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Data Scientist - Water Data Analytics (24 month term)
Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join our team.
This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.
This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.
Our perks and Benefits:
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.
- Flexible working
- Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise agreement
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Fertility leave
- Yearly corporate wear allowance
- Professional development and educational assistance
- Salary Range starting from Base $131,851 + Super
- And so much more!
What you’ll do:
- Work closely with other teams to build and optimise ‘big data’ pipelines, warehouse/data lake and reports/visualisations.
- Provide technical input relating to hydrologic, hydraulic components and water quality interactions of multi-disciplinary projects in a team environment to assist in meeting regulatory and business requirements.
- Provide project management support to deliver key projects for the business and ensure that best practice project management is applied throughout the life of the project.
- Integrate data into the development, maintenance and application of a strategic suite of ‘water’ models for water quality and quantity.
- Post-processing of model data to inform water resource engineering activities for internal and external customers, to ensure hydrologic factors and water quality are well understood and managed with acceptable risk.
What we are looking for:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Information Systems or similar, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience in hydrologic/hydraulic data analysis, modelling and reporting.
- In depth understanding of data analysis, data preparation, and/or data visualisation and knowledge of tools and techniques for processing data.
- Knowledge and extensive experience in Python and R.
- Extensive experience in database management and interrogation, including SQL knowledge and PostgreSQL experience.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of large data sets for modelling.
How we will support you:
At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.
When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.
We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit ourWORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities
More about our team/ culture:
No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.
WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.
We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au
For more information, please reach out to: Talent Acquisition Partner Azmine Amer at azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au
Please note applications for this position will close on 31 July 2024.
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Job Summary
- Closing Date:
- 31 Jul 2024
- Location:
- NSW - Parramatta
- Salary:
- $131,851 + Super
- Work Type:
- Contract/Temp
- Category:
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Data Collection/Analysis/Modelling
Environmental Science/Earth Science
ICT
Research/Scientific
Water