Senior Hydrogeologist

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

Stantec has an opportunity for a Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Environmental Services team. The position will ideally be in Waterloo or Ottawa, Ontario, but there is flexibility to be based out of other hydrogeology-centered offices. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and ready to deliver high-quality solutions for our clients while learning and growing as an individual and as part of a team.

Stantec supports your career growth with:

• Flexible work arrangements

• Excellent and comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits

• Wellness plans to support mental, physical, social and financial well-being

• Registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan, both with employer contributions

• Formalized career planning and development process

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Hydrogeologist, you will play a key role in a wide variety of projects and must be able to work within multi-disciplinary teams. The role will involve managing a multi-discipline scope of work within a team of hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and geochemists and interacting directly with clients. Strong quantitative hydrogeology skills are required with the ability to interact with groundwater modeling and geochemical specialists.

Primary responsibilities will involve performing key tasks to support/lead hydrogeology projects or project components.

• Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Program

• Prepare proposals, develop work plans/budgets and manage projects/tasks

• Develop preliminary conceptual hydrogeological models to support field program design

• Design and oversee implementation of hydrogeology field investigations, including intrusive investigations

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments, groundwater flow and transport models, and contaminant investigations

• Prepare technical reports and client presentations summarizing project work, findings, and recommendations.

• Perform QA/QC of technical documents/deliverables

• Travel as required to various field sites; overnight travel sometimes required

• Demonstrate sound application of established practices, standards, and guidelines

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to meet a strong demand for high-quality, organized, and consistent results

• Demonstrates strong initiative and is capable of independent action with the ability to make informed decisions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and advanced technical report writing skills

• Ability to mentor junior and intermediate staff

• Strong organizational and time management skills in balancing immediate and long-term work with varying priorities and deadlines

• Strong business development, client management, communication, and financial management skills are essential

• Proficient computer skills are a must, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

• Valid driver’s license is required for business travel

• Experience with numerical groundwater flow and transport modeling is considered an asset

• Knowledge of mine and environmental regulations and policies is considered an asset

• General knowledge in groundwater chemistry for mine-related projects an asset

Education and Experience

Post-secondary educational background, ideally M.Sc., specializing in a Geoscience or Engineering program with an emphasis on hydrogeology

Minimum of 20 years of relevant working experience in consulting or regulatory environment, regularly using and analyzing hydrogeologic data

Professional registration or eligibility is required (P.Geo. or P.Eng.)

Valid Driver’s License required

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.