Consulting Senior Associate, Ocean Modeler (Entry Level)

ERM is seeking a Consulting Senior Associate, Ocean Modeler to join our Water Resources, Climate Change, and Modeling team in the Mid-Atlantic area. As a modeler, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team (hydrology, hydrodynamics, geochemistry, aquatics, and toxicology), and focus on integrating these functions to develop modelling studies that provide value to our clients. This is an opportunity to utilize your educational background, analytical skills, along with your technical expertise to participate in water-related environmental assessment and permitting for large-scale capital projects.

Job responsibilities may include:

• developing application of hydrodynamic, sediment transport and water quality models to freshwater and marine environments;
• assisting and executing the application of hydraulic and hydrologic models to natural and urban watersheds;
• supporting water resource management studies,
• assisting in quantitative impact assessment studies related to our client’s operations in lacustrine, riverine, and marine environments;
• using geospatial data analytics, related software (ArcGIS or similar), calculations and models to address impact, regulatory and climate change issues; and
• acquiring and processing datasets, monitoring model applications, performing supporting calculations, and documenting results.

This is an excellent opportunity for a junior professional looking to advance his or her career level with a global sustainability leader.

REQUIREMENTS:

• M.Sc. or equivalent in engineering or water sciences. Or the equivalency of 8+ years related experience in lieu of education.
• 1 to 3 years of experience with numerical models.
• Working knowledge of a programming environments such as FORTRAN, Visual Basic, C++, MATLAB, and/or Python.
• Experience with hydraulic models including flood modeling tools (e.g., Flo2D, FloodModeller, HEC-RAS, etc.)
• Expertise in hydrodynamic, wave, and sediment transport models (e.g Delft 3D., SWAN, XBeach, ADCIRC, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills; and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports and presentation.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Thank you for your interest in ERM!