Job Description

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.

Working with the GHD Digital Team across North America, the Data Scientist is responsible for providing the delivery of Data and Analytics solutions and credibility to our clients. The role can be based anywhere near a GHD HUB. Preferred locations are Houston, Baton Rouge, Atlanta and Tampa.
The role:

• Create solutions for our clients through the use of advanced statistical analysis, data mining, and data visualization techniques,
• Staying on top of the industry's trends, in order to provide forward-thinking recommendations
• Identifies the data the business should be collecting, devises methods of instrumenting the business's system in order to extract this information
• Designs, implements, and evaluates advanced statistical models and approaches for application in the business's most complex issues
• Researches new ways for predicting and modeling end-user behavior as well as investigating data summarization and visualization techniques for conveying key applied analytics findings
• Performs ad-hoc data mining and exploratory statistics tasks on very large data-sets related to the business's strategies
• Prepares reports and presentations that will give insights
• Cleansing of large unstructured data and enabling analytical capability in order to query the data and address various business needs
• Uses unstructured and disjointed datasets for the purpose of independently generating practical business insights as well as creating manageable analytical processes
• Collaborates with senior data scientists to communicate obstacles and findings to relevant collaborators in an effort to improve decision-making and drive business performance.
• Comes up with superb illustrations and visualizations of data communicating statistical modeling results as measures of the business's impact.
• Works closely with others in the data analytics team, in solving complex business issues.
• Collaborate with other staff and sharing information and knowledge
• Seeking advice from others when learning
• Ability to influence with or without formal authority
• Coordinating and monitoring specific team tasks when requested
• Delegating occasional work requirements to technical and support staff, monitoring progress and ensuring desired outcomes are delivered on time
• Pursue professional development opportunities
• The Data Scientist also takes initiative to experiment with various technologies and tools with vision of creating innovative data driven insights for the business at the quickest pace possible.
• In this position, the Data Scientist also takes initiative in evaluating and adapting new and improved data science approaches for the business, which he forwards to senior management of approval.
• Can demonstrate an ability to create and maintain strong, meaningful, and lasting relationships with others.
• Confident but friendly and approachable
• Can inspire confidence and trust in other team members and key collaborators

Requirements:

• Ph.D. or Masters in related to quantitative subject areas such as, process engineer, chemical/oil engineering
• Around 3 years professional experience in a consultative or operations role inside Industrial, Chemical, manufacturing or refining industries
• Strong programming skills and experience working with tools such as R, Python Programming, Open Source and visualizations
• Experience with cloud computing environment such as Azure or AWS
• Can also demonstrate strong skill in statistical techniques inclusive of statistical data analysis such as generalized linear models, multivariate analysis cluster-analysis test design, regressions, and forecasting methodologies as well as substantial familiarity in big data and standardizing and A/B testing.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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About Us

Why GHD?

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation . GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly 'One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees are required to adhere with GHD's US vaccination policy and any applicable government regulations related to COVID-19. Individuals hired for GHD positions that require in-person interactions with GHD Clients, or in-person visits to, or work at, GHD Clients sites, must comply with Client imposed requirements, including, in some instances, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. GHD complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.