Staff Hydrogeologist (Field Focused)

Description

• Participate in client meetings/teleconferences to present program results and recommendations
• Work occasionally long shifts (up to 14 hours per day) with potential night shifts; field tours can range from 1 day to 2 weeks
• Prepare water and soil sample documentation and submit samples to laboratories
• Observe and document well development, rehabilitation, and pump installation procedures
• Measure water levels and download dataloggers
• Maintain detailed field notes and communicate daily activities to project managers and clients
• Observe and document drilling operations, which includes preparing and describing drill cuttings samples in both basin-fill and hard rock geologic settings, characterizing hydrogeologic conditions and contacts, and reviewing and interpreting borehole geophysical logs
• Prepare data summaries, presentations, and technical reports/memos
• Prepare lithologic logs
• Use of electrical and electronic test instruments, hand and power tools.
• Collect and document water and soil samples and measure water quality parameters
• Use spreadsheets and graphing software to create data tables and plots to analyze field data
• Manage, configure, and modify instrumentation remotely and integrate data to in-house data management systems
• Install, configure, or modify instrumentation and telemetry systems related to groundwater and surface water monitoring
• Process and analyze pumping test data to determine hydraulic parameters and estimate production capacity
• Develop scopes of work, sampling and analysis plans, drilling program technical specifications, and health and safety plans
• Follow applicable health and safety protocols, regulations policies, and procedures
• Monitor well and production well installation and development, including inspection of materials, verification of compliance with technical specifications, and direction of drilling contractor
• Conduct pumping, slug, infiltration, and other types of field tests with instruction

Requirements

• Strong organizational, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to learn well design fundamentals including well construction materials and applications, sizing of filter pack material and/or formation stabilizer, types of well screen and applications, and Arizona well construction standards
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to legally work in the U.S.; must pass background check and drug test if requested
• 1-5 years of experience overseeing water well drilling, construction, development, and testing; experience with different drilling methods and their application
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Able and willing to travel to out-of-town and potentially out-of-state field locations
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform the following actions: standing for long periods of time, stooping/kneeling/crouching, and walking/hiking on uneven terrain
• Possession of a reliable vehicle and valid U.S. driver's license with clean driving record
• Undergraduate degree in hydrology, geology, engineering, or related field; graduate degree preferred

Benefits

• Dynamic work environment with safety and technical training provided by the company
• Competitive benefits and salary in an expanding team-oriented company
• Vacation, holiday, personal, and sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Long- and short-term disability
• Medical, dental, vision insurance, flexible Spending Account, HRA
• Western U.S. projects and travel opportunities
• Employer matching 401k retirement plan
• Life/AD&D insurance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance