Hydrogeologist

Overview:

Geosyntec is growing in Australia. We now have over 150 practitioners across the country, with offices in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast. In 2022, Red Earth Engineering joined the Geosyntec family of companies, bringing with them some of the very best expertise in the mine tailings and water dam sectors.

Combined with Geosyntec's world-class reputation in hydrogeology, geochemistry, geotechnical engineering, seismicity and risk allows us to assist our clients in meeting their engineering challenges and better understanding their risk.

Our mission is to help clients succeed by delivering exceptional service and innovative best-value solutions for their emerging issues related to energy, the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure.

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Hydrogeologist to join our Water Resources Team. We seek motivated professionals to support our strong and growing project pipeline.

At Geosyntec, you will have the opportunity to apply your academic and professional knowledge to the real world and Tier 1 energy and resource clients, at our offices located in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

Our projects include:

• Large Storage Facility Design – New, Existing, and Closure Life-cycle phases
• Mine site infrastructure design and water management
• Contaminated site groundwater management and remediation
• Pumped hydroelectric projects
• Mine dewatering assessments
• Civil / construction dewatering assessments
• Water balance studies
• Environmental impact assessments and investigations
• Site groundwater risk reviews and third-party groundwater reviews

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be involved in the design and/or execution of fieldwork programs including:
• Drilling supervision and geotechnical logging
• Soil testing and sampling
• Groundwater monitoring and sampling
• Groundwater well installation and hydraulic testing
• Critical analysis and assessment of groundwater and geological related data;
• Geospatial and 3D analysis – including GIS and Leapfrog (3D modelling);
• Conceptual assessment of groundwater flow, fate and transport;
• Quantitative groundwater assessments of flow, fate and transport using analytical as well as 2D and 3D numerical modelling tools – SEEPW, HYDRUS, MODFLOW, GoldSim;
• Preparing informative and interpretive maps, tables, and figures;
• Preparation of technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals; and
• Training: This position requires health and safety, first aid and other on-the-job training. We also offer professional development opportunities including in-house seminars, webinars, and mentoring, that allow our employees to build the technical and business skills necessary to become successful consultants. Further training to enhance skills on specialist software will also be provided e.g. Leapfrog, SEEPW, GIS, MODFLOW, etc.

Education and Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree in geology/earth science/geochemistry/hydrology or engineering or related field of study (required)
• Post graduate MSc or similar in hydrogeology (preferred)

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• At least 2 of direct consulting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required). However, graduates can be considered if they possess post-graduate Hydrogeology qualifications.
• 5 years of consulting experience. (preferred)
• Experience with multi-disciplinary project teams. (preferred)
• Demonstrated success in teamwork. (preferred)
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written. (required)
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting deadlines and budgets, and traveling to client facilities as needed

Highly regarded skills & experience:

• Post graduate MSc or similar in hydrogeology (highly preferred)
• Strong GIS skills - ArcGIS, QGIS, or Surfer (preferred)
• Strong data handling and manipulation skills, and data analysis (preferred)
• Experience assisting with groundwater assessments and site conceptual model development (preferred)
• Fieldwork experience – drilling supervision, logging, testing, sampling, monitoring (preferred)
• Experience with Leapfrog, or other 3D volumetric modelling software (preferred)
• Experience with 2D and/or 3D numerical flow models (preferred)

WE OFFER:

• Attractive remuneration package with additional benefits:
• Your choice of office to be based
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Monthly RDO
• Birthday leave day
• Caring and bonding leave
• Option to purchase up to 2 additional annual leave weeks per year
• Novated lease salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Mid-Year Team building and Christmas functions.
• A positive, diverse, and vibrant workplace
• Global movement program (throughout the Geosyntec Company).

Our culture is fundamental to our success and is built on our vision of:

• Maintaining a vibrant, practice-centred business.
• Engage in continuous self-improvement and ongoing reinvention.
• Be highly regarded in core markets for delivering best-value solutions for our clients.
• Create exceptional career opportunities for our people.
• Be true professionals and consummate team players.

Not meeting all the requirements? Don't let that discourage you from applying. Geosyntec is committed to fostering a diverse workplace built on excellence, strong principles, and integrity. If you're interested and willing to learn in this role but your experience doesn't match every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply anyway. We're excited to hear from you.