Data Analytics 2 (Climate and Energy)

Abt Global is hiring a Data Analytics 2 (Climate and Energy) in Rockville, MD. The role involves data cleaning, analysis, and visualization, focusing on environmental and energy data. Candidates should have a background in environmental science or energy systems, programming skills in Python or R, and strong communication abilities. A Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience is required. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and flexible schedules.
About the position

Abt Global is dedicated to solving the world's most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide. We are seeking a data analytics candidate with a background in environmental science or energy systems to join our growing team in the Digital and Data Services (DDS) Division. This division plays a crucial role in providing data science methods, data visualization, and automation tools to a wide range of government agencies, university researchers, and foundations. Our work primarily focuses on public policy, program evaluation, and data modernization in areas such as energy, environment, healthcare, public health, housing, and human services, both domestically and internationally. The selected candidate will collaborate with Abt's domestic environmental and energy sector clients, working closely with internal colleagues and external clients to apply data in answering complex technical questions. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for conducting data cleaning, analyzing and visualizing both textual and numerical data, and utilizing various tools in Azure and AWS cloud environments to deploy analytics or modeling workflows. The successful candidate will also develop analysis plans, communicate the strengths and weaknesses of various analyses, and identify and apply appropriate analytic techniques. A strong foundation in programming, particularly in Python or R, is essential for this position, as the candidate will be expected to write code and implement quality assurance and management processes, including documentation of analytical requirements, version control, and code defect management. Strong writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills are also critical for success in this role.

Responsibilities
• Familiarity with environmental or energy data analytics and programming.
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• Understanding of environmental or energy data.
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• Collect data from various sources, e.g., web scraping and APIs, and perform data management tasks (data wrangling, cleaning, etc.).
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• Familiarity with time series data and data sets with complex relationships.
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• Write code in various programming languages, including Python or R.
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• Design and implement quality assurance and management processes, including documentation of analytical requirements, version control, and code defect management.
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• Demonstrate strong writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree + 2 years' experience, Master's degree preferred.
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• Degree or experience focused on environment and/or energy strongly preferred.
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• Previous consulting experience preferred.
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• Experience publishing environmental science and/or energy manuscripts, dashboards, or products.

Nice-to-haves

Benefits
• Comprehensive benefits package
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• Flexible schedules
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• Professional development opportunities
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• Market-competitive salaries