Hydrogeologist

EHS Support is a specialty environmental consulting firm that provides solutions to complex environmental, health, and safety challenges across a range of market sectors and industries. With experts located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, we form long-lasting partnerships with our clients through a culture of excellence, innovation, work ethic, and integrity. We focus on hiring and retaining talented, motivated people who enjoy collaborating with and delivering value to our clients. Our team does more than identify problems— we provide solutions.

Location: Remote (Victoria)

Reporting to the Victorian Team Lead as a Hydrogeologist, working on water resource projects as well as the Contaminated Sites and Groundwater Sector, you will be responsible for providing technical and field support to a diverse range of projects including water resources, oil and gas, chemical and heavy industry, landfills and others.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Management, analysis and presentation of environmental investigation, monitoring data, including groundwater, surface water, soil, recovery and other types of data
• Desktop data gathering and compilation
• Background reviews of technical guidance, regulations and case studies
• Assistance with reporting and preparation of other written deliverables, including: monitoring reports, pump test reports, environmental site assessments, work plans, health and safety plans and proposals
• Providing technical expertise in the following fields;
• • Groundwater flow and well hydraulics
  • Contaminated Land Assessments (with specific emphasis assisting our landfill team)
  • Conceptual site model development
  • Mining and CSG Water Management
  • Coordination and implementation of environmental field programs, including:
  • Logging, drilling and monitoring of well installations.
  • Set up, supervision and analysis of pumping tests.
  • Field assessment and sampling of soils.
  • Groundwater and surface water monitoring.
  • Field assessment and sampling of soils.
  • Other environmental inspection and monitoring programs.
• Supervision of subcontractors in the field (e.g. drilling supervision, excavation supervision)
• Project and task management – planning and implementation of scope, schedule, budgets

Qualifications/Education

• Bachelor degree in hydrogeology, geology, environmental science, environmental engineering, with a postgraduate degree in hydrogeology desirable.
• Up to three years of experience in a relevant environmental role, including training and experience in groundwater and soil sampling and ideally pumping test analysis.
• A developing understanding of environmental and resource regulations.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel (experience with Power BI and other database management experience is preferred, but not essential)
• Pump test analysis
• Australian experience and a current ability to work in Australia (citizenship or valid visa) is required
• Current Australian state driving license preferred.

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