Hydrogeology Intern – Energy & Resources (Summer 2027)

Stantec • Chandler, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Stantec is seeking a Hydrogeology Intern for its Global Mining team, based in the Chandler, Arizona office. The intern will support mining, minerals, and metals clients on hydrogeology and water resources engineering projects involving underground and surface mining operations, conceptual and numerical groundwater modeling, water balance modeling, and field studies. Additional project work may involve aquifer storage and recovery, water supply, well installation and testing, and water management.

The intern will work with a multidisciplinary hydrogeology, hydrology, and engineering team, collaborate with project managers and technical leads, and participate in team and project meetings. With supervision appropriate to their experience, the intern will contribute to groundwater and site-wide water balance models, field data collection and analysis, and the preparation of technical documents, drawings, reports, or presentations. The position provides hands-on experience and exposure to Stantec’s projects and clients.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree or secondary degree in hydrogeology, geology, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• Ability to produce and review technical and scientific reports and presentations.
• Self-starter who can work in a team setting.
• Interest in acquiring mining-specific experience in quantitative and qualitative hydrogeology.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with discipline-relevant software such as MODFLOW, ArcGIS, GoldSim, Aqtesolv, or Aquifer Test Pro; proficiency is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary hydrogeology, hydrology, and engineering team.
• Participate in team and project meetings and engage with project managers and technical leads to complete tasks.
• Contribute, with appropriate supervision, to conceptual and numerical groundwater models, including processing model inputs and results and evaluating calibration performance and sensitivity.
• Contribute, with appropriate supervision, to site-wide water balance models by organizing and preprocessing climate, hydrology, hydrogeology, and operational data; developing and checking inputs, assumptions, and flow pathways; and reviewing outputs and supporting quality assurance, sensitivity, and scenario analyses.
• Collect and/or analyze field data, including well installation and drilling data, pumping test analysis, and well sampling.
• Contribute to the preparation of quality technical documents and/or drawings.
• Prepare a technical report or presentation for the project team on an assigned project.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern