Junior Data Scientist Bristol, England
Job description
About us:
Artesia is a dynamic and forward-looking consultancy that use data science to serve the water industry. We are based in Yate (next to the train station) just 10 miles from central Bristol.
Our vision is to change the way we manage water resources by solving complex problems with the most elegant solutions.
Artesia was founded in 2008 with 3 people and has grown in a sustainable and responsible way, evolving to meet the needs of our core clients - water companies and regulators. We are now a team of just over 20.
We are proud of our values, and our team are passionate, honest, confident, and always make an impact. We always seek to collaborate and put innovation at the heart of everything we do.
The Role:
We are looking for someone who is keen to develop into a Data Science role within a fast-paced consultancy. You will help support Artesia's work on a range of interesting and varied projects across a number of clients. Projects will cover areas such as leakage estimation, strategy, and analysis; night-use analysis; demand forecasting; water conservation and smart metering.
We are looking for a candidate who is aligned with our company values whilst being enthusiastic, confident, forward thinking, and looking for a challenge. We will provide you with the opportunity to learn from Artesia's experts and develop your own thinking so you can progress and confidently perform data analysis and develop robust statistical techniques required for project delivery.
This is a role that will give you the opportunity to help us maintain our reputation in water demand and develop our skills to meet future challenges.
Responsibilities:
- You will be expected to perform data analysis, application of data management and statistical techniques required for project delivery using a combination of data manipulation, exploratory analysis, programming, modelling, and understanding of the outputs and implications.
- You will carry out tasks including time series analysis, forecasting, multilinear regression, machine learning and data visualisation.
- You will be expected to work collaboratively with the project team and the wider business.
- You will use appropriate business project planning tools to support the smooth running of a wide range of projects.
- You will assist in the communication of project outcomes to clients in an engaging, clear, and concise way to ensure our clients understand the work we have provided.
- Ensure that company style, format and branding are adhered to for all outputs.
- Develop an understanding of output requirements and target audience to assist project managers and the wider project teams with the delivery of results.
- To use your initiative in continual development and initiate self-learning.
- Ensure your outputs are fully auditable and repeatable whilst maintaining version control.
Requirements:
- A degree with a mathematical, scientific, or engineering background is essential.
- A good understanding of statistics.
- Familiarity of using machine learning, mathematical modelling and visualisation tools for data analysis.
- Awareness and familiarity of various business and project systems such as Resource Management, SharePoint, Slack and Gitlab.
- Experience of using R for data analysis and statistical modelling (similar languages would be considered).
- Ability to learn and apply new knowledge gained in the water industry which you will apply to your tasks and projects.
- You will be confident and proactive, and able to work as part of a team to deliver challenging project objectives.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Independent in managing tasks and timelines.
- To be able to demonstrate an awareness of the core data science skills; data wrangling, statistics & modelling, visualisation, technology and programming.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
Benefits:
This role will be 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, with the benefit of flexible working.
Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 depending on qualifications, skills and experience.
Artesia provides an excellent benefits and rewards package for employees which includes:
- enhanced holiday allowance
- hybrid / flexible working
- company bonus scheme
- employer contribution pension
- free parking
- wellbeing support
- company events
- family friendly policies
This is a great opportunity to join a business which is really making a difference. You will have the chance to learn from Artesia’s experts while building on your existing skills at an innovative consultancy, with an open and progressive culture.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol BS37 5HZ
