Senior Geochemist or Hydrogeochemist

BGC Engineering•Vancouver, BC

2d•CA$115,000 - CA$180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) is an international applied earth sciences professional services firm with a talented team spanning various fields. They foster a culture of innovation, excellence, and transparency with a flat management structure, offering training, mentoring, and social/wellness activities. BGC is seeking a Geochemist or Hydrogeochemist with expertise in metal leaching (ML) and acid rock drainage (ARD) theory and application, water quality, and seepage mitigation to join their growing team. This role integrates geochemistry with hydrogeology and mine water management, supporting projects from applications/permitting to design and performance assessment. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor junior staff, and advance the company's state of practice in geochemistry and water quality for mining and linear infrastructure projects. This position can be based at any of BGC’s Canadian office locations.

Requirements

Graduate degree in geochemistry, geology, hydrogeology, geological engineering, or related discipline
Registered professional, P.Geo. or P.Eng. with EGBC or similar association in Canada or the US
10+ years of experience in a range of geochemistry scopes, including (but not limited to): ML/ARD drainage assessments, water quality assessments, source-pathway-receiver conceptual models, source term development, predictive water quality modeling projects
Experience contributing to various stages of the environmental assessment and permitting phases of a project, including: bulk sample programs, environmental applications, permitting, water quality modelling/prediction, management and closure planning
Experience with the design of monitoring programs, interpretation of data from geochemical static and kinetic programs, from scoping level to feasibility; from Environmental Assessment through permitting; and from operations through closure/remediation
Familiar with a variety of geochemical and hydrological modeling platforms including PHREEQC, Geochemists Workbench, HYDRUS, MIN3P, MODFLOW and/or GoldSim
Experience using water quality and geochemical data to develop water quality models, set permit limits or similar thresholds/criteria, and develop a variety of operational monitoring plans
Strong foundation in low temperature geochemistry, water quality, ML/ARD theory and practice
Able to work efficiently with large datasets using database management programs such as EQWIN or EQuIS, Microsoft Access
Proficient in technical writing; able to present, prepare and review reports
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong leadership and project management skills
Able to communicate with clients, understand their project goals and apply that understanding to project work
Experience with mentoring/teaching or leading teams of junior/intermediate staff is expected
Strong familiarity with a Canadian provincial regulatory environment, as it relates to metal mining project submissions for Environmental Assessment and/or permitting is expected
BGC requires that employees have a valid driver's license, and that employees can drive a field pickup truck. Upon hiring, BGC will require a driver’s abstract to allow for a safety review of your driving history.
BGC requires that you have a current passport for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., geotechnical, geological, hydrological) an asset
French or Spanish language proficiency is an asset

Responsibilities

Act as technical lead on project scope design and interpretation for metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD), water quality, source term development and predictive water quality modelling projects
Provide technical leadership in design and interpretation of water quality, and hydrogeological monitoring programs and analysis of geochemical and hydrogeological datasets and predictive modeling
Integrate with hydrogeology and hydrology teams on coupled water balance and water quality modeling projects. Contribute to seepage, and groundwater flow analysis.
Participate in third party reviews, instrumentation review, and reporting
Manage projects, including proposals, budgets, schedules, staffing and scopes
Supervise, train, and mentor junior and intermediate staff in the field and office
Participate in business development and identify new opportunities, promoting BGCs capacity for undertaking innovative and advanced hydrogeochemical projects
Travel as required, which could occasionally include to remote sites to support junior team members, gain familiarity of project sites, and visits to North American BGC offices
Help promote BGC vision, values and culture amongst BGC staff