Research Environmental Engineer – Hydrology, Flood Risk

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $89k - $109k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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RTI International

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1958

🔬 Science

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Science • Education • Social Impact

RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.

📋 Description

• Support hydrologic, hydraulic, and reservoir modeling projects • Collaborate with the WARES team to enhance RTI’s water resources modeling tools • Collect, analyze, and summarize technical and hydrologic data • Develop and calibrate hydrologic, hydraulic, and river basin simulation models • Design and develop spreadsheets, scripts, and databases for workflow efficiency • Develop models to simulate water system operations and stochastic hydrologic modeling • Lead small projects or task orders of moderate complexity

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of experience • Experience in hydrologic watershed modeling • Ability to calibrate hydrologic models and evaluate model performance • Statistical analysis of hydrometeorological time series • Collection, QA/QC, and interpretation of hydrologic data • Technical documentation and report writing • Proficiency with open-source programming languages (Python, R, C#, VB.NET) • Basic geospatial processing and mapping using ArcGIS or QGIS • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with relational databases (SQL)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Paid parental leave • Paid time off • Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities • Employee assistance program • Remote work options