Senior Hydrogeologist

Earth Data Incorporated is a field-oriented water resources and geospatial consulting company. The Centreville, Maryland-based firm has an immediate, full-time opening for a senior hydrogeologist to join our team. We’re a small business with BIG plans.

Responsibilities and requirements:

• Degree in geology, hydrogeology or related field.
• P.G. license and ability to obtain in Delaware and Virginia within 6 months.
• Solid understanding of hydrogeological principles and practices in the Mid-Atlantic region. Experience with developing MODFLOW-based groundwater models is a plus.
• Analyze data using a variety of techniques such as GIS, geostatistics, statistics, or time-series analysis.
• Analyze aquifer pumping test data and interpret borehole geophysical data and apply these skills to project problems, including assessing the potential impacts of groundwater withdrawals on nearby users and the resource.
• Experience obtaining and evaluating well construction, borehole geophysical and pumping test data related to the construction, development and testing of deep, large diameter production wells, primarily in unconsolidated sediments.
• Knowledge of and practical applied experience designing, constructing, and sampling groundwater monitoring wells.
• Knowledge of and practical applied experience sampling surface water structures.
• Groundwater and surface water appropriation permitting.
• Knowledge of and practical applied experience planning and conducting straddle packer testing in wells completed in karst geologic environments.
• Ability to function as a technical specialist and/or project manager on a variety of projects.
• Interact with and provide technical support to an experienced staff of geologists, engineers, GIS technicians and field technicians.
• Provide project and task management support; collect, analyze, manage and present data in reports, memos and public forums; lead production of technical reports; assist in developing and reviewing specifications for groundwater supply projects.
• Demonstrate superior task management skills, including scheduling, prioritizing, following up, and keeping project information organized.
• Demonstrate superior analytical skills.
• Assist in state and local-level water use permitting efforts. Familiarity with Mid-Atlantic regulatory and geology agencies (MDE, MGS, DNREC, DGS, VADEQ, VDH, PADEP, SRBC, DRBC) is desirable.
• Excellent oral and written communication and client management skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including some short-term, intermittent travel and field work.

This is a full-time, salaried position. Earth Data offers a pleasant, professional work environment and a competitive salary and benefits package including paid holidays, PTO, 401(k), health insurance and more. Earth Data is committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified candidates regardless of minority, veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or any other status protected by law.

If you would like to part of a one of the most robust water supply consulting companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, please send a cover letter of interest and your resume to:

info@earthdatainc.com 

Thank you for your interest in this position.