Senior Hydrogeologist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Lead or assist in hydrogeology, mine water, groundwater, and environmental initiatives.

• Plan, oversee, and analyze field investigations, which include drilling, installation of monitoring wells, sampling of groundwater and surface water, aquifer tests, and hydraulic assessments.

• Analyze data from monitoring and testing to create conceptual hydrogeologic models.

• Develop, implement, or review models for groundwater flow and contaminant transport.

• Evaluate hydrogeologic, geochemical, and environmental data.

• Prepare technical documentation, including reports, presentations, proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and work plans.

• Manage technical assignments or projects, overseeing schedules, budgets, deliverables, and quality standards.

• Convey technical results to clients, regulators, project teams, and various stakeholders.

• Supervise and mentor junior and intermediate personnel.

• Contribute to client relationships, proposal crafting, and the expansion of ITASCA North America’s hydrogeology practice.

• Travel for client meetings, site assessments, field programs, conferences, and internal collaborations as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced degree in hydrogeology, geochemistry, environmental engineering, or a related discipline.

• Approximately 10–20 years of pertinent professional experience.

• Demonstrated technical expertise and sound professional judgment in hydrogeology or a related domain.

• Professional registration from a recognized body, or the ability to obtain registration where necessary.

• Experience in hydrogeologic field investigations, groundwater monitoring, aquifer or hydraulic testing, and data analysis.

• Proficiency in developing or interpreting conceptual hydrogeologic models.

• Familiarity with groundwater flow and/or contaminant transport modeling.

• Strong skills in technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation.

• Capability to independently manage complex tasks while overseeing scope, schedule, and budget.

• Experience in supervising or mentoring technical staff.

• Ability to assist in proposals, work programs, and client development.

• Experience in the mining industry, particularly in mine water management, pit dewatering, depressurization, seepage, closure, water balance, permitting, or operational hydrogeology.

• Knowledge in contaminant hydrogeology, aqueous geochemistry, groundwater/surface water interaction, water supply, or remediation.

• Proficient in using MODFLOW, FEFLOW, MINEDW, MT3D, or other transport modeling software, GIS, or data analysis tools.

• Experience in supporting environmental impact assessments, permitting, regulatory engagement, or closure planning.

• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in hydrogeology, geomechanics, engineering geology, geochemistry, data science, and numerical modeling.

• Eligibility to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance bonuses, which include cash and company stock.

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

• Generous paid time off starting from day one.

• Paid holidays.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Paid parental leave.

• Company-covered short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.

• Employee-owned company.