Job description
Are you a seasoned professional with deep expertise in water risk assessment, passionate about ensuring technical rigor and quality in sustainability-driven data analyses? Do you thrive in reviewing and refining complex hydrological insights to guide strategic decisions? Join us in advancing innovative solutions for global water sustainability and stewardship.
About Waterplan
Waterplan is a pioneering Series A Y Combinator-backed Climate Tech startup dedicated to accelerating the journey toward a water-secure future. Through our leading B2B Enterprise SaaS platform, we empower companies to understand, respond, report, and monitor their ever-evolving water risk. We help businesses see the tangible benefits of mitigating water risks – fostering a future where organizations are motivated to conserve water and preserve our precious ecosystems.
About the role
As a Senior Technical Reviewer at Waterplan, you will ensure the technical quality and accuracy of risk assessments supporting our customer-facing and product development teams. Your primary focus will be reviewing the collection, processing, and interpretation of high-quality scientific and water resource management data sourced from public datasets. Leveraging your experience in water risk assessment, GIS, and hydrology, you will independently verify analyses, uphold quality standards, and guide our team toward excellence.
This is apart-time (20-30 hours per week) independent contractor role with a 6-month initial term.
About your core focus
Conduct detailed technical reviews of scientific analyses to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with best practices.
Provide expert feedback and guidance to analysts and cross-functional teams, ensuring robust methodologies and interpretations.
Independently verify data integrity and analytical outcomes, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues.
Collaborate closely with product and client-facing teams, integrating high-quality reviewed analyses into customer insights.
Own decision-making and on-time delivery of data and assessments that meet the highest standards of technical excellence.
Your profile
Experience: 6+ years of proven technical experience specifically focused on water risk assessment and hydrological analyses.
Technical skills: Expert-level GIS proficiency, strong analytical and interpretative capabilities, and extensive experience managing large, complex datasets.
Education: Degree (Masters preferred) in a water-related science or engineering discipline.
Mindset: You are proactive and hands-on with a collaborative and iterative continuous improvement mindset and approach. You are autonomous, meticulous, decisive, and capable of independently ensuring technical quality in dynamic environments.
Location: Americas or Europe, remote.
Language: Fluency in English required; proficiency in other languages is a plus.
Why Join Waterplan?
Impactful Mission: Contribute to a meaningful cause with a clear vision of fostering a water-secure future.
Dynamic Team: Work alongside a talented and passionate team dedicated to making a difference.
Growth Opportunity: Be at the forefront of our industry’s growth, shaping the future of water security and sustainability.
Culture & Values: Enjoy a remote working environment with unlimited PTO, rooted in our core values of Long-Term Thinking, Iterative Excellence, Thoughtful Discussion, Making Others Successful, and Guided by Nature.
Diversity & Inclusion: Thrive in a workplace that champions diversity and inclusivity at every step of our journey.
If you’re ready to join a transformative division at a groundbreaking company, then we’d love to get to know you. Apply today and help chart the course to a water-secure world.
