Hydroclimate Modeller - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -WaterNSW

Description

Hydroclimate Modeller - Max Term
Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced
Hydroclimate Modeller 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.

Note:
This is a full-time max term position for 2.5 years.


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 9day 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
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more

What you'll do:

• Design, develop and implement new risk based contemporary models of hydroclimate extremes, as well as tools and products required for regional supply and flood modelling services, especially those relevant to flood and storage operations, river operations and hydrologic risk assessments of declared NSW dams.
• Develop baseline hydroclimate and hydrological models for NSW dams to support, flood and seasonal forecasting, water resource planning and operations, and hydrologic risk assessments.
• Perform model calibration, validation and forecast verification using Numerical Weather Prediction datasets for modelling tools designed for flood and river operations, as well as frequency analysis of hydroclimate extremes at priority locations and scenario modelling of extreme floods to support Portfolio Risk Assessment of declared NSW dams.
• Update and maintain the existing models, modelling tools and products used for wide ranging
• Work collaboratively with external Research Partners of WaterNSW, and internal Information Technology Partners to transition stateoftheart research models into fitforpurpose operational modelling systems.

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience in flood and water forecasting and the investigation of hydrologic impacts of climate variability and change.
• Professional programming skills for scientific computing using agile languages including Python, R and/or MATLAB and in system languages including C++ and FORTRAN.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications from an Australian educational institution in Hydrology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Computational Science, or an equivalent/comparable overseas qualification.

Who is WaterNSW?

When people think of essential human services, water supply is one of the first things that come to mind - and that's where WaterNSW comes in.

We are NSW's primary bulk water supplier, river operator and comprehensive provider for licensing, water trades and water information.