Hydrogeologist
Freese and Nichols•Denver, CO
•Hybrid
About The Position
Freese and Nichols is seeking a Hydrogeologist in Denver, Colorado. As Hydrogeologist, you will apply your groundwater expertise to support water supply planning and development projects, working independently on technical assignments while collaborating with project teams and clients on groundwater solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in hydrology, geology, hydrogeology, water resources engineering or a comparable engineering discipline
- 3+ years of related hydrologic or hydrogeologic experience applying standard technical methods, procedures and criteria
- Experience collecting, analyzing and interpreting groundwater or hydrogeologic data
- Ability to work independently on assigned technical tasks while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary project teams
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly through written reports, analyses and coordination with project teams and clients
Nice To Haves
- Experience with groundwater supply development, aquifer characterization, well field development or aquifer storage and recovery projects
- Experience with groundwater flow modeling or geologic interpretation software such as MODFLOW, Groundwater Vistas, Python, AQTESOLV, RockWorks or ArcGIS
- Experience designing or evaluating aquifer pumping tests and groundwater quality investigations
- Experience providing field oversight for water well drilling, construction, development, testing or geophysical surveys
- Experience supporting groundwater permitting, planning or water supply studies
Responsibilities
- Collect, process and analyze hydrogeologic data for groundwater availability, feasibility, design and water supply projects
- Develop groundwater availability studies, conceptual models, aquifer characterization studies and groundwater models
- Support planning, permitting and design for groundwater supply projects, including well fields, aquifer storage and recovery, brackish groundwater development and injection wells
- Design and conduct aquifer pumping tests and water quality analyses to evaluate groundwater supplies
- Oversee exploration and water well drilling, well construction and development, aquifer testing, downhole geophysical surveys and water quality sampling
- Coordinate with clients, contractors, subcontractors and project teams to support project schedules, budgets and technical objectives
- Prepare technical analyses, methodologies and findings for inclusion in project reports and other client deliverables
- Support project managers with project planning and execution and manage small, well-defined assignments or projects as appropriate
Benefits
- Paid overtime for salaried employees
- Annual bonus
- Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Healthcare advisory services
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings account
- Health reimbursement account
- Family and medical leave
- Short-term medical leave/short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) matching
- Life insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Legal/ID shield
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee assistance program
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Travel assistance
- Pet insurance
- Access to company cabins
- Partner discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
