Environmental Reporting Scientist

Gardline Limited; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Pension scheme

Private healthcare (Bupa)

Cycle to work

Eye tests

Leave purchase scheme

Job summary

Gardline Limited is seeking an Environmental Reporting Scientist to interpret and present data from Marine Wildlife and Environmental disciplines for client reports. You will collate field data, ensure clear, concise reporting, and apply QA/QC to project datasets.

The role covers qualitative and quantitative analysis, geospatial work, and writing scientific reports. A strong background in marine biology or environmental science, plus MS Office proficiency, is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (marine biology, environmental science, etc).
• MSc or higher in marine environmental subject desirable.
• Proven scientific writing capability.
• Three years’ experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Marine survey and reporting experience desirable.
• Familiarity with ecology and physiology of marine wildlife, benthic, planktonic or nektonic fauna.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat, statistics (Primer, R) and geospatial tools (ArcGIS, QGIS).

Responsibilities

• Collate project data related to field operations and organise electronic records.
• Analyse, interpret and present data relevant to Marine Wildlife and Environmental disciplines (training provided).
• Qualitative, quantitative, statistical and geospatial analysis of data using appropriate software.
• Interpret ecological status and effects of anthropogenic activities pertinent to the project.
• Draft reports from field data, data analyses and interpretations.
• Maintain quality control records for reporting and report production.
• Update databases with project metadata and key analysis results.
• Assist Senior and Lead Environmental Reporting Scientists with QC of data from laboratories or external parties.

Skills

MS Office

Marine survey experience

Marine ecology knowledge

Adobe Acrobat

Primer/R

ArcGIS/QGIS

Education

Bachelor's degree

MSc in marine environment

Job description

About Boskalis

Gardline Limited is part of the Boskalis group of companies. Working at Gardline is about exploration. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to explore your career and find innovative and relevant solutions for complex projects.

For a business to succeed, it needs the right people, with the right skills and values. We seek exceptional individuals who champion our values-based culture and team spirit. Here at Gardline, we are committed to every staff member worldwide. We empower our staff to gain new skills, bring new ideas to the table, to grow and develop. Together!

Job Description

How you can make your mark

Make your mark as an Environmental Reporting Scientist!

As an Environmental Reporting Scientist, you will interpret and present data in reports for our clients in an accurate, clear and concise manner. Data shall be from the Environmental Departments core disciplines of either Marine Wildlife or Environmental acquisition. Marine Wildlife data shall include sighting and acoustic data. Environmental data shall include chemical (sediment and water hydrocarbons, metals and nutrients), physical (particle size analysis and water profiling) and biological (plankton, benthic infauna or epifauna).

Your Responsibilities

Collate project data related to field operations and organise electronic records. This includes raw analytical data, field logs, photographs and video recordings.

• Analyse, interpret and present data relevant to the Marine Wildlife and Environmental disciplines (training will be given where required) sufficient to satisfy client requirements.
• Qualitative, quantitative, statistical and geospatial analysis of data using appropriate software (training will be given where required).
• Interpret ecological status and effects of anthropogenic activities pertinent to the project.
• Draft reports based on field data, data analyses and interpretations.
• Maintain quality control records for reporting and report production.
• Update databases with individual project metadata and key analysis results when required.
• Assist Senior and Lead Environmental Reporting Scientists with quality control of data received from laboratories or external parties for own projects.

Qualifications

Your qualities

You can make your mark as an Environmental Reporting Scientist if you have:

• Right to work in the UK, we are unable to offer sponsorship.
• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (i.e. Marine Biology, Environmental Science etc.)
• MSc or higher degree in marine environmental subject is desirable
• Proven scientific writing capability
• Three years experience of MS Office products (particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Marine survey and reporting experience in a relevant discipline is desirable
• Familiarity with ecology and physiology of one or more groups from marine wildlife, benthic, planktonic or nektonic fauna
• Experience of Adobe Acrobat, statistical (Primer, R) and geospatial (ArcGIS, QGIS).

Additional Information

What You Can Expect

• A range of benefits: In addition to your salary and flexible work arrangements, you will receive an annual holiday entitlement of 25 days (based on a full-time contract) which increases over time, a salary sacrifice pension scheme, access to private healthcare through Bupa now including yearly dental allowance, medication checks and face-to-face GP service, as well as cycle to work and eye test schemes and additional leave purchase scheme!
• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities be that onshore or offshore. Being part of the Boskalis Group also provides access to a vast range of opportunities literally across the globe!
• A warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Gardline!

Extra information

• Right to work in the UK, we are unable to offer sponsorship.
• Where you will work: Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth.
• Full-time position

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.