Hydrologist 6

Position Summary

Provides technical advice and guidance as assigned by management. Typical job responsibilities include assisting and supporting management in evaluating various technical, scientific, or engineering issues and advising management regarding feasibility, effectiveness, risk, compliance, operational impact, and related considerations. The specific work assignment may include duties or activities that assist and support management in one or more of the following functional areas and other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities (may include, but are not limited to):

• Provides technical evaluation, analysis, and guidance to the client's team in regard to the Groundwater Remediation Program
• Consults with management personnel to define the operational issues, needs, and solutions
• Defines and directs/performs research/experiments/studies, as necessary, to obtain meaningful data
• Analyzes available data, and defines data gaps, to provide information and insight regarding the research issue
• Formulates solutions evaluate options, develops recommendations/considerations
• Documents applicable data/findings; presents findings and recommended solutions to management
• Evaluates outcomes and provide follow-up guidance as appropriate
• Performs duties general/routine to moderately complex in nature
• Maintains knowledge of and demonstrates the ability to perform work safely in accordance with all approved safety policies, procedures and applicable regulations and performs assigned duties in a safe manner
• Ability to train and mentor staff

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities):

• 20 years of technical, hands-on experience with groundwater remediation, numerical modeling, and risk-based adaptive management remediation strategies
• directly applicable experience dealing with state and federal regulators
• demonstrated project management and field operations experience

Education and Experience Required:

Ph.D. or Master's degree in Hydrology, Science, Engineering, or related geoscience discipline, or equivalent combined with 20 years of relative experience.

Business Associations:

Serves as primary technical lead on projects or programs. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Serves as support to management and acts as external spokesperson for the organization on significant matters pertaining to the program’s plans and objectives.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55.00 - $68.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Los Alamos, NM: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55 - $68