Senior Geochemist/Hydrogeochemist

About the role

This Opportunity WSP has an opportunity for a Senior Geochemist / Hydrogeochemist to join our Mine Environment team on a full-time basis. Possible office locations include Lakewood, Colorado and Redmond, Washington.

Responsibilities

• Support geochemistry and hydrogeochemistry-related projects and proposal efforts with an emphasis on the global mining industry.
• Work directly with our senior geochemists on challenging projects and be responsible for contributing to mentoring and supervision of junior staff, data analysis and interpretation, geochemical modeling, proposal development, and technical reporting.
• Contribute to the growth of our geochemistry team of professionals in the United States, while supporting our mine water hydrogeology and mine waste management projects.
• Projects typically involve permitting, baseline characterization studies, operational support, closure support and reclamation/remediation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science or related field, with a strong quantitative background and focus on aqueous geochemistry; graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in geochemistry, consulting or an adjacent professional field.
• Understanding of hydrology, hydrogeology, and surface water and groundwater interactions.
• Knowledge of mining-related environmental practices and standard geochemical characterization methods.
• Demonstration of the development of conceptual models for the fate and transport of constituents through integration of data from multiple disciplines.
• Demonstration of critical thinking in the assessment of geochemical/hydrogeochemical data to support conceptual model development and client decision making.
• Experience with data management and statistical assessment tools (e.g., Excel, EQuIS, Python, R).
• Experience with industry-standard modeling software such as PHREEQC, Geochemist’s Workbench, GoldSim, MIN3P, or similar software.
• Demonstrated experience in working with teams to deliver work products in a timely fashion, ideally within a consulting environment.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to execute written reports and presentations to convey technical results to a range of audiences.
• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, effective time management and prioritization of responsibilities in a collaborative work environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team, in our hybrid work environment.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel, including international, may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Geology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science or related field, with a strong quantitative background and focus on aqueous geochemistry; graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in geochemistry, consulting or an adjacent professional field.
• Understanding of hydrology, hydrogeology, and surface water and groundwater interactions.
• Knowledge of mining-related environmental practices and standard geochemical characterization methods.
• Demonstration of the development of conceptual models for the fate and transport of constituents through integration of data from multiple disciplines.
• Demonstration of critical thinking in the assessment of geochemical/hydrogeochemical data to support conceptual model development and client decision making.
• Experience with data management and statistical assessment tools (e.g., Excel, EQuIS, Python, R).
• Experience with industry-standard modeling software such as PHREEQC, Geochemist’s Workbench, GoldSim, MIN3P, or similar software.
• Demonstrated experience in working with teams to deliver work products in a timely fashion, ideally within a consulting environment.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to execute written reports and presentations to convey technical results to a range of audiences.
• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, effective time management and prioritization of responsibilities in a collaborative work environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team, in our hybrid work environment.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel, including international, may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Skills

• Strong quantitative background in aqueous geochemistry.
• Understanding of hydrology, hydrogeology, and surface water and groundwater interactions.
• Knowledge of mining-related environmental practices and standard geochemical characterization methods.
• Experience with data management and statistical assessment tools (e.g., Excel, EQuIS, Python, R).
• Experience with industry-standard modeling software such as PHREEQC, Geochemist’s Workbench, GoldSim, MIN3P, or similar software.
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical methods (experience working in a laboratory beneficial).
• Experience with data validation techniques for environmental data.
• Experience with field data collection and oversight of data collection programs.
• Experience as a project manager for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of coal combustion residue (CCR) chemistry and regulatory context.
• Understanding of laboratory analytical