Senior Hydrogeologist

Stantec; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to lead and grow our Florida hydrogeology practice. The role supports water supply, deep injection wells, ASR, monitoring wells, and groundwater projects across Florida, collaborating with teams in Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade, and West Palm Beach.

Strong regulatory knowledge and client relationships are essential. The successful candidate will mentor staff, manage projects, and pursue new business opportunities while delivering

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

• Adhere to safe work practices and guidelines for planning and executing work safely.
• Provide supervision and mentoring of junior staff, support client proposals, writing proposals, and support permitting/report preparation.
• Design, permit, and lead construction oversight of water supply, deep injection, and ASR wells.
• QA/QC review and technical oversight of field and design work by other hydrogeologists.

Skills

Project management

Client facing

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in Geology

M.S. preferred

FL PG or PE (Water Resources) or 6-month readiness

Tools

MODFLOW/SEAWAT/Groundwater Vistas

Job description

Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

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

• Adhere to safe work practices and company /client guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner.
• 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

• 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.

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.

Location

United States | FL | Tampa

Employment Details

Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.