Water Quality Placement Student; Data Science

Are you passionate about the environment and interested in pursuing a career in environmental science and data analysis? Are you looking for a role that provides plenty of development opportunities? If so, we have a great opportunity for you during your university sandwich year!

As a Water Quality Placement Student, you’ll become an integral part of our Environmental Investigations team. You will contribute to water quality investigations by exploring environmental factors that influence river health, such as water quality, ecology and biodiversity. This role focuses on statistical modelling, data analysis, and data visualisation.

Throughout the year, you will collaborate with Environmental Scientists and Project Managers to deliver critical water quality investigations for the Water Industry National Environment Programme.

The main duties of this role will include:

• analysing and validating both existing and newly collected data to ensure accuracy and reliability
• assisting with preparing clear, comprehensive reports for desk studies and final submissions to regulatory bodies such as the Environment Agency
• responding to internal and external data requests and developing tools to support project delivery across the Environmental Investigations team
• conducting statistical analysis to identify and understand the influences on water quality within the catchment
• assisting in creating and implementing environmental monitoring plans, with a focus on water quality drivers such as bathing waters and eutrophication effects
• engaging and communicating with stakeholders, supporting the wider team in these efforts.

There will be an opportunity to gain experience in field skills, including water quality sampling, river flow and groundwater level monitoring, ecological monitoring and sampling, and habitat and fish surveys.

You will also work on a personal development plan to enhance your industry-specific skills and overall employability throughout the year.

This role is an industrial placement to be completed as part of a university sandwich year.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• be studying towards a BSc in an environmental, science or mathematics discipline