Associate Hydrogeologist

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore newpossibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are andspeak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Water Supply & Hydrogeology group helps clients achieve their goals for a reliable, sufficient, and sustainable water supply. We provide source water management, water quality evaluations, well rehabilitation, wellfield optimization, conceptual and numerical groundwater modeling, and hydrogeologic solutions that leverage assets and enhance system operability. Our team also supports clients focused on civil engineering applications, as well as traditional and alternative energy solutions. 

Key Responsibilities

• Strong organizational and communication skills (written, verbal, graphical) 
• Work independently on tasks and projects with limited supervision 
• Adherence to internal company health and safety and other processes and policies 
• Provide professional hydrogeological support for a wide range of domestic and potentially international projects 
• Understand federal, state, and local regulations and their applications 
• Support proposal, work plan, and report deliverables 
• Work with project technical leads, project managers, and delivery teams to ensure that work products meet client needs 
• Evaluate and interpret collected geologic and hydrogeologic data  
• Prepare graphical and tabular data summaries 
• Presentation preparation to support findings for clients and technical professionals 
• Oversight of subcontractors and adherence to project specifications and designs

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors' degree in Geology, Geoscience, Earth Science or Environmental Science required. Minimum of 1 year of experience in the field of geology, hydrogeology, environmental or geosystems engineering or equivalent. 

Certifications

Work Environment/Schedule

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. 
• Normal office environment with a hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote  
• Some employees are subject to extreme cold (temperatures below 30 degrees for periods of more than one hour), extreme heat (temperatures above 90 degrees for periods of more than one hour), hazards (electrical currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposures to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation), and oils. Some employees are required to use respiratory systems as a result of fumes, mists, gases, or to comply with governmental regulatory requirements. All positions require the following physical abilities: talking, fingering, grasping, hearing, keyboard input, seeing, and writing. All positions require the ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects. 
• Work involves sitting most of the time. Some positions require the following physical abilities: reaching, climbing, balancing, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, walking, standing, pulling, lifting, pushing, carrying, and driving. Some positions require the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects.  

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