Project Hydrogeologist

Arcadis•Highlands Ranch, CO

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Hydrogeologist to join our team in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, or Nevada. In this role, you will primarily support the mining sector to design and implement site characterization efforts, analyze data, and develop conceptual models to help progress projects through site investigation, remedial evaluation, and toward closure. The successful candidate will work with project teams to establish data needs, evaluate available information, and deliver key projects to exceed client expectations. Work will include a balance of hydrogeologic evaluation, project scoping and proposal development, and report writing. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate will work remotely and from the office based on demands of project and client teams. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team and gain experience in a wide variety of projects for diverse market sectors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrogeology, Hydrology, or related field
7+ years of related experience
Strong ability to interpret data, identify and address data gaps, and communicate investigation findings to internal and external teams
Ability to work independently and to mentor junior staff

Nice To Haves

A strong hydrogeologic skillset (e.g. proficiency interpreting geologic conditions, aquifer hydraulics, high resolution water level data sets)
Experience conducting contaminant fate and transport analyses (e.g. constituent concentration profiles, temporal and spatial constituent concentration variability, plume stability evaluation, capture zone analysis, analytical or numerical contaminant fate and transport analysis)
Experience evaluating groundwater-surface water interactions
Prior experience supporting mining projects and familiarity with inorganic/metals chemistry
Proficiency using hydrogeologic modeling software (e.g., AQTESOLV, MODFLOW, Groundwater Vistas, HEC Software)

Responsibilities

Development and planning of hydrogeologic investigations, including aquifer parameter estimation, groundwater-surface water interaction evaluation, groundwater fate and transport evaluation, analytical and/or numerical groundwater modeling, and conceptual site model development.
Preparing work planning documents and data summary reports
Interacting with diverse project teams that span technical disciplines and geographies.
Team building
Mentoring junior staff
Supporting project and account growth by identifying technical solutions and developing teams to address project needs.
Communicate effectively with Arcadis staff and project managers and assemble resources to deliver projects