Ocean Science Modeler

Ocean Science

South Kingstown, RI

Full-Time

RPS North America provides engineering, environmental, and scientific advice across the US and Canada. We offer a comprehensive range of consulting services and technology solutions to support our clients in all sectors of the economy. We serve as the North American platform of RPS Group, one of the world's preeminent consultancies.

RPS Ocean Science Division is a dedicated team of talented scientific and technical individuals working together to provide our clients with cutting edge solutions to meet their evolving needs. As a recognized industry leader, our clients seek our guidance, and we provide a service that ensures their success. We do this in an exciting and collaborative environment that combines our scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and leading-edge technology to provide unique software solutions. At RPS we solve problems that matter. Come be a part of our journey to create shared value to a growing, urbanizing and resource-scarce world.

Description:

From its office in Rhode Island, a collaborative group of RPS scientists and engineers is focused on addressing environmental concerns associated with coastal applications, offshore oil and gas exploration and more broadly offshore energy development and coastal engineering projects (dredging, pipeline burials, etc). Working with public and private sectors, RPS uses state-of-the art numerical modeling tools developed in-house to identify potential trajectory, fate, and effects of released contaminants in the coastal and marine environment. The successful candidate would work with the team on tasks such as: data preparation and analysis for use in modeling, computational modeling of contaminants in terrestrial, aquatic, estuarine, and offshore environments, the preparation of reports, and maintenance of environmental/contaminant data archives.

Key Responsibilities:

· RPS is seeking an engaging and positive individual with a Master’s of Science (MSc) or equivalent experience in oceanography or other environmental science, to work with applied numerical models.

· Previous experience in the application of quantitative analyses of met-ocean datasets (and other model data) to solve environmental problems in terrestrial, aquatic, marine, and/or atmospheric ecosystems is required.

· The candidate must have strong technical writing and verbal communication skills in English and have experience with numerical modeling (e.g. contaminants, hydrodynamics, atmospheric), data processing/analysis, and programming (e.g. Matlab/Python/R/FORTRAN).

· Proficiency in MS Office Suite, and presentation skills of complex scientific concepts are highly desirable. Experience with ArcGIS is welcome.

Requirements:

The successful applicant must be self-motivated and detail-oriented with an ability and interest to learn quickly in a very dynamic work environment. They will demonstrate logical problem solving approaches with an ability to work on highly dynamic and interactive projects both independently and as part of a team.

What RPS Offers in Return:

RPS is an industry leader and we pride ourselves on our ability to attract and retain exceptional talent by treating our employees well. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer:

• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage for employees and families, with no waiting period and generous contributions to monthly premiums.

• 401(k) Plan, with a dollar-for-dollar Company match of employee contributions, up to 5% of eligible compensation

• Share Purchase Plan, which enables employees to purchase shares via payroll deductions at 85% of market value, with the Company matching employees’ shares 1:1

• Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care costs

• Performance-based bonus program

• Generous vacation and sick leave policies in addition to company-wide paid holidays

Working at RPS:

RPS is a dedicated team of talented scientific and technical individuals working together to provide our clients with cutting edge solutions to meet their evolving needs. As a recognized industry leader our clients seek our guidance and we provide a service that ensures their success. We do this in an exciting and collaborative environment that combines our scientific knowledge and technical expertise to provide unique solutions. Our global footprint enables us to work with a variety of government and private client through diverse projects.

RPS North America provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other protected characteristics. RPS complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and requirements governing nondiscrimination in every location in which we operate.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and Inclusion
Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies
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