Principal Hydrogeologist

Hires Group; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 185,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Stock ownership

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Hires Group seeks a senior groundwater and surface water specialist to lead compliance, permitting, and hydrogeologic investigations. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, and drive large-scale environmental programs, including remediation initiatives.

Requires a Civil Engineering degree and a PE license with 10+ years of relevant experience. The role offers growth paths, tuition support, and ownership opportunities within a private, engineers-led firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed PE required.
• 10+ years of experience in groundwater, surface water, and environmental projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead groundwater and surface water compliance and permitting projects for solid and industrial waste facilities.
• Provide senior technical oversight of hydrogeologic investigations and groundwater monitoring.
• Manage project teams, data analysis, reporting, and regulatory submissions to meet requirements.
• Direct geochemical evaluations, contaminant fate and transport studies, and statistical analyses.
• Lead client, regulator, and stakeholder meetings; manage scope, budgets, schedules, and profitability.
• Drive business development through proposals and client relationships.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team management

Client relationship mgmt

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Lead groundwater and surface water compliance, permitting, and hydrogeologic investigation projects while managing teams, developing client relationships, and providing senior technical expertise across complex environmental programmes. This role offers technical leadership, business development responsibility, and the opportunity to shape large-scale compliance and remediation initiatives.

The job:

• Lead groundwater and surface water compliance and permitting projects for solid waste, industrial waste, and coal combustion residual (CCR) facilities.
• Provide senior technical oversight of hydrogeologic investigations, groundwater monitoring, assessment programmes, and corrective action initiatives.
• Manage project teams, ensuring field activities, data analysis, reporting, and regulatory submissions meet applicable local, state, and federal requirements.
• Direct geochemical evaluations, groundwater compliance assessments, statistical analyses, and contaminant fate and transport studies.
• Lead client, regulator, and stakeholder meetings while managing project scopes, budgets, schedules, quality, and profitability.
• Drive business development through proposal preparation, client relationship management, and mentoring multidisciplinary project teams.
• Compensation: $185,000 - $235,000, including performance bonus, profit sharing, and company stock ownership opportunities.
• Work Environment: Small-firm culture with large-firm project opportunities and strong work-life balance.
• Career Development: Clear pathways for technical leadership, business development, and ownership within the organisation.
• Professional Growth: Ongoing professional development, tuition assistance, and support from employee resource groups.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Matching 401(k), medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, and employee ownership programmes.

What they need?

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed PE.
• 10+ years of experience.

The company:

A long-established privately owned engineering firm recognised for delivering complex infrastructure solutions across the water, environmental, transportation, and facilities markets. With a strong international footprint and a reputation for technical excellence, the company partners with public- and private-sector clients on high-impact programs, supported by multidisciplinary teams and rigorous quality standards.

Hires Group is an equal opportunity staffing agency and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

Who are We?

Hires Group (formerly Technical Hires) was founded in 2023 by the former CEO and COO of a multi-million-dollar staffing firm to partner with U.S. civil engineering firms to help engineers navigate their options – built on a people-before-profit ethos. Learn more about Hires Group here: About us | Hires Group