Hydrogeologist

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 72375
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Red Deer Preferred (Edmonton/Camrose may be considered)
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 2, 2025
Classification: Engineering & Related Level 2

**Salary**: $3,278.65 to $4,539.52 bi-weekly ($85,572 - $118,481/year)

We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Hydrogeologist is a front-line role responsible for administering the _Water Act_, providing technical and policy advice on groundwater management, and representing the department in resolving related issues. Working within provincial legislation, policy, and business plans, this role also contributes to the development and implementation of a new outcome-based environmental management framework.

In this role you will:

- Provide timely, informed advice to the public, internal teams, and other agencies on cumulative effects and water management.
- Represent the department on water-related committees, ensuring clear and consistent interpretation of legislation and policy.
- Review Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submissions to ensure compliance with the _Water Act_.

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**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:

- **Agility**: Anticipates, assesses, and readily adapts to changing priorities while maintaining resilience in times of uncertainty, and effectively working in a changing environment.
- **Build Collaborative Environments**: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve desired or mediated outcomes.
- **Creative Problem Solving**: Assesses options and implications in new ways to achieve viable and reasonable outcomes.
- **Drive For Results**: Determines what outcomes are important and maximize the use of resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to others and all stakeholders.

**Qualifications**:
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

**Requirements**:

- A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Hydrogeology, or Resource Engineering/Earth Science/Environmental Engineering equivalents with a focus on Hydrogeology. Master’s degree is preferred.
- Minimum five (5) years related work experience with demonstrative knowledge of groundwater modeling programs and models.

**Equivalency**: Directly related completed education or experience considered based on:

- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

**Assets**:

- Applied understanding of contaminant hydrogeology.
- Familiarity with EPA’s groundwater monitoring program, and knowledge of Alberta's geology and hydrogeology.

**Notes**:
This position works Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM-4:30 PM, 36.25 hours a week.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees:

- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
- Leadership and mentorship programs.

**How To Apply**
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

**Closing Statement**
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.