Job Description

The Role:

The person on this role will focus on study of climate change impact on agriculture / wind / wildfire risk as part of WTW's Climate and Resilience Hub (CRH), including:

• Development and assessment of climate change impacts on key climate perils such as wind and wildfire, as well as on the agricultural sector.
• Evaluation of wind / wildfire hazard profiles from scientific research and vendor models

The person will also be providing high quality consulting and technical services to our corporate and financial sector clients across the world, collaborating with colleagues across global hubs.

Requirements:

• PhD in atmospheric science, meteorology, climate / earth systems science, civil / environmental engineering / agrometeorology, or similar fields
• 0 - 8 years of relevant experience
• Strong analytical, science and/or mathematical-based background with proven experience in the field of natural hazards and climate change risk
• Hands-on experience with climate models (i.e., CMIP, GCMs, RCMs, etc.).
• Experience with Earth Observation datasets.
• Proficient in python / R
• Knowledge of climate risk assessments, understanding of climate uncertainty
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Creative and able to work in a highly dynamic environment ensuring outputs are robust and quality assured
• Can manage expectations effectively and support the team under pressure
• Can work to specifications and instructions, but also adaptable to specific project needs
• Has a passion for solving the global climate emergency.

Preferred

• Experience with traditional GIS software: ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Experience working in coding development environments
• Experience with exposure and vulnerability databases and data cleansing / validation
• Experience with climate transition risk data and models
• Experience with statistical analysis tools
• Experience working with Linux and command line scripting