Climate and Energy Data Manager

Maxar Technologies seeks a Climate and Energy Data Manager in McLean, VA. The role involves managing climate and energy data, ensuring accessibility for customers, and collaborating with analysts for effective task completion. Responsibilities include data collection, formatting, storage, cataloguing, and initial analysis, along with regular updates and presentations. Candidates should have a relevant degree or experience, strong data management skills, and a background in climate and energy issues.
About the position

Maxar Technologies is seeking a Climate and Energy Data Manager to join our team at a customer-site in McLean, VA. This role is critical in contributing to our nation's security and has a direct impact on mission success. The Climate and Energy Data Manager will be responsible for the collection, formatting, storage, cataloguing, and initial analysis of climate and energy data. This position requires a proactive approach to ensure that data sources are readily available and accessible for our customer, which is a long-standing partner that relies on our team for timely and thorough economic analysis, often geared towards policy makers. In this role, you will work closely with analysts to determine the necessary resources to complete tasks effectively. You will be expected to create, enhance, and adapt data sources to meet the customer's evolving needs. Regular progress updates will be a key part of your responsibilities, including presenting findings at team meetings. At Maxar, we are committed to professional development and continuing education, offering opportunities for employees to define their career trajectories with dedicated professional development time, conference attendance, corporate partner industry training, peer groups, paid certifications, education reimbursement, and student loan forgiveness. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data management and analysis, particularly in the context of climate and energy data. You will be working in a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly influence the success of our projects and the satisfaction of our customers. This position is not only about managing data but also about understanding the broader implications of that data in relation to energy security and climate change issues.

Responsibilities
• Serve as the team's data manager responsible for climate and energy data collection, formatting, storage, cataloguing, and initial analysis.
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• Ensure data sources are readily available and accessible for the customer.
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• Work closely with analysts to determine necessary resources for task completion.
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• Create, enhance, and adapt data sources to meet customer needs.
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• Provide regular progress updates to the customer, including presentations at team meetings.

Requirements
• US Citizen with TS/SCI ISSA clearance and Polygraph.
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• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Geography, Economics, Energy Studies, Climate Studies, Computer Science, or Systems Engineering; or 4 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
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• Minimum of 2 years' professional experience in data management.
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• Experience with managing data including collection, formatting, storage, cataloguing, and some data analysis.
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• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Nice-to-haves
• Experience using economic, energy, and/or climate data sources from industry, academia, the IC, the military, and/or the scientific community.
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• Experience modeling economic, energy, and/or climate data.
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• Experience with statistical analysis and data manipulation.
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• Understanding of energy security and climate change issues.
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• Ability to manage major modeling efforts.
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• Ability to apply sophisticated econometric work to finished intelligence.
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• Experience with geospatial analysis and software such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
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• Experience with remote sensing and imagery analysis.
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• Cartographic experience.
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• Experience working with User Interface / User Experience (UI/UX) designers.
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• Python experience.

Benefits
• Continuing education credits
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• Loan forgiveness
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• Tuition reimbursement