Brown and Caldwell · 1 day ago
Ground Modeler / Hydrogeologist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$72K/yr - $118K/yr
6+ years expBrown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm, seeking a Senior Staff Groundwater Modeler with 6-10 years of experience. The role involves developing and applying digital solutions for quantitative hydrogeology, focusing on groundwater flow and contaminant transport studies, and requires collaboration with senior technical staff on various environmental projects.
Construction
Responsibilities
Serve as a technical resource within the BC Groundwater Modeling practice
Work may include the reduction of field data, construction of boring logs and geologic cross sections, development of geospatial models of geologic and/hydrogeologic features, analyses of pumping test data, preparation of model input data files, groundwater flow and contaminant fate and transport modeling, preparation of maps using GIS tools, and report preparation
Work closely with senior hydrogeology/modelling staff throughout the BC organization
Participate in development of digital solutions for coupling hydrologic models from integrated domains (e.g. surface water and groundwater)
Participate in development of model testing protocol designed to evaluate and quantify inherent model uncertainty and therefore increase value of model results
Support development of conceptual and numerical groundwater flow and transport models for a variety of projects
Perform technical report writing and provide support for presentations to clients, regulators, and other stakeholders
Execute diverse quantitative assignments for BC clients in a manner that exceeds client expectations related to work product, deadlines and budgets
Manage tasks and assignments to meet critical deadlines and budgets
Communicate findings to senior staff and make recommendations as appropriate
Draft technical memoranda, reports, and design documents
Work independently and with multi-disciplined teams to meet project objectives
Participate in the development of business opportunities with new and existing clients
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in hydrogeology or a hydrology related field including formal training in quantitative hydrogeology and numerical modeling is required
6-10 years' experience in application of quantitative techniques, including groundwater flow and chemical transport modeling, and hydrologic data organization and analysis
Experience supporting groundwater modeling projects that may include, but are not limited to, legacy mine remediation and mine permitting, regional water resources evaluations, and site contaminant fate and transport studies
Strong quantitative and computer skills, including a familiarity with hydrogeologic analysis and related software such as the various current versions of MODFLOW, MODFLOW-based pre-/post-processing software (i.e., Groundwater Vistas, Flex, GMS) is required
Experience with MT3DMS/MT3D-USGS and or/ MODFLOW6 – GWT is required
Experience with aquifer test analysis software (e.g., AQTESOLV, AquiferWin32) is required
Experience with geographic information systems (GIS), specifically ArcGIS is required
Computer programming skills using Fortran, Python, R, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), or other programming language is required
Preferred
Experience with geospatial modeling tools such as Leapfrog, EVS or EarthVision is desirable
Ability to work and collaborate effectively in a virtual environment with other BC offices and staff
Experience with databases including MS Access
Experience with parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis, especially use of PEST and PEST ++ is preferred
40-Hour HAZWOPER certification and MSHA Part 48 training a plus
Highly organized, reliable, and able to work well with others
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
An employee assistance program
Paid time off and parental leave
Paid holidays
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Performance-based bonus eligibility
Employee referral bonuses
Tuition reimbursement
Pet insurance
Long-term care insurance
Company
Brown and Caldwell
Brown and Caldwell is the largest engineering consulting firm solely focused on the U.S. environmental sector.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$0.65MKey Investors
Water Research Foundation
2025-01-09Grant· $0.65M
Leadership Team
Stuart Henshall
Chief Financial Officer
Euan Finlay
President and Chief Operating Officer
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