Modelling Consultant

2 weeks ago

Didcot, United Kingdom Jacobs Full time
Your Impact:

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We have an established Radioactive Waste Disposal business that plays a world-leading role in scientific, conceptual engineering and safety case development work underpinning the future management and disposal of radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuels and nuclear materials. We support key clients in the UK and overseas across the nuclear industry.

We are recruiting Modelling Consultants for our Radioactive Waste Disposal business to work on a diverse range of projects that underpin the safety of future geological disposal facilities (GDF), as well as near-surface storage and disposal facilities. These projects are likely to involve:
  • Modelling of physical processes, including thermal, chemical, and mechanical, using established software toolkits or finite element models
  • Coupled modelling of physical processes
  • Hydrogeological modelling with our proprietary 3D finite-element modelling software, ConnectFlow
  • Probabilistic modelling (e.g. for high-level performance assessment of facilities)
  • Maintenance and development of modelling software

Key responsibilities:

You will be involved in delivering a diverse range of desk-based consultancy projects undertaken for our clients. Key aspects of the role are listed below:
  • Providing input to a range of technical and modelling areas from conceptual model development, through data analysis, model set up and execution, to results analysis and interpretation, as well as broader consultancy.
  • Producing concise and well-written technical reports and presentation of results to clients.
  • Developing an understanding of the underlying requirements of our clients, and how we can meet those requirements .

The role offers the opportunity to apply your skills to solving real-world problems for our clients. You will join a friendly, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team (including mathematicians, physicists, chemists, geologists and engineers). The vacancy provides an excellent opportunity for those wishing to develop their careers in our technically and commercially challenging business.

Here's what you'll need:

  • • A degree (or equivalent) in a physical science, mathematics, computer science, or engineering
  • Experience of mathematical modelling
  • Ability to work on several varied projects concurrently, managing time and priorities appropriately
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Technically able, with a demonstrable track record of creative problem solving and attention to detail
  • Good written and verbal communication skills

It would be advantageous but not essential to have one of more of the following:
  • A Postgraduate degree in a physical science, mathematics, computer science or engineering
  • Experience of scientific programming
  • Experience applying numerical methods
  • Experience of scripting (in Python or other languages) for data manipulation/processing
  • Experience of data analysis and interpretation
  • Experience of using 3D finite-element modelling software
  • Experience of developing and maintaining databases
  • Familiarity with Linux operating systems
  • Knowledge of key physical processes, such as:
    • hydrogeology
    • gas migration and multi-phase flow
    • thermal
    • chemical
    • mechanical
  • Experience of modelling coupled processes
  • Knowledge of the nuclear disposal sector
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including tailoring outputs to the requirements of different stakeholders

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .

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