Intermediate to Senior Hydrogeologist

Geosyntec is growing in Australia. We now have over 110 practitioners across the country, with offices in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast. In 2022, Red Earth Engineering joined the Geosyntec family of companies, bringing with them some of the very best expertise in the mine tailings and water dam sectors.

We are now the tailings and geotechnical consultant of choice for several major mining companies with operations in Australia. As an example of our commitment to leading the industry in innovation and technical excellence, we have recently announced the establishment of an advanced testing facility led by Dr. David Reid. Our expertise, combined with Geosyntec’s world-class reputation in hydrogeology, geochemistry, geotechnical engineering, seismicity and risk allows us to assist our client in meeting their engineering challenges and better understanding their risk. 

REE has an exciting opportunity for an Intermediate to Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Water Resources Team. We seek motivated professionals to support our strong and growing project pipeline.

At REE, you will have the opportunity to apply your academic and professional knowledge to the real world and Tier 1 energy and resource clients, at our offices located in Brisbane and Perth.

Our projects include:

• Large Storage Facility Design – New, Existing, and Closure Life-cycle phases
• Mine site infrastructure design and water management
• Contaminated site groundwater management and remediation
• Pumped hydroelectric projects
• Mine dewatering assessments
• Civil / construction dewatering assessments
• Water balance studies
• Environmental impact assessments and investigations
• Site groundwater risk reviews and third-party groundwater reviews

• Be involved in the design, planning, management and/or execution of fieldwork programs including:
• Drilling supervision and geotechnical logging
• Soil testing and sampling
• Groundwater monitoring and sampling
• Groundwater well installation and hydraulic testing
• Note – this role would be primarily office based, but some fieldwork would be required from time-to-time
• Critical analysis and assessment of groundwater and geological related data;
• Geospatial and 3D analysis – including GIS and Leapfrog (3D modelling);
• Conceptual assessment of groundwater flow, fate and transport;
• Quantitative groundwater assessments of flow, fate and transport using analytical as well as 2D and 3D numerical modelling tools – SEEPW, HYDRUS, MODFLOW, GoldSim;
• Preparing informative and interpretive maps, tables, and figures;
• Preparation of technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals; and
• Training: This position requires health and safety, first aid and other on-the-job training. We also offer professional development opportunities including in-house seminars, webinars, and mentoring, that allow our employees to build the technical and business skills necessary to become successful consultants. Further training to enhance skills on specialist software will also be provided e.g. Leapfrog, SEEPW, GIS, MODFLOW, etc

• Bachelor’s degree in geology/earth science/geochemistry/hydrology or engineering or related field of study (required)
• Post graduate MSc or similar in hydrogeology (preferred)

• 5-years to 10-years+ of consulting experience (preferred)
• Experience with multi-disciplinary project teams
• Ability to lead packages of hydrogeology work.
• Experience project managing technical consulting related works and/or field programmes (preferred).
• Demonstrated success in teamwork.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting deadlines and budgets, and traveling to client facilities as needed

Highly regarded skills & experience:

• Post graduate MSc or similar in hydrogeology (highly preferred)
• Strong GIS skills - ArcGIS, QGIS, or Surfer (preferred)
• Strong data handling and manipulation skills, and data analysis (required)
• Experience assisting with groundwater assessments and site conceptual model development (required)
• Fieldwork experience – site investigation planning, drilling supervision, competent with logging, testing, sampling, monitoring methods and requirements (required)
• Experience with Leapfrog, or other 3D volumetric modelling software (preferred)
• Experience with 2D and/or 3D numerical flow models (preferred)

We offer:

• Join a team of experienced hydrogeologists, engineers and scientists
• Attractive remuneration package with additional benefits:
• Your choice of office to be based
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Monthly RDO
• Birthday leave day
• Caring and bonding leave
• Option to purchase up to 2 additional annual leave weeks per year
• Novated lease salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Mid-Year Team building and Christmas functions.
• A positive, diverse, and vibrant workplace
• Global movement program (throughout the Geosyntec Company).

Our culture is fundamental to our success and is built on our vision of:

• Maintaining a vibrant, practice-centred business.
• Engage in continuous self-improvement and ongoing reinvention.
• Be highly regarded in core markets for delivering best-value solutions for our clients.
• Create exceptional career opportunities for our people.
• Be true professionals and consummate team players.

Not meeting all the requirements? Don't let that discourage you from applying. REE is committed to fostering a diverse workplace built on excellence, strong principles, and integrity. If you're interested and willing to learn in this role but your experience doesn't match every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply anyway. We’re excited to hear from you.