Senior Data Scientist / Consultant

<b> Overview / Responsibilities </b><br><br>Wood has an immediate requirement for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Energy, Optimisation and Innovation team. The successful candidate will be based in either of our Perth, Melbourne or Brisbane CBD offices, and join an assembly of global talent that powers successful digital transformation in a practical, tangible way. <br><br>In working in this specialist team you will have the chance to roll up your sleeves and apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries. You will help build new Analytics service offerings that grow our portfolio of products and will capture proprietary content, and support the creation of proposal/selling documents <br><br>As the field of advanced analytics is rapidly evolving, the Senior Data Scientist role is responsible for staying current on leading-edge business applications, tools and approaches, proactively working with leadership to enhance offerings that deliver competitive advantage to Wood. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action and exceptional communicators. <br><br>Our teams own the full analytics value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, building fact-bases, designing innovative algorithms, creating scale through designing tools and apps, and training colleagues and clients in new solutions. <br><br>We are looking for individuals who would get a kick out of working closely with clients, and our best global business, digital and deep domain experts, to drive real tangible decarbonisation and optimisation outcomes for energy and public infrastructure assets. The successful candidate will have a wealth of experience with applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations, such that they can efficiently and effectively advise multiple teams on the best path to uncovering critical insights for clients. <br><br>If you are are an autonomous self-starter with a passion for analytics and problem solving we would love to hear from you. <br><br>Please note, that we can only accept applications from Australian citizens or those who currently hold Permanent Residency (PR) visa for Australia and do not require company sponsorship to work lawfully in Australia. <br><br><b> Skills / Qualifications </b><br><br>To be eligible for this position please refer to the following criteria: <br><ul><li> 7+ years of relevant industry work experience providing advanced analytics solutions, or 5+ years consulting experience </li><li> Master's Degree or PhD with significant relevant experience providing advanced analytics solutions. The degree should be in engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or a related data centric field. </li><li> Demonstrated deep technical and data science expertise, acute strategic and analytical skills, ability to lead and persuade, drive and energy, and desire to work in a project based environment on strategic issues. </li><li> Strong record of professional accomplishment and leadership. </li><li> Fluency in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, R) </li><li> Have deep technical and Data Science expertise </li><li> Are comfortable managing engagement / project workstreams, client relationships, and acting as a