Hydrogeologist / Water Resources Engineer

Black & Veatch Family of Companies • Austin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.  

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.
At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore newpossibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are andspeak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.The TeamBlack & Veatch’s Water Supply & Hydrogeology group helps clients achieve their goals for a reliable,  sufficient, and sustainable water supply. We provide source water management, water quality evaluations, well rehabilitation, wellfield optimization, conceptual and numerical groundwater modeling, and hydrogeologic solutions that leverage assets and enhance system operability. Our team also supports clients focused on civil engineering applications, as well as traditional and alternative energy solutions.  The OpportunityBlack & Veatch is seeking a motivated, self-reliant, and detailed oriented person to join our team. This position will consist of an approximate mix of field and office assignments. There is also the potential for assignments outside of their home office locality. While this role is focused on work located in Texas, it also includes opportunities to support the team nationally. This person will plan and oversee tasks such as water supply evaluations, installation of groundwater production wells, well testing and analysis, injection wells, quantitative hydrogeology and other tasks associated with hydrogeology and geology. This individual will also be responsible for leading field data evaluations, preparing well permit applications, generating technical specifications and bid documents, developing schedules and budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, collaboration across disciplines, and report preparation. This position provides an opportunity to provide guidance, training, and oversight to early-career professionals, growth and development in technical experience, project task management, and presentation skills.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing or equivalent experience in Engineering work.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
• Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects in applicable countries, and supports where necessary.
• Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects in applicable countries, and supports where necessary.

Nice To Haves

• 5 to 9 years of relevant experience in the field of hydrogeology, geology, geosystems engineering or environmental geology
• Licensed Professional Geologist, Professional Engineer, or equivalent
• Field experience on projects such as drilling, aquifer testing and analysis, water quality sampling, and evaluation
• Advanced experience conducting subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic evaluations, hydrogeologic conceptualization and aquifer characterization
• Interpolation of hydrogeologic, hydro stratigraphic, and water quality data
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities in complex geologic or hydrogeologic environments
• Experience in stakeholder engagement
• Working proficiency with ESRI ArcGIS or equivalent software
• Functional understanding of Python or other programming languages
• Experience coordinating and overseeing field staff, subcontractors, and project tasks

Responsibilities

• Strong organizational and communication skills (written, verbal, graphical)
• Work independently on tasks and projects with limited supervision
• Adherence to internal company health and safety and other processes and policies
• Provide professional hydrogeological support for a wide range of domestic and potentially international projects
• Develop and support proposal, work plan, and report deliverables
• Work with project technical leads, project managers, and delivery teams to ensure that work products meet client needs
• Ensure regulatory compliance with federal, state, and local requirements
• Evaluate and interpret collected geologic and hydrogeologic data
• Prepare or review graphical and tabular data summaries
• Develop and support the presentation of project findings to clients and technical professionals
• Oversight of subcontractors and adherence to project specifications and designs
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to knowledge sharing across the practice

Benefits

• Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
• To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
• We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level