Geo-data
Ocean Modeller
Location
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
You can indicate your preferred working location in your motivation letter or in the next stage of the recruitment process.
Stage
Experienced Level
Time
Full time
Type
Employee
Place
Hybrid
Job Description
Step into a role where your modelling expertise shapes real world decisions across offshore renewable energy and coastal engineering. As an Ocean Modeller you will join a dynamic team that thrives on technical curiosity and practical impact. You will work with advanced numerical models to support studies and operational forecasts while contributing to projects that help clients understand and manage the oceans they depend on.
You will be part of a collaborative group of specialists who value innovation and clear thinking. Your work will span hydrodynamic modelling data interpretation and technical reporting along with hands on involvement in cloud based HPC systems. This is a chance to grow your skills in a supportive environment while helping deliver high quality insights for clients around the world.
Your role and responsibilities:
Support team objectives, providing assistance to the Team Leader to help deliver client focused work and maintain delivery excellence across the modelling team
Train and support colleagues, offering guidance to junior team members when needed and contribute to developing skills within the group
Act as technical focal point, serving as a go to person for specific modelling or technical areas within the team
Run numerical models, implementing and operate hydrodynamic models in hindcast or forecast mode for a range of offshore and coastal applications
Produce technical reports, writing clear accurate reports that meet Fugro standards and communicate modelling results effectively
Interpret metocean outputs, analysing and interpreting model results during and after studies to support client decisions
Manage desk studies, acting as project manager for desktop studies including scheduling resource planning and client communication with support from senior staff
Monitor AWS based HPC systems, assisting in monitoring and optimising the team’s cloud based HPC infrastructure including EC2 instances S3 storage and networking.
What you’ll need to thrive in this role:
Master’s degree in oceanography or a related field with PhD preferred
Must have Hydrodynamic modelling experience, working with models such as, but not limited to, D3D HYCOM or ROMS
Model review capability, ability to review model setups and outputs from junior colleagues
Experience with Linux and MATLAB with Python desirable
Familiarity with managing HPC resources, Slurm, with Cloud based systems desirable
Experience in swiftly addressing operational forecast modelling related issues
Proven success working within a multidisciplinary team
Strong written and spoken English
Understanding of industry needs and experience supporting client focused work
About Us
Who we are
Do you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise help us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build and operate their assets more safely, sustainably and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative, but work well within a team.
What we offer
Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.
Our view on diversity, equity and inclusion
At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ – and to each other.
Benefits of joining our team
Extensive career & training opportunities
Competitive salary
Contributory pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Health cash plan
Group life assurance
Group income protection
Electric car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted gym membership
Discounts platform
The Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Long service awards
Fugro values awards
Employee referral bonus scheme
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Jane Morris
Talent Acquisition Partner
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