Sep 6, 2022
We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Climate Modeller to join our growing and vibrant Environmental Science Business. We are expanding rapidly, and there is a new opportunity for someone passionate about and with extensive experience in climate modeling who wishes to help steer and develop innovative solutions for business applications.
Principle Accountabilities
Technical Leadership
Being part of a multi-disciplinary scientific team, you will be responsible for developing the climate modelling capability and results interpretation while promoting a culture of technical excellence within client projects and research & development.
Client Engagement & Business Development Support
Our clients are our partners, and you will build and develop good client relationships through projects, marketing, conferences and other opportunities. Publication of original or novel work in the scientific literature will be actively encouraged. You should also expect to support other groups such as sales, marketing, and business development when needed.
Technical excellence: a strong background in climate modelling and climate data analysis. Good understanding of downscaling techniques to support regional impacts projects and ability to expose data uncertainties.
Presentation skills: able to prepare and deliver high quality, professional presentations
Mentoring and coaching: experience developing and supporting team members
Proactive self-starter: ability to work collaboratively with others
Communication: clear and empathetic communicator
Business awareness: identifying and exploring business opportunities, aligned with fulfilling business goals
Advanced degree in climate science and/or computer engineering (MSc or PhD)
Experience with CMIP5/CMIP6 model development
Experience in running climate model experiments on HPCs
Climate model development and understanding of experimental performance
Strong experience working in data science & analytics, programming (FORTRAN, Python) and linux OS
Experience with the ESMValTool would be advantageous
Experience in data handling and visualisation (GIS tools, CDO and specific Python libraries such as xarray, geopandas, cartopy) would be desirable
Why work at CGG?
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Highly attractive bonus scheme
Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
Company pension with generous employer contribution (up to 10%)
Wellbeing Unmind app – puts you in control of your mental health
A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes - gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more!
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes
Sponsorship of visas/comprehensive relocation packages
We are Flexible
Flexible Working – through our hybrid working scheme, we offer a flexible blend of home and office working
Bank Holiday Swap - our holiday swap program allows you to change it for another day of your choice!
Buy & Sell Holiday Programme - you can buy extra holiday, sell unused holiday or even save it up!
Relaxed dress code policy