Senior Hydrogeologist

Senior Hydrogeologist – Stantec

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Hydrogeologist to join our environmental services team in British Columbia (offices located in Burnaby, Vancouver, Sidney, Kelowna, Kamloops, Quesnel, and Prince George). The position will join the Hydrogeology Technical Team of Stantec’s Environmental Services Business Line for British Columbia and Yukon.

As a Senior Hydrogeologist, you will play a key role in a wide variety of projects (i.e., municipal water, contaminated sites, mining, etc.) and must be able to work within multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, hydrogeologic assessments and contaminant investigations, and rehabilitation projects. The role will involve managing a multi-discipline scope of work within a team of hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and geochemists and interacting directly with clients. Strong quantitative hydrogeology skills are required with the ability to interact with groundwater modeling and various specialists.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Follow safe work practices and adhere to company and client guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner
• Prepare proposals, develop work plans, schedules, and budgets and management of projects / tasks
• Develop preliminary conceptual hydrogeological models to support field program design
• Design and oversee implementation of hydrogeology field investigations including drilling and logging of overburden and bedrock core, sampling of soil, groundwater and bedrock
• Support development of numerical groundwater models to support environmental impact assessments, remedial evaluations and risk assessments
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance and technical review to our junior and intermediate hydrogeologists and their work in both the Water Resources Team and Site Investigation and Remediation Team
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments and contaminant investigations, and rehabilitation projects
• Collaborate with hydrogeologists across Canada specifically in contaminant hydrogeology
• Provide technical leadership for the hydrogeological components of our complex contaminated sites portfolio in British Columbia and the Yukon
• Prepare technical reports and client presentations summarizing project work, findings and recommendations
• Travel as required to various field sites with overnight travel sometimes required (valid driver’s license is required)
• Demonstrate sound understanding and application of established practices, standards, and guidelines

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Education and Experience

This role is a typical office environment, working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work and / or site visits may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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Pay Range

Pay Transparency : In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary : Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term / long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off. Temporary / casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada | BC | Burnaby

Organization : 1232 EnvSvcs‑CA British Columbia‑Burnaby BC

Employee Status : Regular

Travel : Yes

Schedule : Full time

Job Posting : 17 / 11 / 2025 08 : 11 : 54

Req ID : 1003056

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