Senior Hydrogeologist

Stantec; Atlantic; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Healthcare benefits

Wellness programs

RRSP and ESPP

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Environmental Services Team in Atlantic Canada. You will lead hydrogeology projects from fieldwork to modeling, with opportunities to influence groundwater supply, permitting, and protection initiatives.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality results, support client relationships, and mentor junior staff while advancing your career within a respected environmental firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in hydrogeological characterization and aquifer testing.
• Strong technical report writing and communication skills.
• Ability to lead projects and supervise junior staff.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams and client management.

Responsibilities

• Promote health and safety within projects and programs.
• Develop budgets, scope, and schedules for hydrogeology projects.
• Coordinate field programs including drilling, well construction, and sampling oversight.
• Develop conceptual hydrogeologic models and interpret aquifer tests.
• Prepare technical reports and client presentations with findings and recommendations.
• Travel to field sites as required and support business development efforts.

Skills

Hydrogeology

Report writing

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

Tools

MODFLOW

FEFLOW

AQTESOLV

Job description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that is vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Your Opportunity

We have an immediate opening for a Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Environmental Services Team in Atlantic Canada. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and ready to engage in providing our clients high-quality products while growing both as an individual and as part of a team.

As a Senior Hydrogeologist, you would play a key role in a wide variety of physical and chemical hydrogeology projects, including groundwater supply development, mining baseline studies and permitting, dewatering, and groundwater protection and management. Your expertise will contribute to diverse initiatives that protect and enhance our most precious resource-water.

Why Choose Stantec?

We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Stantec has been named by Forbes as one of the World's and Canada's Best Employers and America's Best Employers for Women. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support.

Our people are at the core of everything we do. Driven by a culture of inclusion, we offer employee resource groups, growth opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. We understand that the tools for success look different for everyone, and we're committed to providing each employee with the support and flexibility they need to thrive.

Stantec Supports Your Career Growth With

• Flexible and remote or in-office work arrangements.
• Excellent and comprehensive benefits for healthcare and dental.
• Wellness plans to support mental, physical, social and financial well-being.
• Registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan, both with employer contributions.
• Formalized career planning and development process.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec's Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Program
• Develop project budgets, determine project scope, and establish project schedules.
• Plan, coordinate, and support field programs in support of hydrogeological studies including drilling, well construction and testing oversight; groundwater sampling; and water level monitoring.
• Develop conceptual hydrogeologic models and understanding
• Review field information from investigations; prepare reports, including the interpretation of geological/hydrogeological conditions
• Interpret aquifer tests, characterize aquifers based on maps and other spatial data
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments, groundwater flow and transport models, and contaminant investigations
• Prepare technical reports and client presentations summarizing project work, findings, and recommendations.
• Perform QA/QC of technical documents/deliverables
• Travel as required to various field sites; overnight travel sometimes required
• Demonstrate sound understanding and application of established practices, standards, and guidelines
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients.
• Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Consistently produce high-quality and organized results.
• Demonstrates strong initiative and is capable of independent action with the ability to make informed decisions.
• Strong organizational and time management skills that include balancing immediate and long-term work commitments with varying priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with advanced technical report writing skills
• Experience with hydrogeological characterization work including aquifer test design, analysis and technical report writing.
• Experience with hydrogeological modeling software such as MODFLOW, FEFLOW, and/or AQTESOLV.
• Strong business development, client management, communication, and financial management