Contract type: VIE
What You Will Be Doing
Optimatics is looking for a highly motivated water/wastewater engineer or data scientist to join our Strategic Support Team (SST). You will be working at the forefront of applying optimisation and machine learning to water systems, directly with clients on the Optimizer™ and AssetAdvanced™ software packages to optimise planning decisions for their water infrastructure networks. You will assist, educate, guide users and deliver pilot applications, with strong communication skills essential.
Essential Duties
* Support and guide utility and consultant engineers’ and planners’ applications of the Optimizer™ and AssetAdvanced™ software including:
o Support delivery of user trainings and ongoing education
o Provide strategic direction and insights for customers’ planning efforts
o Assist with hydraulic model and input data review & preparation
* Deliver Pilot Implementations Of The Software
o Deliver applications of the Optimizer™ software in connection with a range of hydraulic modelling software
o Deliver applications of the AssetAdvanced™ software
o Explore opportunities for new applications with users
o Identify strategies for improved user experience, efficiencies, or automation
* Contribute To Product Development, Including
o Test new functionality and identify upgrades to Optimizer™ and AssetAdvanced™
o Assist with software and project documentation
o Travel to current and potential customers (as appropriate)
Who We Are Looking For
Education/Certifications/Experience
* BSc/BEng or higher in Civil/Environmental Engineering
* 1+ years of professional experience in the water sector
* Chartered Member of a recognised engineering institution or working towards the chartership
Technical
* Understanding of and experience working with water utility networks, both collection and distribution
* Distribution/transmission system modelling experience (e.g. EPANET, WaterGEMS, InfoWorks WS Pro)
* Collection system H&H modelling experience with InfoWorks ICM (other software will be an advantage, e.g. EPASWMM, MIKE 1D)
* Proficient in GIS software (ESRI ArcGIS and/or QGIS)
* Advanced data analysis skillsets including coding or data visualization software
Non-Technical
* Excellent communication skills
* Project management experience
* Ability to manage customer experience and relationships
* Strong presentation and teaching abilities
Preferences
* Understanding of and practical experience working on public utility asset management challenges & projects
* Knowledge of and experience with optimisation techniques and their application to water systems
* Experience with Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or other languages
* Data science experience, including data interpretation & visualization tools (e.g. PowerBI)
* Experience working on international and multilingual projects
Core Values
* Be Agile: We are agile within our software development, how we support our customers around the world, how we sell our solutions, and how we operate within our company. We will adapt to any situation to ensure we’re providing the highest-quality outcome.
* Delight & Serve: We pride ourselves on delighting and serving our customers. Our customers are our core, and we’ve heard from them time and again with proof that we’re hitting this value on target!
* Deliver Innovation: Since our beginning as a university research project, this has been a core value: to deliver something that is different, valuable, and ahead of the curve.
* Quest for Excellence: We have a passion for the software we deliver, how we deliver it, and how we can continue to make our customers successful going forward. We are always striving to improve and do better.
* Trust is a Must: We practice “trust is a must” throughout our organization. From internal accountability to one another, to what our customers expect from us, we hold ourselves to a high standard in this area. We do what we say, and we say what we do.
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