Location
Calgary, AB
Description
Hatfield Consultants is seeking an Intermediate to Senior Hydrogeologist (or a Geologist with interest and experience in groundwater) to become part of our growing team and provide field and technical support for the design and implementation of hydrology, hydrogeology, and water resource management components of Hatfield’s energy, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure projects in Alberta.
This position is full time permanent and would be a combination of office and fieldwork, based out of our Calgary office. Start date is negotiable.
Responsibilities:
- Support and/or lead the development of proposals for hydrogeologic programs and business development efforts.
- Design, participate in and/or manage hydrogeologic investigation and monitoring programs.
- Schedule and track project progress, budgets and the completion of deliverables.
- Compile, manage and interpret hydrogeologic, water use, water quality, and other environmental data.
- Draft reports for submission to regulatory agencies or clients.
- Interact with a multidisciplinary team to assess potential project-related and/or climate change-related impacts on water resources and environmental values. This may include supporting the coordination, implementation and/or assessment of results of other water resource (e.g., hydrometric, surface water quality, climate, aquatic, fish) monitoring programs.
- Mentor junior staff to develop their technical, managerial and professional skills.
Education and Experience:
Minimum requirements for this position include:
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. (preferred) in geology, environmental sciences or engineering with a combination of academic training (e.g., thesis, coursework) and five years of project experience in hydrogeology. Alternatively, a geologist with a background in mining and experience conducting geotechnical and groundwater field programs with an interest in groundwater may also be considered.
- Currently registered, or eligible for registration with APEGA.
- Experience working on mining, oil and gas and infrastructure projects.
- Experience supervising/undertaking drilling programs, overburden and bedrock logging (e.g. logging of soil and bedrock soil cuttings and core logging), well/vibrating wire piezometer (VWP) installation, hydrogeologic testing (e.g., slug, packer, pump tests) and groundwater sampling, including at remote locations – sometimes under adverse weather conditions – and occasional overtime.
- Legally able to work in Alberta and British Columbia and a valid Canadian driver’s license.
- Fluent verbal communication and ability to write concise technical reports.
Prior experience with the following is considered an asset for this position:
- Contaminant transport, vadose zone hydrogeology and/or groundwater / water quality modelling.
- History of progressively responsible positions in geological or hydrogeological programs.
- Surface water and sediment sampling.
- Hydrometric / climate station installation, data logger programming, surveying and streamflow measurement.
- Data handling and analysis. Background in R statistics, coding, GIS, and/or hydraulic/hydrogeologic modelling would be highly desirable.
- Experience in data compilation and analysis, including use of software tools such as Aquarius, EQuIS or similar software for loading, editing, reporting and visualization of sample data.
All candidates who meet minimum requirements are encouraged to reply in confidence with salary expectations to: resumes@hatfieldgroup.catsone.com (no phone calls please). Please include “Calgary Hydrogeologist” in your email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.