Technical Consultant / Mathematical Modeller

Technical Consultant / Mathematical Modeller – Simulation and Optimisation Solutions.

Our client is a leading supplier of simulation and optimisation solutions, providing major blue chip organisations with decision support tools and the ability to address critical business issues. Their solutions are used by customers in a variety of industry types, including, the logistics, oil, gas, retail, food, pharmaceutical, and chemical sectors.

They are looking for a Technical Consultant to join their growing, close-knit and hard-working team, where you will play an important part working with the leading Operational & Strategic Planning Tool. You will play an active role in expanding and growing this tool in order to open up further opportunities to increase the existing customer base. You will also need to be flexible to adapt your skills to our clients in-house modelling language.

The wide-ranging Technical Consultant role involves capturing business requirements, configuration to meet client’s needs, system integration design, project management, implementation, software development, customer support and training. The client-facing work requires a consultative approach and overseas travel. You will have ample opportunity to use your creative and problem solving skills and to work with a stimulating international customer base.

The ideal candidate will have obtained a good numerate BSc (e.g. Maths, Science, Operatonal Research, Statistics or Engineering) and a minimum of 5 years’ commercial / client facing experience. Previous programming experience (minimum 18 months) is required and technical expertise in C# is preferred, although a willingness to learn is more important than a specific language. Excellent problem solving skills are a must.

Keywords – Technical Consultant, C#, Operational Research, Mathematical Modelling, Statistics, Simulation.

Salary £30K-£50K – Location – Basingstoke, Hampshire.