Water Resources Information Specialist

Hatfield Consultants; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatfield Consultants is looking for a Water Resources Information Specialist. The role involves data-driven tasks related to water resources, including management, analysis, and development of digital tools, requiring strong scientific training and communication skills. Join a committed team and make a significant impact on water resource management.

Benefits

Friendly and down-to-earth work culture

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Biweekly Earned Days Off program

Matching group retirement plan

Comprehensive health insurance

Professional development and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, climatology, or geochemistry.
• Advanced knowledge of R and related packages.
• Experience with data management and visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead water quantity and/or quality data management and analysis.
• Perform automated data QAQC checks for large datasets.
• Support the development of training resources and documentation.

Skills

Data analysis

Information management

Communication

Hydrology

Geospatial analysis

Modelling

Education

B.Sc or higher in a science or engineering field

Tools

R

Aquarius

Shiny Apps

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

Location

One of Hatfield’s Canadian offices

About Hatfield

Hatfield has been proudly serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2024. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.

Hatfield is seeking a Water Resources Information Specialist to support our Water Resource Group. In this role, you will support a wide range of data-driven activities, including data analysis, information management, digital tool development and documentation for Hatfield’s water resource-related projects. This position will be based in one of Hatfield’s Canadian offices (i.e., Vancouver, Terrace, Calgary or Fort McMurray).

The ideal candidate will have scientific training in at least one of hydrology, hydrogeology, climatology, or geochemistry, and experience with hydroclimatic time series analysis, analysis of water quality datasets, geospatial analyses, modelling, and R. Strong communication skills and the ability to understand our unique technical and data-communications needs are also important in this position. This role has considerable scope for career development and advancement, and over time, you will support or lead the training of colleagues in reproducible data science.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support water quantity and/or quality data management and analysis components of assigned projects. You may also be asked to support data management and analysis for other environmental attributes.

• Perform automated data quality assurance/quality control (QAQC) checks for large datasets and undertake data screening, analysis, calculations, and interpretation, and/or develop project specific tools to complete these tasks.

• Support the planning, development, and expansion of in-house data analytics software and processes.

• Create and/or update internal R packages and R Shiny Apps used by staff scientists. Synthesize functional needs from multiple projects and identify overlapping use cases where general purpose scripts and packages could eliminate redundancy.

• Develop and update R-based microservices for our web-based environmental data management software "EnviroData". This includes expanding the functionality of the EnviroDataR package (https://docs.envirodata.io/edr/index.html).

• Support the development of training resources and documentation. Provide support and/or guidance to project teams on data-driven science processes and tools.

• Provide technical support for clients and Hatfield staff using our in-house environmental data management systems, especially Hatfield’s EnviroData (www.envirodata.io) and Aquarius time series systems.

• Contribute to proposal and project management. Assigned tasks may include identification of business opportunities, development of proposed approaches and cost estimates for data analytics-related scopes, provision of written content, and coordination of tasks and budget management.

Education and Experience

• B.Sc or higher in a science or engineering field with some prior coursework, training and/or experience related to mathematics / statistics, data science, computer science, and hydrology / hydrogeology / water quality. Experience with water resource management / monitoring projects and the analysis of associated datasets (such as water quantity, water quality, climate datasets, etc.).

• Advanced knowledge of R. Should be familiar with base R packages as well as tidyverse, ggplot2, and devtools. Experience with other data management and visualization tools (e.g. Aquarius, Shiny Apps, PowerBI, Excel, Markdown etc) is also advantageous.

Other Assets/Skills

• Ability to follow software development best practices, such as unit tests, documentation, version control, and compliance with style guides. Experience with GNU/Linux, Docker, and CI/CD workflows are also advantageous.

What's In It For You?

• Friendly and down-to-earth work culture

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

• Biweekly Earned Days Off program

• Matching group retirement plan

• Comprehensive health insurance – medical/dental/vision coverage

• Competitive vacation and special leave

• Professional development and training opportunities

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.

Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV in confidence through the online form or email:[e-mail]. Please indicate “Water Resources Information Specialist” in your subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Salary range: $75k - $95k. We an invitation to applicants of all levels to submit their candidacy for this role. Please be advised, that in the course of our assessment of your qualifications, we retain the right to adjust the seniority classification of the position accordingly.

Please note that we will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Proof of eligibility to work in Canada may be required prior to employment.