamics and Metocean)
About The Position
At HR Wallingford, we design smart, resilient solutions across the natural and built environments to help everyone live and work more sustainably with water. By harnessing research, data insights and the power of our collective expertise, we help the world to better understand the changing influence and impact of water. This role offers an opportunity for structured career progression within the Hydrodynamics and Metocean area. Support and problem sharing is an important part of our culture, and we will provide you with an opportunity to develop an outstanding career in a world-leading organization. You will have an opportunity to learn fast, and your development will be supported by regular career conversations underpinned by an individual development plan. In our Coasts and Oceans Division, we have projects involving modelling of hydrodynamics, maritime and coastal processes. We predict waves, water levels and currents for the design of coastal structures and investigate the impact of developments such as offshore wind farms, harbours, or coastal developments.
Requirements
- MSc/MEng or PhD in a relevant field (e.g. oceanography, meteorology, applied mathematics, physics, civil engineering)
- Experience in estimating metocean extreme values for design criteria, including the quantification of uncertainties
- Experience in the application of numerical wave /wind / flow models (e.g. SWAN, SWASH, WRF, WASP, TELEMAC)
- Experience in programming using one or more languages: Python, Matlab, R
- Highly numerate with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong, effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Collaborative team work
- Good attention to detail, record keeping, presentation and report writing skills
- Adaptability and self-motivation
Nice To Haves
- Code management (GIT, branch management, unit testing)
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques and their limitations
- Knowledge of relevant industry standards
- Fortran programming language
- GIS
Responsibilities
- Analysis and interpretation of measured and hindcast metocean data
- Contribute to metocean and computational wave and flow modelling studies
- Support the preparation of bids for metocean and coastal wave modelling studies
- Contribute to the development of in-house tools and models
- Participate in internal forums, working groups, conferences to stay current with industry best practices and be at the forefront of research and technology.
Benefits
- Flexible working and job share arrangements
- Exceptional benefits (details available at hrwallingford.com/careers)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
