Coastal and Nearshore Modeler

RPS North America | Ocean Science

South Kingstown, RI

Full-Time / Hybrid Model

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.

Description:

RPS has an opening for an early career to mid-level consultant with a focus on the ocean and coastal environments to join its Ocean Science division in South Kingstown, RI. We are seeking a motivated individual, preferably with consulting experience, in coastal and nearshore processes and excellent problem-solving and communication skills to join us in a role focused mainly on technical consulting, but including some aspects of project coordination, proposal writing, business development, and internal support related to hydrodynamics, water quality, sediment, permitting support, coastal protection and climate resilience, and other environmental projects in the coastal zone. Strong coding and numerical modeling experience and skills are necessary.

Key Responsibilities

Position Specific:

• Execute a wide range of modeling studies of coastal and nearshore environmental processes, focused on hydrodynamics, sediment dispersion, water quality, coastal/riverine flooding, waves, air-sea interactions, extreme value analysis, and more.
• Familiarity with researching, gathering, and preparing datasets for use in modeling, performing data analysis, reviewing, and processing model results, with a focus on QA/QC.
• Develop reports and presentations in preparation of permits and regulatory documents.
• Provide support in the development of proposals.
• Client communications and public presentation

Safety:

All RPS employees have a responsibility to behave in a manner, which ensures that their actions, or omissions, do not adversely affect the environment or health, safety and wellbeing of themselves, colleagues, contractors, or members of the public. All Employees are responsible for:

• Meeting all responsibilities as outlined in the RPS HSE policy and management systems.
• Participating in any training and safety initiatives implemented by RPS.
• Complying comply with all reasonable safety directives, and work instructions.
• Stopping work if it is not safe to continue.
• Reporting immediately any incident or potential hazard to their supervisor.

People:

• Demonstrates the skills and knowledge appropriate for the position.
• Adapts to the team and builds team spirit.
• Listens, consults others, and communicates proactively.
• Shares expertise and knowledge with others and demonstrates flexibility.
• Shows appropriate initiative and adaptability.
• Delegates work appropriately and fairly.

Minimum Professional Qualifications and Requirements:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in marine science, engineering, or related field
• 2-5 years of experience in environmental consulting

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of coastal processes (e.g., waves, circulation, sediment transport)
• Demonstrated record of analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience developing or applying numerical models to study coastal and nearshore processes.
• Experience with programming languages for time series and geospatial data analysis (e.g., Python, MATLAB, ArcGIS)
• Proficiency with personal computers and Microsoft applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as cloud computing
• Demonstrated excellent writing and reporting skills. Science journal articles preferred.
• Excellent verbal communication skills; capable of presenting complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills with focus on teamwork and collaboration
• Self-motivated with ability to work on highly dynamic and interactive projects both independently and as part of a team.
• Expectation to further develop skills and advance technical capabilities.

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. 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.

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 non-discrimination 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 behaviors every day. Our behaviors 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 behaviors and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognize 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

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs, resumes, or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.

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