Statistical Lead

Job title: Statistical Lead

Company: RPS Group


Job description: Statistical LeadRPS are opening a new position for a Statistical Lead in our growing Water Consultancy. In this role you will be at the centre of the team and become involved in multiple projects, which will suit a resourceful collaborator who is energised by problem solving to deliver the best client outcomes.Many metrics used in the water industry do not lend themselves to parametric analysis, probabilistic averaging or conventional understandings of confidence intervals or data cleansing. Time series analyses are conflated with causality and cumulative sample bias issues.Taken together these issues confront us with a complex statistical environment that requires a deep insight and understanding combined with pragmatism to best represent the real world in the statistical domain with due regard to established reporting methodologies and requirements.About The Team:RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management, Data Analytics, and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities that require innovation, dedication, and teamwork to help us meet our clients’ needs.Our Water Consultancy business has a range of prestigious AMP8 programmes leading into AMP9 and beyond, where you’ll be securing your career for the next 20 years, leaving a lasting legacy!About You:As a key member of the Water Consultancy business, your role as Statistical Lead is critical to helping us deliver great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of water project experts on a range of data driven projects.By joining us, you’re not just taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You’re making a meaningful impact on millions of lives the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come. As a valuable member of our team, you’ll play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the region, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you’re ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.Your Responsibilities:

• Support analysts and modellers in identifying optimal modelling and testing methodologies
• Ensure consistency with established reporting requirements and methodologies
• Audit statistical and modelling processes and outputs within RPS projects and assist clients in same on a consultancy basis
• Assist with the preparation of client reports, outputs and proposals and liaise as required
• Ensure the accurate reporting of statistical and modelling processes
• Collate and disseminate preferred approaches to statistical methods such as outlier identification and exclusion on water industry specific data
• Respond to ad-hoc queries internally and from clients as required
• Mentor the wider team in the correct use of statistical methods

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Formal training in statistics or a statistically based subject to a minimum of degree level
• A wide understanding of nonparametric statistics and confidence intervals in lognormal, binomial and unclassified distributions
• A sound working knowledge of probabilistic, regression and ML modelling methods
• An understanding of econometric methods would be advantageous
• The ability to interpret Python code and Excel macros would be advantageous
• An understanding of the water industry regulatory framework and reporting would be advantageous

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical subject, such as mathematics, engineering, epidemiology or natural sciences, or financial disciplines
• Postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.

#LI-MM1What’s in it for you?A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.Why RPS?We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.About RPS, a Tetra Tech Company:RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!What happens next?If we feel you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange a competency interview. If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered. Ready to apply? Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.Mutual Dignity and RespectMindful that a truly welcoming organisation must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding principles of mutual dignity and respect in all People processes. This approach ensures that we reflect the communities and clients we serve, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.To help us monitor our performance and continue to improve in relation to mutual dignity and respect we would appreciate your compliance in completing the questions in this section. The information provided will form no part of the selection process and will be treated in strict confidence.Recruitment Agencies:We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.

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Location: Brighton

Job date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:12:09 GMT

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