Intermediate Hydrogeologist

Your Opportunity

Ready to make your mark on projects that matter? Stantec is looking for an Intermediate Hydrogeologist to join our Environmental Services team, where you will deliver high-quality solutions for our clients while growing your career alongside a collaborative, supportive group of colleagues. This position is ideally based in Waterloo or Thunder Bay, Ontario, with flexibility to work from our other Ontario offices. If you are enthusiastic, curious, and eager to learn and grow both individually and as part of a team, we would love to meet you.

Your Key Responsibilities

As an Intermediate Hydrogeologist, you would be involved in a variety of projects related to hydrogeologic assessments. The key responsibilities for this position include:

• Assist project managers in developing budgets, defining scope, and setting schedules

• Organize field investigations supporting hydrogeology studies, including oversight of drilling, well construction, and testing; groundwater and surface water sampling; water level monitoring; and hydraulic conductivity and infiltration testing

• Develop conceptual site hydrogeologic understanding

• Analyze data, including pumping test results, aquifer response, surface water–groundwater interaction, and groundwater quality

• Prepare technical reports documenting field investigations and findings

• Apply established practices, standards, and guidelines

• Work with multidisciplinary teams on groundwater, water balance, and landfill impact assessments and expansions, as well as development projects

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Excellent communication skills: verbal, business writing, electronic communications and presentations

• Deliver high-quality, consistent results with a disciplined approach to project execution

• Work under little supervision and work well with others to achieve group success

• Manage time effectively, set priorities, and handle several projects or tasks at once

• Strong technical skills and practical problem-solving ability in various settings, with the ability to make timely decisions

• Follow Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines, as well as company and client safety requirements, when planning and executing all work

• Familiarity with local practice and markets, and project management skills, are considered an asset

• Ability to travel to various field sites as required, including occasional overnight travel; valid G driver’s license required

Education and Experience

Post-secondary degree, ideally an M.Sc., in Geoscience or Engineering with an emphasis on hydrogeology

Minimum of 5 years of hydrogeological experience

Professional registration (P.Geo. or P.Eng.) or the ability to work toward one

Landfill experience combining hydrogeology, groundwater quality, and contaminant transport, along with knowledge of O.Reg.232 (landfill regulation), is considered an asset

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

#StayInquisitive

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.