Senior Hydrogeologist

Dudek is seeking a highly skilled Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Hydrogeology Division. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing planning and design support for surface water, groundwater, and water treatment systems. Your expertise will be instrumental in supporting a technical assistance program for underrepresented communities, tribes, and small farms related to water supply, distribution, and treatment.

• Execution of projects under the supervision of a Project Manager for planning and analysis of groundwater wells, well head and small community treatment systems, and storage and distribution infrastructure, including facility plans, alternatives analysis, and condition assessment.
• Execution of projects under the supervision of a Project Manager for design of water, and/or conveyance and treatment processes and facilities, pump stations, storage facilities, and treatment systems, including development of project plans, specification packages, calculations packages, and construction cost estimates.
• Capability to work in the field, including site visits and documentation, water-related field measurements, and monitoring equipment setup, as necessary.
• Capability to travel within California, including but not limited to meeting with clients, site walks, attending conferences and professional organization events, and perform project-related field work, as necessary.
• Training and delegating tasks to hydrogeologists and engineers in order to balance workload and efficiently get project tasks completed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering or a similar discipline.
• 5 plus years engineering experience in planning and design of groundwater extraction and water treatment related projects.
• Professional Civil and/or Mechanical Engineer licensed in the State of California.
• Experience with solar power system design is desirable, especially related to groundwater wells and pumps.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft office (Word and Excel), have excellent writing, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with design software including AutoCAD is desirable.
• The ideal candidate will contribute to and gain experience from Dudek's qualified team to respond to request for proposals, deliver quality work, build relationships, and engage in professional growth opportunities.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and have active personal automobile liability insurance by first day of employment.

• This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.
• This job requires occasional project site visits-based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, moving vehicles and equipment.

• This job requires working on a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.
• This job requires attending meetings, both in person and virtually as well as speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc. Speaking, hearing and listening are required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Outdoor activity may involve walking/trekking in uneven terrain over long distances in extreme weather conditions for extended periods of time.