Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. Our Environmental Services Group is a significant part of Stantec’s success and employs over 3,000 staff across North America. Our dedicated group of professionals provide a wide variety of environmental services and are recognized as leaders in the industry. Stantec is 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
Stantec has an opportunity for a Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Environmental Services team. The position will ideally be located in Waterloo, Ontario but there is flexibility for our other offices in Ontario. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and ready to engage in providing our clients with high-quality solutions while learning and growing both as an individual and as part of a team.
As a Senior Hydrogeologist, you will play a key role in a wide variety of physical and chemical hydrogeology projects, which will likely focus on support for mining projects and permitting, but may include water supply studies, hydrologic and hydrogeologic assessments, and dewatering studies.
Stantec supports your career growth with:
Flexible work arrangements.
Excellent and comprehensive benefits for healthcare and dental.
Wellness plans to support mental, physical, social and financial well-being.
Registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan, both with employer contributions.
Formalized career planning and development process.
Your Key Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities will be related to performing key tasks to support/lead hydrogeology projects or components of projects.
Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Program
Prepare proposals, develop work plans/budgets and manage projects/tasks
Plan, coordinate, and support field programs, including intrusive investigations
Develop conceptual hydrogeologic models and understanding
Review field information from investigations; prepare reports, including the interpretation of geological/hydrogeological conditions
Interpret aquifer tests, characterize aquifers based on maps and other spatial data
Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments, groundwater flow and transport models, and contaminant investigations
Prepare technical reports and client presentations summarizing project work, findings, and recommendations.
Perform QA/QC of technical documents/deliverables
Travel as required to various field sites; overnight travel sometimes required
Demonstrate sound application of established practices, standards, and guidelines
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Ability to meet a strong demand for high-quality, organized, and consistent results
Demonstrates strong initiative and is capable of independent action with the ability to make informed decisions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and advanced technical report writing skills
Strong organizational and time management skills in balancing immediate and long-term work with varying priorities and deadlines
Fundamental understanding of project-task management
Proficient computer skills are a must, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Valid driver’s license is required for business travel
Experience with numerical groundwater flow and transport modeling is considered an asset
Knowledge of mine and environmental regulations and policies is considered an asset
General knowledge in groundwater chemistry for mine-related projects an asset
Education and Experience
Post-secondary educational background, ideally M.Sc., specializing in a Geoscience or Engineering program with an emphasis on hydrogeology.
Minimum of 10 years of relevant working experience in consulting or regulatory environment, regularly…
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