Senior Hydrogeologist

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Your Opportunity  We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Hydrogeologist in one of our regional offices (Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, or Whitehorse). The role of the Senior Hydrogeologist is to perform tasks and project management assignments associated with environmental impact assessments; hydrogeological studies; phased environmental site assessments, including subsurface investigations, soil and groundwater remediation, and monitoring projects; sampling of soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater;

production of maps; data interpretation/evaluation; groundwater modeling (analytical and/or numerical) and deliverable preparation as well as business development activities.
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Key Responsibilities   Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre‑qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients
Assist in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues
Identify new business opportunities and support the technical component of business development materials
Responsible for planning and conducting assignments/projects having broad scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of difficult tasks
Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to intermediate and junior level staff
Apply technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues
Execute specific technical tasks or requirements for medium to large projects
Conduct peer reviews of work by colleagues or more junior practitioners
Qualify as a Quality Reviewer and undertake Quality Reviews of deliverables
Conduct a wide variety of hydrogeological assessment and development projects
Participate in Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
Assignments/projects are advanced in nature and require the application of mature knowledge
Demonstrate sound understanding and application of established practices, standards and guidelines
Provide technical expertise and support hydrogeological designs, proposals, and reports
Develop conceptual hydrogeological models to support field program design
Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments, groundwater compliance, contaminant investigations, environmental assessments and permitting projects, rehabilitation projects, etc.
Design and oversee implementation of hydrogeology field programs, including drilling and logging of overburden and bedrock core, sampling of soil and bedrock, groundwater sampling, aquifer testing (pump testing, slug testing, packer testing)

Experience with Leapfrog, Surfer, AQTESOLV, Mod Flow, FEFLOW, MT3D, or other groundwater modeling software is an asset
Capabilities and Credentials   Passionate about safety. Consistently demonstrate and promote policies and procedures for Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE)
Advanced skills in technical writing
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
Experience mentoring and developing more junior staff

Experience with groundwater or surface water modeling software is an asset
Disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence
Ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery
Show leadership in striving to continuously improve technical…