Groundwater Modeler / Hydrogeologist

4w1 month ago

Brown and Caldwell

US · Full-time · $85,000 – $140,000

About this role

Brown and Caldwell seeks a Senior Staff Groundwater Modeler to join our Private Sector Enterprise, focusing on the development and application of digital solutions for quantitative hydrogeology. The role involves performing and directing complex groundwater flow and contaminant transport studies for environmental remediation, permitting, and water resources projects nationwide.

Day-to-day work includes reducing field data, constructing boring logs and geologic cross sections, developing geospatial models of geologic and hydrogeologic features, and analyzing pumping test data. You will prepare model input data files, run groundwater flow and contaminant fate and transport models, and create maps using GIS tools.

You will work closely with our nationally recognized senior technical staff and collaborate with hydrogeology and modeling teams across the organization. The position offers the opportunity to participate in developing digital solutions for coupling hydrologic models from integrated domains, such as surface water and groundwater.

This role has the potential to work virtually and can be filled near any BC office, with a preference for locations including Denver, Boise, Phoenix, Boston, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, Reno, Carson City, or Sacramento. You will contribute to building robust, repeatable, and scalable solutions for complex groundwater modeling challenges.

Requirements

Master's Degree in hydrogeology or a hydrology related field including formal training in quantitative hydrogeology and numerical modeling.
6-10 years' experience in application of quantitative techniques, including groundwater flow and chemical transport modeling.
Experience with hydrologic data organization and analysis.
Ability to handle incomplete hydrologic data sets and evaluate impacts of poorly understood parameters on model performance.
Desire and ability to use and develop program code to incorporate computer software applications as part of modeling solutions.
Experience performing and directing groundwater flow and contaminant transport studies.
Ability to work independently and with multi-disciplined teams to meet project objectives.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical resource within the BC Groundwater Modeling practice.
Perform complex groundwater flow and transport modeling assignments under the direction of senior technical staff.
Reduce field data, construct boring logs and geologic cross sections, and develop geospatial models of geologic and hydrogeologic features.
Analyze pumping test data, prepare model input data files, and run groundwater flow and contaminant fate and transport models.
Participate in development of digital solutions for coupling hydrologic models from integrated domains.
Participate in development of model testing protocol designed to evaluate and quantify inherent model uncertainty.
Support development of conceptual and numerical groundwater flow and transport models for a variety of projects.
Draft technical memoranda, reports, and design documents, and provide support for presentations to clients, regulators, and other stakeholders.

Benefits

Potential to work virtually from any location near a BC office.
Opportunity to work on a variety of exciting environmental remediation, permitting, and water resources projects throughout the United States.
Collaboration with nationally recognized senior technical staff.
Involvement in developing cutting-edge digital solutions for groundwater modeling challenges.