Remote Senior Groundwater Modeling Specialist

Micro1; Federal Heights (CO); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Company stock

Health benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k)

Job summary

ITASCA North America seeks a Senior Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler to support groundwater, mine water, and environmental projects across the U.S. and North America. You will serve as a modeling expert, mentor staff, and contribute to project delivery with clear technical insights.

The role emphasizes mining dewatering, depressurization, pore-pressure estimation, and water balance, with collaboration across hydrogeology, geomechanics, and software teams. Hybrid/remote options are possible.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in hydrogeology, geochemistry, environmental engineering, or a related field.
• Approximately 10–20 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven record of technical excellence in groundwater flow modeling.
• Strong experience developing, calibrating, applying, and interpreting numerical groundwater models.
• Experience with conceptual hydrogeologic models, hydrogeologic data interpretation, and model documentation.
• Ability to critically evaluate model assumptions, calibration, uncertainty, sensitivity, and limitations.
• Experience working independently on complex technical assignments.
• Ability to supervise, mentor, and review the work of others.
• Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to support proposals, work programs, and client communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop, calibrate, apply, and review numerical groundwater flow models for mining, environmental, and water-resource projects.
• Support modeling related to mine dewatering, depressurization, pit and underground inflows, groundwater recovery, contaminant transport, seepage, closure, and water management.
• Develop and interpret conceptual hydrogeologic models using geology, field data, monitoring records, hydraulic testing, groundwater chemistry, and project constraints.
• Evaluate model assumptions, calibration, uncertainty, sensitivity, limitations, and implications for client decisions.
• Prepare technical reports, model documentation, presentations, proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and work plans.
• Serve as a technical reviewer and internal resource for groundwater modeling quality.
• Mentor junior and intermediate staff in modeling methods, hydrogeologic interpretation, and technical communication.
• Work independently on complex assignments and manage modeling tasks or projects.
• Collaborate with hydrogeologists, geomechanics engineers, engineering geologists, geochemists, data scientists, and software developers.
• Support continued improvement of ITASCA's modeling skills, workflows, training materials, and technical capabilities.
• As appropriate, work with the MINEDW product manager and in-house software staff to support groundwater model code development, feature improvements, user training materials, and marketing content.

Skills

Groundwater modeling

Numerical modeling

Hydrogeology interpretation

Mentoring

Technical writing

Client communication

Project management

Education

Advanced degree in hydrogeology

Tools

MINEDW

MODFLOW

FEFLOW

HydroGeoSphere

MIKE SHE

Groundwater Vistas

MT3D/transport

PEST

Job description

ITASCA North America seeks a Senior Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler to support groundwater, mine water, and environmental projects across the U.S. and North America. You will serve as a modeling expert, mentor staff, and contribute to project delivery with clear technical insights.

The role emphasizes mining dewatering, depressurization, pore-pressure estimation, and water balance, with collaboration across hydrogeology, geomechanics, and software teams. Hybrid/remote options are possible.