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Water Engineer and LCA Analyst
Boston, MA / Concord, MA / Arlington, VA
Job Description
ERG is looking for a dynamic research engineer with strong technical foundations in water/wastewater engineering and Life Cycle Assessment to support projects seeking to improve the sustainability of our water management systems.
Job Description: - Developing water treatment process models to evaluate the cost and environmental impact of different water treatment strategies
- Assessing innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies for their ability to remove a broad range of emerging contaminants
- Opportunities to use data science approaches to model system-level performance; identify key tradeoffs in design and operation parameters
- Routinely employ systems-level thinking to evaluate and solve complex problems
- Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science or a similarly technical program; specific coursework in life cycle assessment a plus
- Master's degree or higher preferred; may also consider a Bachelor's degree with sufficient professional experience
- 3+ years of applied professional experience
- Working knowledge of water treatment processes; experience with system design or operation a plus
- Demonstrated ability to apply life cycle assessment through work experience, including experience with LCA software (e.g., SimaPro or openLCA)
- Strong computer skills relevant to data manipulation and analysis. Experience with advanced Excel functions and Python is strongly preferred; GIS experience a plus
- Ability to think creatively and holistically about complex systems
- Passion for and experience in data-driven sustainability analysis
- Familiarity with a wide range of data sources relevant to environmental and policy analysis and the ability to identify and engage experts to conduct research
- Demonstrated ability to communicate research findings in technical report or journal article
- Well-developed problem-solving, systems thinking, quantitative, and critical thinking skills; intellectual curiosity
Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
3+ years
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