Hydrogeologist - Mid- or Senior Level
About the role
The position is available in our Sacramento or Oakland location. We currently require staff to work at least 50% in the office collaboration, mentoring, and interacting on project work.
Responsibilities
- Managing and technically contributing to tasks and projects that focus on quantitative hydrogeology and groundwater resource management, including:
- Supporting projects planning and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
- Supporting groundwater remediation activities associated with complex environmental sites, including monitoring program coordination, data evaluation, and reporting
- Interpreting lithologic, hydrologic testing, depth-specific water quality, and borehole geophysical data
- Designing and interpreting results of predictive modeling runs and supporting model updates
- Evaluating and filling hydrogeologic data gaps
- Developing hydrogeologic conceptual models
- Developing water budgets
- Designing and managing field investigations
- Interacting with field teams to implement monitoring programs
- Evaluating data and preparing technical reports
- Preparing technical proposals and work plans for future work
- Overseeing work completed by junior staff
- Aiding project managers with administrative duties on projects
Requirements
- Graduate degree in hydrology, geology, civil engineering, or environmental engineering OR Professional registration (P.G. or P.E.)
- Understanding of groundwater principles
- Clear understanding of how to apply hydrogeologic principles to characterize and assess groundwater systems
- Six to 12 years of experience in environmental and water resource consulting
- Task or project management experience
- Understanding of SGMA regulatory requirements
- Strong organizational, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and ability to meet deadlines
- Proficiency with standard analytical approaches and tools
- Demonstrated technical writing skills and ability to present technical information in group/meeting settings to peers and clients
- Team-oriented and experienced with delegating work to staff and reviewing staff deliverables
- Interest in engaging in professional organizations, including presenting at conferences
Qualifications
- Working knowledge of geographic information systems (ArcGIS), Survey123, and SQL and Access databases
- Professional experience working with groundwater models and stratigraphic modeling software
- Professional experience with groundwater sampling, remedial investigations, and remediation technologies
Skills
Competitive benefits and salary in an expanding team-oriented company
Dynamic work environment with safety and technical training provided by the company
Interesting and collaborative multidisciplinary projects
On the job mentoring by senior professionals
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible Spending Account; HR
Long- and short-term disability
Life/AD&D insurance
Vacation, holiday, personal, and sick leave
Employer matching 401k retirement plan
Monthly Base Pay Range: $8,000 - $9,500
Estimated Annualized Compensation Including Bonuses: $108,000 - $128,000
Compensation for qualified extra hours could further increase the estimate above.
Benefits
Your benefits at Montgomery & Associates will include:
- Competitive benefits and salary in an expanding team-oriented company
- Dynamic work environment with safety and technical training provided by the company
- Interesting and collaborative multidisciplinary projects
- On the job mentoring by senior professionals
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account; HR
- Long- and short-term disability
- Life/AD&D insurance
- Vacation, holiday, personal, and sick leave
- Employer matching 401k retirement plan
- Monthly Base Pay Range: $8,000 - $9,500
- Estimated Annualized Compensation Including Bonuses: $108,000 - $128,000
- Compensation for qualified extra hours could further increase the estimate above.