Water Analyst

Meta•Washington, DC

6d•$104,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most some of the most efficient data centers in the world. Developing, operating, and managing the data center infrastructure and facilities the “right” way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency in a safe working environment. Meta evaluates sites around the world for data center development and is seeking a water analyst to support water and wastewater cross-functional project efforts for our large and growing Data Center portfolio. This position will report directly to the Water Team Lead within the broader Global Development team and will work cross-functionally with other Data Center teams. Travel will be required to visit our data center sites and attend organization-level stakeholder meetings.

Requirements

BS degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering
4+ years professional experience in water engineering, water resources management, hydrogeology, or water and wastewater infrastructure projects
Technical expertise related to water management
Experience building and maintaining cross-functional relationships enabling clear information flow across wide-ranging teams
Experience working with highly confidential information
Proficient in database management using SQL, with experience in designing, implementing, and querying databases for data analysis and reporting
Demonstrated experience in data management and analytical skills, with expertise in statistical analysis, and attention to detail
Experience designing, building and maintaining dashboards within GIS, Tableau, and/or other data visualization software
Experience collaborating with data engineers, data scientists, and program managers building productive cross-functional and working relationships
Experience presenting data and analytics insights to technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with data center water or sustainability analytics
Experience in project management
Advanced data skills such as extract, transform, and load (ETL)
Experience working with external reporting standards such as CDP, EED, GRI, TCFD, SASB, etc
E.I.T. or P.E. in civil or environmental engineering or related field

Responsibilities

Design and implement strategy to build real-time dashboards and databases for tracking, analyzing and reporting water usage
Evaluate and ensure data integrity and identify process improvements within the water analytics program
Organize, review and evaluate water and wastewater monitoring data to compare against agreements or permits, identify anomalies, and establish risk mitigation strategies
Support the development of water projection modeling and decision making tools
Prepare research reports related to regulations, initiatives affecting water or wastewater management, and industrial water usage trends
Support annual water data inventory for global reporting
Support financial tracking for Meta’s water program for both CapEx and OpEx related infrastructure expenses
Manage water and wastewater data for reporting including: voluntary reporting, mandated regulatory compliance and reporting, and water efficiency optimization
Monitor and support long term flow meter asset management including metadata mapping, commissioning and performance validation to ensure data accuracy, and quarterly data trending analysis
Monitor and support construction water best management practices tracking actual usage and projection accuracy
Develop and track global portfolio metrics to establish Key Performance Indicators for water program
Track progress against targets and benchmark performance against internal Key Performance Indicators
Support risk analysis for data center lifecycle, supporting standardizing a water risk data collection framework Monitor state and local policies that could impact Meta’s water program