Geologist / Hydrogeologist - Remote

HDR is seeking a Hydrogeologist with 5 or more years of experience. This individual will support our growing site investigation and remediation and other environmental project workload across our clients’ diverse markets.

You’ll help shape solid waste infrastructure and environmental stewardship in a role that spans waste planning, remediation, engineering and implementation. You’ll collaborate with clients and communities to design sustainable, cost-effective systems that contribute to cleaner environments and healthier communities.

Assist in designing and conduct field studies and be responsible for data collection, compilation and analysis for a variety of geology and/or hydrology-related projects.

Conduct geologic logging of borings and monitoring well drilling and digitize boring logs and well construction diagrams into formal deliverables.

Complete multi-media sampling including coordination with laboratories, data analysis, and reporting.

Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic testing and analysis.

Assist with troubleshooting issues that may arise in the field. Draft technical memos and reports.

Understand and help manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets.

Prepare environmental permit documents on behalf of clients for regulatory agency compliance.

Maintain environmental databases.

Work both independently on small projects and as part of larger project teams to assist senior personnel.

A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience as a hydrogeologist or closely aligned profession. in one of the above fields will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Demonstrated experience conducting contaminated site investigations involving sample collection and analysis of various media including soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediment.

Experience preparing groundwater monitoring reports and evaluating laboratory analytical data.

Experience with developing quality assurance project plans, sampling and analysis plans, and/or waste management plans. Experience conducting technical evaluations and data computation to evaluate support compliance and contaminant fate and transport evaluations.

Demonstrated knowledge of conceptual site models and the ability to critically analyze these models to identify data gaps and inform field investigation scoping activities.

Demonstrated experience overseeing drilling, well installation, and pump tests in consolidated and unconsolidated formations.

Professional Geologist (PG) certification or geologist in training (GIT) status with near terms to pursue PG certification.

Prior experience with Colorado and Federal environmental regulations (CERCLA, RCRA, CWA, CAA, etc).

Experience working on Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) projects involving groundwater monitoring, statistical analysis evaluations, site characterization, and corrective measures development.

Experience developing Geographic Information System (GIS) projects and coverages in Arcview/ArcGIS.

Experience conducting site investigation using high resolution site characterization techniques.

Experience with environmental permitting.

Familiarity using boring log digitization software such as gINT or OpenGround and other hydrogeological software including Surfer and Aqtesolv.

Ability and willingness to perform physically demanding tasks in adverse environmental conditions (rugged terrain, remote locations, hot and cold temperatures).

OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Certification and MSHA training are a plus.

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Water Resources or closely related field

Demonstrated basic working skills with GIS, Microsoft Excel and Word

Total Station experience (GPS and associated software)

Strong technical writing skills are also necessary

Self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to completion of task

May require field work in remote areas

This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Schedule: Full-time

Business Class: Site Investigation and Remediation

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At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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