Geophysics Technician: Field Data & Analysis

WSP; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 60,900 - 76,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement savings

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Paid parental leave

Bereavement/voting/naturalization time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Intermediate Professional, Geophysics to support field and office-based investigations, applying earth science, physics, and mathematics to assist in collecting, processing, and interpreting subsurface data.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, help ensure data quality, learn geophysical software tools, and contribute to reports, figures, and project documentation under senior guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics, Geoscience, or closely related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years of geophysics experience and knowledge of seismic, EM, GPR, or magnetometry.
• Ability to work safely outdoors and travel for field campaigns.
• Strong written and verbal communication and data recording abilities.
• Willingness to learn geophysical software and document findings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, deploy, and maintain geophysical equipment for fieldwork.
• Participate in field data collection using seismic, resistivity, magnetics, and GPR methods.
• Support processing and interpretation of geophysical datasets under guidance.
• Contribute to figures, reports, and documentation of findings.
• Review data, maps, and project docs to aid field planning.
• Uphold safety protocols and maintain quality data records.
• Assist with inventory and calibration logs for equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical instruction following

Microsoft Office proficiency

Geophysical software learning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics/Geoscience

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

WSP USA is seeking an Intermediate Professional, Geophysics to support field and office-based investigations, applying earth science, physics, and mathematics to assist in collecting, processing, and interpreting subsurface data.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, help ensure data quality, learn geophysical software tools, and contribute to reports, figures, and project documentation under senior guidance.