Early-Career Subsurface Modeler

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Santa Barbara, CA. Additional Locations:
Ventura, CA;
Costa Mesa, CA

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an Early-Career Subsurface Modeler in our Santa Barbara, Ventura, or Costa Mesa, CA office. The position will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge and practical experience to real-world situations related to site characterization, contaminated site assessment and remediation, groundwater management and water supply, and contaminant fate and transport while also learning and expanding the business skills needed for a successful consulting career.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

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• Assist in the interpretation and analysis of various geologic data including boring logs, geophysical wireline logs, geophysical surveys, and more;
• Build geologic, hydrogeologic, and contaminant plume models using 3D geostatistical modeling software (primarily Leapfrog and Earth Volumetric Studio - EVS);
• Develop groundwater flow and contaminant fate and transport models using MODFLOW series tools;
• Perform statistical analyses of environmental data using a variety of software;
• Write and implement Python scripts to automate and customize workflows for a variety of tasks;
• Assist in the management and analysis of geologic, hydrogeologic, and contaminant data;
• Creation, use, and interpretation of defensible computational models and effective visualizations to be used as supporting tools to communicate complex problems to internal and external clients;
• Data compilation and preparation of technical reports, including figures (GIS, Illustrator, etc.) and tables; and
• Assistance in the development of proposals and other business development activities.

• Bachelor's degree in geology, hydrogeology, earth science, environmental science, environmental studies, environmental engineering, or relevant majors. (required)
• Advanced degree in the same (M.S. or Ph.D.). (preferred)
• Geologist in Training (GIT) or Engineer in Training (EIT) certification, if applicable. (preferred)

• Demonstrated proficiency with groundwater modeling software (e.g., MODFLOW, MODPATH, MT3
  
  DMS) and graphical user interfaces such as GMS and Groundwater Vistas. (required)
• Experience with quantitative statistical methods and data visualization. (required)
• Experience with scientific programming languages, such as Python, MATLAB, R. (required)
• Demonstrated proficiency utilizing 3D geostatistical modeling software (Leapfrog and EVS) and ability to learn new software platforms. (preferred)
• Experience with graphic generation software (e.g., Illustrator). (preferred)
• Strong data management and organization skills, and experience manipulating large datasets. (preferred)
• Demonstrated proficiency utilizing geospatial software (e.g., ArcGIS, Surfer, etc.). (preferred)
• Excellent writing and communication skills. (required)
• Valid U.S. driver's license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)

This opportunity will be posted for at least five days. Below are the potential compensation ranges that we in good faith believe are applicable for this role at the time of this posting and are only applicable for jobs to be performed in the specified location(s) below. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Geosyntec's total compensation package for employees.

Actual compensation will be determined based on education, experience, skill set and location.

• Minimum: $68,640 /year / Maximum: $74,220 /year or Minimum: $28.54 /hour / Maximum: $33.00 /hour (Santa Barbara, Ventura, or Costa Mesa, CA)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible employees.