Senior Water Advisor
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network for Waterplan
Do you want to contribute to solving one of the most important issues of our generation? Join us in accelerating the transition to a water-secure world.
Waterplan is a fast-growing startup in the Climate Tech space that develops the world's leading B2B Enterprise SaaS platform for companies to measure, respond, report, and monitor companies' increasingly changing water risk. You can find more info by watching this World Economic Forum post.
By showing companies the business case for mitigating water risk, Waterplan accelerates the transition to a world where companies are incentivized to save more water, abate the discharge of polluting effluents, contribute to long-term sustainability of water resources, and preserve shared value.
To help fulfill this mission, we are looking for a Senior Water Advisor focused on nature-based solutions (NbS) to join the Customer Success team at Waterplan. In this role, you will collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams to define and quantify NbS impact based on your experience in hydrology and ecology.
You will work in a fully remote distributed team across multiple disciplines at a science-oriented company. At Waterplan, you will have the chance to work at the forefront of our industry and with world-leading water and sustainability experts.
We are a dedicated and talented team with ambitious growth goals planned for the next few years. If you are interested in the Climate Tech space and in growing the Climate Water Resilience category, you have an entrepreneurial spirit and a lot of drive; we want to get to know you!
Responsibilities
Own the quality, accuracy, clarity, and timeliness of deliverables to clients. Provide direction and focus to the research needed to meet these objectives.
Participate along the customer journey as a water subject matter expert and deliver Waterplan’s value proposition.
Deliver insights and recommendations to our customers through different actions according to their use case and purchase driver.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Customer Success, Water Advisor peers, Science, Sales) as a subject matter expert - on industry, region, or use case - to help our clients achieve their goals and delight them.
Actively contribute and provide feedback to the Product team to improve and expand our product(s) and services.
Build internal expertise through formal and informal training.
Proactively research and share trends and developments in industry, policy, news, etc. both within the organization and externally.
Skills and Qualifications
Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, and comfortable presenting clearly and concisely to C-suite/VPs/Directors.
Proactive and hands-on with a collaborative and iterative continuous improvement mindset and approach.
Highly organized with the ability to self-train and manage own time and deliverables effectively.
Ability with Google Suite (spreadsheets, presentations, etc.).
Experience working in a consulting or technical advisory capacity.
Degree (Masters preferred) in a water-related science or engineering discipline.
Technical expertise in one or more (several preferred) of the following areas: water resources management; nature-based solutions and VWB accounting; ecology and biodiversity; GIS and remote sensing systems; and multi-stakeholder engagement.
At Waterplan you'll enjoy:
Our Team. We are convinced our team is our most valuable asset. At Waterplan you will have the chance to work at the forefront of our industry and you will be working with world-leading experts in water
Our Spirit. We are building something big, you will be part of an ambitious and impactful project as we are trying to achieve one of the major world's sustainable development goals
Our Culture. We are a fully remote company with unlimited PTO
Our Values. Think Long-Term, Iterative Excellence, Thoughtful Discussion, Make Others Successful
Industry experience
Education: Masters
Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant