Senior Hydrogeologist

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to help grow and lead our Florida hydrogeology practice across major groundwater projects, mentoring staff and shaping strategic pursuits.

The successful candidate will oversee project delivery, support client relationships in Florida, and ensure regulatory compliance, with opportunities to collaborate across Stantec’s Water teams.

This role offers statewide impact, professional development, and the backing of Stantec's national resources.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hydrogeology or water resources experience.
• Florida PG or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Experience with water supply wells, monitoring wells, DIW, UIC, or ASR.
• Florida regulatory/permitting experience.
• Project management and client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and mentoring of junior staff, support client proposal negotiations, writing technical proposals, and support permitting and report preparation.
• Design, permit, and lead construction oversight of water supply, deep injection, and ASR wells.
• Provide QA/QC review and technical oversight of field and design work by other hydrogeologists within the company.
• Working as a Project Manager to plan, execute, and deliver hydrogeology-related projects on schedule and within budget.
• Leading and/or supporting business / client development activities to secure new hydrogeology and water resource projects for clients throughout Florida, including assisting teams in the preparation of winning proposals and successful presentations.
• Develop scopes of work and budgets for hydrogeology projects as well as preparing subconsultant agreements.

Skills

Mentoring staff

Client relationship management

Project management

Hydrogeology expertise

Florida regulatory experience

Water resources

Groundwater modeling

Education

B.S. in Geology

M.S. preferred

Florida Professional registration (PG or PE)

Tools

MODFLOW/SEAWAT/Groundwater Vistas

Job description

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to help grow and lead our Florida hydrogeology practice. This role will support major water supply, deep injection well, ASR, monitoring well, and groundwater resource projects across Florida, while partnering with our Water teams in Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade, and West Palm Beach. The ideal candidate brings strong technical credibility, Florida regulatory experience, client relationships, and the ability to mentor staff and support strategic pursuits.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and mentoring of junior staff, support client proposal negotiations, writing technical proposals, and support permitting and report preparation

• Design, permit, and lead construction oversight of water supply, deep injection, and ASR wells

• Provide QA/QC review and technical oversight of field and design work by other hydrogeologists within the company

• Working as a Project Manager to plan, execute, and deliver hydrogeology-related projects on schedule and within budget

• Leading and/or supporting business / client development activities to secure new hydrogeology and water resource projects for clients throughout Florida, including assisting teams in the preparation of winning proposals and successful presentations

• Develop scopes of work and budgets for hydrogeology projects as well as preparing subconsultant agreements

Qualifications

Required:

• 15+ years of hydrogeology or water resources experience

• Florida PG or ability to obtain within 6 months

• Experience with water supply wells, monitoring wells, DIW, UIC, or ASR

• Florida regulatory/permitting experience

• Project management and client-facing experience

Preferred

• MODFLOW/SEAWAT/Groundwater Vistas

• Deep injection well construction oversight

• ASR experience

• Existing Florida client relationships

• Business development experience

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Design, permitting, inspection, rehabilitation, testing, and construction management experience for water supply, monitoring, deep injection, and ASR well systems

• Experience with the oversight of water supply well and deep injection well contractors

• Highly experienced with development of hydrogeological characterizations including large well design, groundwater aquifer modeling, characterization, water quality analysis, aquifer test design and analyses, data analyses, and technical report writing

• Extensive knowledge and experience with the Aquifer Protection Program for Underground Injection Control (UIC) as defined in the Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 62-528

• Extensive knowledge and experience with State and Federal regulations pertaining to water supply management and water use permitting

• Experience with project management including the development of detailed budgets, determining project scope, establishing schedules, processing appropriate paperwork, and interacting with clients

• Strong written, verbal, organizational, mentoring, and client communication skills

• Experience with groundwater modeling tools such as MODFLOW, SEAWAT, Groundwater Vistas, or similar platforms is preferred

• Experience with analyzing pumping test data

• Must pass drug test, background check, physical, and must have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the Company's driving policy

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 15+ years of experience as a Hydrogeologist or Water Resource Engineer. Minimum of a B.S. in Geology is required with a M.S. preferred. FL Professional registration (PG or PE - Water Resources) or ability to obtain a registration in FL within six months.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

This is an opportunity for a Florida-registered Professional Geologist to step into a visible leadership role within Stantec’s growing Water practice. The Senior Hydrogeologist will help shape and expand our hydrogeology services across Florida, serve as a trusted technical advisor to public-sector water clients, lead strategic pursuits, and mentor the next generation of hydrogeology professionals. For the right seller-doer, this role offers the platform to build meaningful client relationships, influence major water supply and groundwater projects, and help grow a statewide practice backed by Stantec’s national resources and multidisciplinary expertise.

Pay Transparency

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location

Primary Location: United States | FL | Tampa

Other Locations

Other Locations: United States | FL | Deerfield Beach

Organization

Organization: BC-1773 Water-US Gulf

Employee Status

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification

Business Justification: New Position

Travel

Travel: No

Schedule

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting

Job Posting: 06/07/2026 05:07:27

Req ID

Req ID: 1006329

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.