Intermediate Hydrogeologist

Overview:
Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted colleague and a problem solver? As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

**Your opportunity**

Dillon’s
**Environmental Sciences** technical group is looking for an
**Intermediate Hydrogeologist** or
**Environmental Engineer **to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at any of the Atlantic Canada Dillon offices with preference given to
**Halifax, Saint John and Fredericton.**

**Responsibilities**:
**What your day will look like**

**Project Management & Design**
- Manage and develop scopes of work for water supply assessments including well drilling, design and testing. Aquifer testing, analysis, characterization and provide recommendations to clients on protection measures.
- Develop conceptual and/or numerical groundwater models using industry-standard software such as **MODFLOW** or **FEFLOW**.
- Analyse, interpret and/or visualize various forms of data including aquifer testing results, groundwater elevations, geochemistry and spatial data.
- Lead and oversee the design and implementation of sampling programs for the collection of soil, groundwater, surface water and sediments.
- Provide insight to **Phase I/II/III ESAs** to support in the management and remediation of contaminant assessment projects.
- Comply with corporate, client, and site-specific health and safety protocols and programs and applicable health and safety regulations.
- Work with senior specialists and technical teams on the development of remedial and/or risk management options.

**Business Development**
- Respond to Requests for Proposal related to contaminated sites work and develop strong client relationships.
- Coordinate, manage and build business relationships with: clients, regulators, service providers (e.g., laboratories, sub-contractor) and third-party stakeholders.

**Learning & Development**
- A commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
- Support the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
- Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

Qualifications:
**What you will need to succeed**
- **
Seven or more years of experience** in hydrogeology or environmental consulting.
- Strong background in physical and contaminant hydrogeology, contaminated sites management, remediation and health and safety.
- A degree in earth science/hydrogeology, environmental engineering, geology, or another relevant discipline.
- Licensed to practice as a **Professional Geoscientist or Engineer** (or eligible for transfer of registration from another jurisdiction).
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and organizational skills.
- Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Passionate about personal and professional growth, working collaboratively to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations, and developing innovative solutions.
- Valid driver’s license.

**Experience**:

- Proven experience managing projects and providing consulting services in the field of hydrogeology and contaminant management.
- Proven experience in developing cost proposals.
- Technical proficiency in industry-standard modeling softwares such as **MODFLOW or FEFLOW** is considered an asset.

**About Dillon**

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our
**core values**:

- Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.
- Achievement: do the work to hit the target.
- Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing.
- Creativity: discover new possibilities.
- Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard.
- Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

- ** Employee share purchase plan**
- Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
- ** A competitive compensation package**
- Comprehensive health benefits.
- Generous retirement savings plan.
- ** Flexible work hours and remote working options**
- Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on persona