Background
Our people are the difference!
Who they are, what they do and how they do it is why we’re the award-winning, industry-leading, thriving boldly global environmental consultancy we are today. We’re APEM Ltd and we’re expanding.
As a people-first business we’re accountable for our aspirations, actions, and what we get because of them. We believe inspiration and insight come from everywhere, so no matter history or choices in life, we will empower you to be your best, so we can be our best, together.
If you’re driven, ready to guide governments, shape private client projects across the planet and improve the natural world, then we want the whole you.
The WOW factor
When home became work, we learned that flexibility, understanding and balance allowed us all to move forward and grow together.
So no matter where you’re based, the hours you keep, or the toddlers you have to entertain, we’re committed to our ways of working (WOW) with each other so we can continue to be our best.
About the role
Water quality has been established as an area of APEM expertise for many years, but as our team expands we are looking to enhance our modelling capacity. You will work within a dynamic team of aquatic environmental scientists with cross-cutting expertise in ecology, hydrology, geomorphology, water quality, fisheries and natural and social capital, to deliver a range of projects for the UK water and energy industries, and their environmental regulators.
The purpose of the role will be to increase our ability to provide water quality modelling approaches and outputs, as required in particular by the water and construction industries. The role will require the application of modelling packages (river, lake and/or coastal), in particular those recognised and used by regulatory authorities, and contributing to the identification of new modelling approaches. You will also work on water quality monitoring and environmental assessment projects, such as Drought Planning environmental assessments.
Key features of the Scientist role will be providing input into a range of projects to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs within time and budget constraints.
You will be primarily desk-based, although site visits and client meetings may be required.
There are excellent opportunities for career progression and development.
About you
You must have experience of applying standard modelling packages to water quality projects. These will include, as a minimum, one or more of the following: SIMCAT, SAGIS, CORMIX, lake phytoplankton prediction models or Farmscoper. We would ideally expect experience of working extensively in or with the consultancy sector.
You will be an enthusiastic self-starter with a keen interest in the environment. You will be qualified to a minimum of BSc. level in a relevant discipline, with evidence of experience pertinent to the grade you are applying for. Whether you are an applicant with academic, regulatory, consultancy, water industry or third sector experience you will need to demonstrate your ability to apply your skills in a fast-paced commercial consultancy context through experience of managing projects and dealing with people effectively and professionally.
You will have good IT literacy and data analysis skills, will be numerate and have a good eye for detail. You will be able to demonstrate not just experience of applying models but also an understanding of why the models are used and how their outputs will be usefully deployed.
You will have experience writing precise but accessible scientific reports..
Skills and Experience – Essential
- Typically, 1-2 years’ professional experience
- Experience in river, lake and/or coastal modelling packages
- Modelling experience as described above
- Model development skills
- Project management experience
- Tendering/proposal writing experience
- A relevant higher degree (desirable)
- An understanding of key UK environmental legislation (desirable)
- Experience of working with or in a commercial consulting environment (desirable)
We recognise that everyone’s story is different.
The opportunities, experiences and challenges faced in life shape who we are today and we understand that these are the things that make us individual and unique. Embracing our differences means we’re able to approach what we do from every dimension. Inspiration and insight can come from anywhere, and no matter your history or choices in life, we empower our people to be their best, so we can be our best, together.
We welcome the whole you.
