Hydrogeologist

Your mission

You will play an important role in a dynamic and passionate team, collaborating on a variety of projects of all sizes and scopes in the environment, renewable energies, hydroelectricity, transportation, materials, buildings and climate change markets. Boldness, innovation and collaboration are an integral part of our daily operations.

At Englobe, our rigor is matched by sincere care for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the environment. We are committed to making a real difference, one project at a time, and to having a positive, lasting impact. We approach our work with fresh perspectives, relying on collaboration and a diversity of voices. With an entrepreneurial spirit, we empower our customers and communities with boldness and optimism.

We are determined to leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.

Does this sound like the right fit for you? Learn more about the role!

• Apply and promote Englobe's health and safety rules and guidelines and actively participate in all aspects of the health and safety program;
• Support and execute contaminated site investigations involving soil, groundwater, sediment, porewater, and surface water;
• Support project management activities, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, client communication, and proposal preparation;
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, scientists, technologists, risk assessors, and hydro geologists across Atlantic Canada and Englobe’s national network;
• Analyze environmental and hydrogeological data and prepare figures, tables, cross-sections, and other technical deliverables;
• Coordinate drilling programs, monitoring well installations, field testing activities, and environmental contractors;
• Prepare technical reports, hydrogeological assessments, conceptual site models, groundwater monitoring reports, and site investigation summaries
• Contribute to investigations of emerging contaminants, including PFAS, at airports, military facilities, industrial sites, and other complex properties;
• Participate in groundwater inflow assessments for excavation and construction-related projects
• Evaluate groundwater conditions to support contaminant transport assessments, risk evaluation, and remediation planning;
• Conduct hydrogeological investigations, including groundwater monitoring, hydraulic conductivity testing, and groundwater flow assessment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline;
• Registered, or eligible for registration, as a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) or Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Nova Scotia;
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in hydrogeology, contaminated sites assessment, groundwater investigations, and environmental consulting, preferably on complex industrial, infrastructure, federal, or airport-related projects;
• Experience conducting hydrogeological investigations, including groundwater monitoring, hydraulic conductivity testing, and groundwater flow interpretation;
• Experience supervising environmental drilling programs, logging subsurface conditions, and overseeing monitoring well installation, development, and sampling;
• Strong understanding of groundwater flow systems, contaminant transport, plume characterization, and hydrogeological data interpretation;
• Experience using geological, hydrogeological, GIS, and/or 3D subsurface modelling software such as Leapfrog Works;
• Technical writing experience, including hydrogeological assessments, groundwater monitoring reports, and contaminated site investigation reports;
• Experience with PFAS investigations, federal contaminated sites, airports, military facilities, industrial properties, or large infrastructure projects is considered an asset;
• Strong data management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the interpretation of environmental laboratory data and applicable regulatory criteria;
• Valid Class 5 driver’s licence, ability to travel to project sites, work in varying weather conditions, perform field-based activities, and legally entitled to work in Canada.

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