Senior Groundwater Modeler (Mining & Environment) Hybrid

Itasca Consulting Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Bonuses

Job summary

ITASCA North America is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler to lead groundwater flow modeling for mining, environmental, and water-resource projects across the U.S. and North America. You will mentor staff, review technical work, and contribute to ITASCA’s modeling capabilities.

The role emphasizes mine dewatering, depressurization, and water balance with opportunities to shape workflows, materials, and client deliverables while collaborating with an experienced team.

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, manage, 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 working 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

Hydrogeology

Groundwater modeling

Numerical modeling

Data interpretation

Technical writing

Mentoring

Education

Advanced degree in hydrogeology

Tools

MINEDW

MODFLOW

FEFLOW

HydroGeoSphere

MIKE SHE

Groundwater Vistas

MT3D/transport

PEST

Python

GIS

Job description

ITASCA North America is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler to lead groundwater flow modeling for mining, environmental, and water-resource projects across the U.S. and North America. You will mentor staff, review technical work, and contribute to ITASCA’s modeling capabilities.

The role emphasizes mine dewatering, depressurization, and water balance with opportunities to shape workflows, materials, and client deliverables while collaborating with an experienced team.