Data Analyst - Water Quality

The Cadmus Group, Inc. supports mission-driven work that helps protect healthy rivers, lakes, and coasts and supports safe drinking water nationwide. This remote-friendly data role supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies through analysis, research, and high-quality deliverables. You will work with a dedicated team and contribute to projects related to water quality assessment, watershed planning, drinking water contamination analysis, water regulations, and water infrastructure planning.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will perform data analysis and research in support of federal and other government clients, including work tied to the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (Safe Drinking Water Act experience is a plus). Your day-to-day impact will include planning and completing tasks to identify and evaluate data sources, cleaning and analyzing datasets, and communicating results through technical documentation and visualization tools.

• Contribute to surface water quality assessment, watershed planning, nonpoint source management, and drinking water contamination analysis.
• Research and evaluate national, state, and local data sets for potential inclusion in water sector projects.
• Complete literature reviews for topics relevant to the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, and summarize findings.
• Support development and maintenance of tools and dashboards for viewing and analyzing water-related data, including ArcGIS Online or Power BI products.
• Provide quality control support when developing client deliverables.
• Interact with colleagues, clients, and external federal, state, and local entities to discuss challenges, present methods and results, and gather feedback.

Responsibilities

• Implement methods to clean, analyze, and store data using R.
• Analyze raster and vector geospatial data using ArcGIS software and Python.
• Develop appropriate analysis documentation, including summaries of methodologies and results.
• Use ArcGIS tooling and dashboard approaches to support interactive visualization and analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, water resources management, geography, ecology, or a related discipline.
• Between 2 to 4 years of relevant professional experience with a government agency, consulting firm, or other organization involved with implementing the Clean Water Act. A Master’s degree in a relevant field may substitute for 2 years of professional experience.
• Experience retrieving and analyzing large environmental datasets and geospatial data layers (for example, land use, demographic, ecological, hydrologic, and water sampling data).
• Advanced skills in R and Python for data cleaning and analysis.
• Experience working with raster and vector geospatial data using ArcGIS Pro and ArcPy.
• Familiarity with ArcGIS Online, Power BI, or Shiny to develop interactive tools and dashboards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Technologies

• R, Python, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, ArcGIS Online, Power BI, Shiny, Microsoft Office Suite

Compensation and location

Arlington, VA (remote). Salary range: $70,000 - $85,000 per year. This position can be based out of any Cadmus office location, and a fully remote arrangement may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• 401(k) program
• Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and voluntary time off (VTO)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption assistance program
• Other optional benefits
• Various bonus programs

Additional information: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States as a U.S. Permanent Resident or U.S. Citizen. Cadmus is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination. The company also emphasizes aligning with and complying with federal, state, and local safety and health mandates.