Senior Hydrogeologist

Overview

As a Senior Hydrogeologist at Stantec, you will lead hydrogeology projects within a multidisciplinary team and interact with clients to deliver high-quality solutions. You’ll develop conceptual and numerical groundwater models, oversee field investigations, and guide project planning and reports. You join a global environmental services practice that values safety, collaboration, and growth. This role offers opportunities to influence groundwater strategies across baselines, impact assessments, and mine-related projects within a purpose-driven organization.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Healthcare and dental benefits
• Wellness plans for well-being
• Registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan
• Career planning and development
• Tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Lead hydrogeology projects or components within a multidisciplinary team
• Interact with clients and oversee a team of hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and geochemists
• Prepare proposals, work plans, and budgets; manage tasks
• Develop preliminary hydrogeological models to support field design
• Design and supervise hydrogeology field investigations, including intrusive work
• Collaborate on baseline and impact assessments, groundwater/surface water studies, and transport models
• Prepare technical reports and client presentations; perform QA/QC of deliverables
• Travel to field sites as required

Key requirements

• 20+ years of relevant consulting or regulatory experience
• P.Geo. or P.Eng. registration or eligibility
• Valid driver’s license for business travel
• Strong quantitative hydrogeology skills and ability to interface with groundwater modeling and geochemical specialists
• Excellent written and verbal communication; advanced technical report writing
• Ability to mentor junior staff and manage multiple priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with numerical groundwater flow and transport modeling (asset)
• Knowledge of mine and environmental regulations (asset)
• Groundwater chemistry knowledge for mine-related projects (asset)

• strong initiative and independent action
• effective client management and communication
• good organizational and time management
• numerical groundwater flow and transport modeling
• intrusive field investigation design and oversight
• groundwater and surface water assessments

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