Senior Groundwater Scientist – Mining & Infrastructure (Hybrid)

AECOM; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Additional annual leave

Holiday swaps

Learning & development support

Global career opportunities

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to lead groundwater investigations and groundwater modeling across major WA projects. The role focuses on coordinating field programs, delivering robust technical reports, and mentoring junior staff within a multidisciplinary team.

You will work across mining, infrastructure, and environmental sectors, with occasional travel to Perth and regional sites, contributing to high-impact, compliant project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering hydrogeological investigations and groundwater assessments.
• Strong technical capability across hydrogeological conceptualisation, drilling supervision, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring, mine dewatering, water supply and regulatory approvals.
• Experience managing projects or technical workstreams, including coordinating field programs, budgets, schedules and project deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high-quality technical reports and proposals, interpret complex environmental and geoscientific datasets.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and provide technical guidance or mentoring to less experienced team members.
• Tertiary qualifications in Hydrogeology, Geology, Earth Science or a related discipline, with a current manual driver's license and willingness to undertake regular fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and deliver hydrogeological investigations and groundwater studies across mining, infrastructure and environmental projects throughout Western Australia.
• Lead field programs, including drilling oversight, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring and sampling, while maintaining health, safety and quality.
• Develop conceptual hydrogeological models and prepare groundwater assessments, licensing applications, regulatory documentation, technical reports and proposals.
• Manage defined projects or technical workstreams, including coordinating resources, budgets, schedules and deliverables.
• Build effective relationships with clients, regulators and multidisciplinary project teams, and mentor junior hydrogeologists.

Skills

Hydrogeology

Groundwater investigations

Technical reporting

Project coordination

Mentoring juniors

Education

Hydrogeology / Geology / Earth Science degree

Tools

Field equipment

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to lead groundwater investigations and groundwater modeling across major WA projects. The role focuses on coordinating field programs, delivering robust technical reports, and mentoring junior staff within a multidisciplinary team.

You will work across mining, infrastructure, and environmental sectors, with occasional travel to Perth and regional sites, contributing to high-impact, compliant project outcomes.