Senior Hydrogeological Engineer

Montrose Environmental Group

Country: Canada

Location: CAN-Alberta-Calgary

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: January 22, 2025

Senior Hydrogeological Engineer

OUR PURPOSE

Be part of the Future of Environmental Solutions.

At Montrose Environmental we help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us. Our teammates collaborate across services, disciplines, and geographies to solve environmental challenges together – motivated to do better for our clients, each other, and the communities where we live and work. We deliver responsive, locally connected, and scalable solutions to help our clients achieve their ambitious goals for a more sustainable and resilient future.

WHO WE ARE

Montrose is a leading environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations as they deal with the challenges of today and prepare for what’s coming tomorrow. In Canada, we are one of the leading providers of environmental consulting and engineering services and part of a global network of teammates across 100+ locations around the world.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Our team is made up of diverse people working collaboratively towards common goals. We value the contributions and perspectives of all employees and are committed to equity and diversity initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our people. When we are inclusive and diverse in a way that reflects the broader world we serve, we are able to draw from a wider community of excellence within the regions we operate.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Hydrogeological Engineer to join a well-established groundwater business and bring your flare and experience to help continue market growth. As a Senior Hydrogeological Engineer you will be responsible for providing principal technical hydrogeological expertise in the Canadian Water market and integrating with and supporting Western Canada projects. The role will be instrumental in collaborating with commercial, project management, and technical leaders to create opportunities to plan, develop, deliver and operate a range of projects.

This is a key role in supporting growth of the Western Groundwater hydrogeology team, in terms of team development and career growth, building technical capability. You will be a technical and project lead, as well as delivering technically excellent water services and consultancy services outcomes. You will keep abreast of new methods, technologies and developments impacting our business in order to recommend change to current or new direction by tracking and contributing to industry developments, thus ensuring Montrose is applying the latest technical developments.

You will be a market leader and help drive client and business development, and be responsible for winning work, identifying the next strategic opportunities and support the winning of those opportunities. Through regular industry participation, you will develop and maintain strong key client relationships, identify emerging opportunities with clients and act as a trusted advisor to Montrose clients.

Are you looking to…

  • Apply geoscience principles to provide solutions for hydrogeological problems.
  • Have flexibility and autonomy without geographic or profit center limitations to develop, manage and undertake projects and technical studies related to groundwater in support of water resources, water supply, mining, oil and gas, and other industries as appropriate.
  • Participate in the analysis and design of complex and technically challenging projects. 
  • Partner with extensive, long-standing clients such as municipal governments, conservation authorities, academia, and private industry.
  • Have autonomy and the opportunity to interact and work with a community of technical experts from North American.

As a Senior Hydrogeological Engineer you will join our Calgary, Alberta office as part of our Western Hydrogeology team. The successful applicant will be involved in a broad range of activities with responsibilities as follows:

  • Client and business development, directly supporting and driving growth, profitability and operational objectives in the groundwater resources market related to associated service sectors including municipal, provincial, federal government; mining; infrastructure development; manufacturing; chemicals; and oil and gas).
  • In partnership with the Service Directors, Technical Directors, and other principals, take a lead role in pursuing and developing market development strategies to expand groundwater resources, mining, and oil and gas services across Canada.
  • Supporting the hydrogeology teams in Western and Eastern Canada with proposal preparation, scope of work development, and client deliverables.
  • Serve as a key member of the “core” technical team to drive growth in the areas of environmental impact assessment, risk assessment and water resources management.
  • Support the development of technical best practices as part of the geosciences community of practice.
  • Work with market sector leads, client account leads, senior technical delivery staff, and project managers, supporting them in proposal preparation, scope of work development, and client deliverables.
  • Undertake client and regulatory liaison.
  • Perform and supervise complex hydrogeological investigations including collation and quality management of environmental and hydrogeological data, analysis of data, and report writing.
  • Provide technical oversight and mentoring to junior, intermediate, and senior hydrogeologists, supporting career development and growth.
  • Support the development of new client relationships, and continued growth of existing client relationships through project-based client interaction, assisting with maintaining and developing relationships with those clients and through leading business development efforts.
  • Contribute to a positive and collaborative working environment and encourage the contribution of ideas to continuously improve projects and processes.
  • Work in a collaborative manner with multidisciplinary colleagues internationally to identify client and project opportunities for the delivery of hydrogeological services in international markets in support of Montrose operations in Canada, and USA.

What We Are Looking For

  • Master’s or PhD degree (M.Sc./M.Eng./PhD) in hydrogeology.
  • Licensed Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.), or Engineer (P.Eng.) in Alberta. Licenses in Saskatchewan and B.C are considered an advantage
  • Greater than 20 years’ documented hydrogeological work experience with a focus on physical hydrogeology projects related to the oil and gas and mining sector.  Experience in oil sands mining is considered an asset.
  • Expertise in physical hydrogeology, including mining, groundwater supply, source water protection, surface water and groundwater interaction, geomodelling (Leapfrog is an advantage), and contaminant hydrogeology is an asset .
  • Expertise in providing senior leadership and technical oversight on hydrogeological studies, field work and modelling.
  • Proven track record of client and business development experience in mining and oil and gas resource market
  • Experience in successfully delivering hydrogeological projects with health and safety prioritized above all else.
  • Must be willing and able to travel for short term assignments with occasional overnight travel and flexibility to work outside normal business hours as required. Must be willing to travel and participate in remote client/project site visits.
  • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Valid Class G driver’s license.
  • Ability to display leadership, initiative and engage decision making skills.
  • Proven experience in developing, nurturing, and growing a hydrogeology team.
  • Enthusiasm for hydrogeology, demonstrating a desire and commitment to Continued Professional Development.
  • Knowledgeable of Federal and Provincial/Territorial Environmental Acts and Regulations in Canada.

Why Choose Montrose?

At Montrose you will be part of an amazing community of collaborative people who live shared mission and principles and bring industry-leading technical expertise to their work every day. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes benefits, RRSP matching, vacation days and sick days. This is a permanent position with a salary range of $134,000-$193,000, starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location. We are also committed to flexible work hours and schedules, team-based work, and cross-training opportunities.

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Montrose is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment and to promoting the health, safety and well-being of our employees. In keeping with our Health & Safety Policy, individuals in safety sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment, pre-access (and in some client cases, random) alcohol & drug testing as well as drivers abstract reviews.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

We welcome and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Montrose provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities; including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources directly.

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