Job Description
- Supporting the delivery of bespoke numerically oriented geoscience projects and capabilities to assist decision making in developing the subsurface, with a particular focus on simulating physical processes. Our typical consulting projects span: energy systems; underground and surface mining; water resources, geological storage of nuclear waste; and tunnels/excavations for infrastructure.
- Assisting with the development of industry-relevant solutions (e.g. scripting for workflow automation as part of AI/ML efforts, data interpretation, numerical simulation, or risk analysis) within the global geoscience modelling team, including development of WSP's in-house FracMan modelling software, to stay ahead of the market.
- Staying abreast of the latest Digital technological advances and industry trends in the fields of subsurface risk assessment and model-based decision making, including flexible learning of new skills.
- Being proactive with WSP's global practice area networks (PANs) in seeking opportunities to collaborate on business and technical and initiatives across Energy, Infrastructure, Nuclear Waste and Mining sectors.
- Development and support of links with our commercial clients in WSP's various business sectors, including seeking opportunities to offer our existing services, innovating new solutions to fit clients needs, or delivering software training courses.
- Supporting business development and writing technical scoping documents to help develop our FracMan & Geoscience technical toolkit for increased digital capability.
- Communicate project deliverables to clients and be an advocate for our modelling services to both external and internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- You will be part of WSP's expanding GCCIndia Earth & Environment (E&E) team, contributing core geoscience modelling capability that supports major international projects across Energy, Nuclear, Water, Infrastructure and Mining, principally supporting the FracMan & Geosciences team (part of Ground & Water) in WSP UK.
- You will join our GCC team in India, helping strengthen WSP's consulting offering in terms of numerical modelling capability and supporting the development of innovative digital workflows used across international projects.
- You will be principally supporting a multi-disciplinary team of experts in the UK, with a focus on the delivery of technologically driven consulting and software solutions.
- Our projects range across industries including Energy (including renewables such as deep geothermal and CCUS, as well as oil & gas), Nuclear waste disposal (spanning geosphere characterisation, safety and engineering), Infrastructure (tunnels, slopes, geotechnics and underground storage), Water (groundwater resource management), and Mining (from slope/bench stability, underground mining, to lithium extraction and leaching).
- Our business and clients span all corners of the globe, covering major international companies, government organisations and academia.
- This role supports the WSP Geoscience group, based in the UK. The core of our UK-based team is made up of approximately 20 members, covering geology, geomechanics, flow simulation, geophysics and software engineering. We operate internationally and routinely collaborate with international geoscience and engineering colleagues in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australasia on the delivery of world-class consulting projects.
Qualifications
- Doctorate or Master's degree (or equivalent) in a Mathematics, Engineering, Earth Science or Physics-related field;
- Strong track record of the use and development of numerical subsurface modelling tools and techniques, as applied to subsurface disposal, reservoir or storage applications;
- Strong experience of scripting languages such as (ideally) Python, or similar (e.g. R, Matlab);
- Ability to demonstrate a resourceful approach to work and working independently, displaying strong initiative and decision-making skills;
- Excellent verbal communication skills (in English) with the ability to both absorb and impart technical concepts and information effectively; and
- Excellent scientific writing ability, with experience of producing high-quality technical reports and scientific papers.
In addition, one or more of the following skills would strengthen the application:
- Consulting experience of delivering geoscience-related projects in one or more of our target market sectors (Energy, Nuclear, Water, Environment and Infrastructure);
- Experience of software development in languages such as Python, Fortran or C++;
- Experience of data management using SQL/PostgreSQL and related tools;
- Successful experience of preparing bids to competitive tender processes;
- Experience in liaising with clients and managing professional relationships; and
- Project management skills.
BGV:
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process including documents uploaded is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.
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