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Environmental R&D Manager – Vacancy

Posted on November 15th 2021 in Uncategorised

GeoSmart Position – Environmental R&D Manager
Location – Shrewsbury
Salary – Dependent on experience

To apply please email Paul Ellis at recruitment@geosmartinfo.co.uk and reference GVAC027.

Job Description:

An exciting opportunity to manage our R&D team and contribute to our product development program is on offer with Geosmart, an innovative environmental information company.

This key role will report to the Managing Director and contribute to our already successful portfolio of products and new releases. We are looking for talented Earth Scientists, Mathematicians, GIS programmers and Engineers to support our success in the modelling of environmental processes to create forecasts & spatial data sets to analyse environmental risk. Our products include environmental data used to support the majority of UK property transactions and by the national Flood Forecast Centre & Water Companies.

Responsibilities and Duties:

  • The main task is to lead and motivate our team of Environmental and GIS modellers to design and complete new products in tight timescales.
  • Project management of R&D projects to deliver our product development road map.
  • Run daily team meetings, prioritise tasks and assign resources.
  • Support innovation and product development including the modelling of new environmental data sets and services.
  • Manage our Environmental data sets and licensing requirements.
  • Development and delivery of the flood modelling and forecasting service.
  • Undertake data analyses in GRASS, QGIS and ESRI ArcGIS based applications.
  • Development of model algorithms and coding to simulate physical processes.
  • Production of technical interpretative reports on environmental risk.
  • Support commercial development plans and liaise with our key accounts.
  • Provide strategic input to business planning, product development ideas and schedule.
  • Prepare monthly progress reports and attend operations meetings.

Role competencies and experience:

  • An appropriate earth science, geography, maths or engineering based degree.
  • Ideally a postgraduate qualification in Hydrology, Hydrogeology or GIS
  • Previous experience (5-10 years) industry experience including GIS, modelling environmental processes and product development.
  • At least 3 years’ experience of motivating and managing teams to meet objectives.
  • Experience of project management and monitoring delivery to achieve results.
  • Innovative approach to problem solving and use of GIS systems.
  • Experience of programming to analyse spatial data – knowledge of python beneficial.
  • An advanced understanding of hydrology and hydrogeology beneficial.
  • Experience of literature review and research.
  • Strong communicator with good presentation skills.
  • Must be able to lead the team and work in our Shrewsbury office on a daily basis.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

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