Wastewater Data Scientist & Process Engineer

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

In the role of Wastewater Data Scientist & Process Engineer, we'll count on you to:

• Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve business decisions by identifying patterns and trends in data
• Develop data products including reports, visualizations, and dashboards
• Adhere to software and data science development standards
• Perform data acquisition, sourcing, cleaning, and exploratory data analysis (EDA)
• Transform raw data into usable attributes for machine learning modules through feature engineering
• Manage model lifecycle including development, deployment, data drift detection, model retraining, and model inference
• Create automated data pipelines and data engineering solutions
• Develop advanced and custom predictive models (classification, regression, time series, neural networks, natural language processing, and computer vision)
• Tune models with training, hyperparameters with comprehensive validation and testing processes
• Leverage predictive models to optimize business results

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a data science role

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• A degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
• A minimum of 3 years experience with data engineering tools and languages such as SQL, Power Query, and Pandas
• A minimum of 3 years experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Plotly, Seaborn, and Matplotlib
• A minimum of 3 years experience with data science languages such as Python and R
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional, ability to multitask a must
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Excellent writing and people skills
• Strong math and organizational skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and various managers in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
• In-depth knowledge of machine learning algorithms, statistical models, and data analytics
• Experience completing multiple data science projects

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.