Senior Hydrogeologist

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that's vital to our clients and the communities they serve. 

Join a team that's naturally committed to the environment. 

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to join our environmental services team in British Columbia (offices located in Burnaby, Vancouver, Sidney, Kelowna, Kamloops, Quesnel, and Prince George). The position will join the Hydrogeology Technical Team of Stantec's Environmental Services Business Line for British Columbia and Yukon.

As a Senior Hydrogeologist, you will play a key role in a wide variety of projects (i.e., municipal water, contaminated sites, mining, etc.) and must be able to work within multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, hydrogeologic assessments and contaminant investigations, and rehabilitation projects.  The role will involve managing a multi-discipline scope of work within a team of hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and geochemists and interacting directly with clients. Strong quantitative hydrogeology skills are required with the ability to interact with groundwater modeling and various specialists.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Follow safe work practices and adhere to company and client guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner
• Prepare proposals, develop work plans, schedules, and budgets and management of projects/tasks
• Develop preliminary conceptual hydrogeological models to support field program design
• Design and oversee implementation of hydrogeology field investigations including drilling and logging of overburden and bedrock core, sampling of soil, groundwater and bedrock
• Support development of numerical groundwater models to support environmental impact assessments, remedial evaluations and risk assessments
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance and technical review to our junior and intermediate hydrogeologists and their work in both the Water Resources Team and Site Investigation and Remediation Team
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments and contaminant investigations, and rehabilitation projects
• Collaborate with hydrogeologists across Canada specifically in contaminant hydrogeology
• Provide technical leadership for the hydrogeological components of our complex contaminated sites portfolio in British Columbia and the Yukon
• Prepare technical reports and client presentations summarizing project work, findings and recommendations
• Travel as required to various field sites with overnight travel sometimes required (valid driver's license is required)
• Demonstrate sound understanding and application of established practices, standards, and guidelines

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Excellent communication skills: verbal, business writing, electronic communications and presentations
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and mentor junior and intermediate staff
• Team player able to work cooperatively and effectively to develop solutions to unique problems that often involves multiple technical disciplines
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and deliver on time and within budget
• Strong business development, client management, communication, and financial management skills are essential
• Maintain a disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence
• Possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to make timely decisions
• Possess proficient skills in communication and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public
• Participate in Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
• Possess good knowledge of water and groundwater related acts and regulations
• Overall well-rounded experience in both environmental and geotechnical applications of hydrogeology, particularly with infrastructure and resource development
• Proficiency with numerical groundwater modeling software is considered an asset

Education and Experience

• Minimum undergraduate degree directly related to hydrogeology (Geology, Geological, Geotechnical or Civil Engineering)
• A graduate degree related to hydrogeology is considered a strong asset.
• A minimum of 10 years of related hydrogeological experience
• Existing professional registration (P.Geo. or P.Eng.) with EGBC.

This role is a typical office environment, working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work and/or site visits 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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.

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