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Foth is seeking a Hydrogeologist/Hydrologist to join our Environment Solutions team in Green Bay, WI; Duluth, MN; or Minneapolis, MN. This is a hybrid position working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers. Tap into your technical skills working on a variety of interesting projects in the natural resources development and environmental services industry!
\n Primary Responsibilities: Support: Assist with hydrogeology and surface water hydrology projects in the natural resources development and environmental services industryInvestigate: Conduct field investigations, including aquifer testing, surface water discharge gauging, and geologic logging/mappingCharacterize: Execute technical investigations for hydrologic characterization of groundwater systems in environments comprised of unconsolidated deposits, sedimentary rock, and fractured crystalline rockAnalyze: Perform quantitative analysis of hydrologic and hydrogeological data, including probabilistic analysis and forecastingPlan: Develop technical investigation plans for hydrologic characterization of groundwater systemsReporting: Create technical reports and memos to support the permitting of natural resource development projects Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Water Resources Engineering or Geology with an emphasis in hydrogeology and/or surface water hydrologyExperience performing hydrogeological and hydrologic investigations, analysis, and modeling, through internships, co-ops or academicsExperience with technical writing and report preparation Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in Water Resources Engineering or Geology2+ years of water resources / hydrogeology experience including numerical simulations of groundwater flow and constituent transport in unconsolidated, sedimentary, and fractured rock systems. Well-versed in planning and coordinating hydrogeological and hydrologic field studiesPrevious experience developing and applying numerical groundwater flow and transport models in support of mine permitting, industrial development, and site remediationExperience developing and applying surface water models involving rainfall runoff/hydrology and open channel hydraulic processes for mine-scale water management planning, including watershed-scale analysis, reservoir evaluation and design, open channels hydraulic design, and hydraulic structures design and analysisPrevious experience with MODFLOW/MT3D, FEFLOW, and other numerical codes for groundwater modelingHands-on experience doing surface water modeling using HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and XP-SWMMPrior experience conducting packer and multi-well aquifer testingExperience analyzing field investigation dataPrevious experience with statistical/probabilistic analysis and forecasting involving hydrogeological and hydrologic time series dataPrior experience integrating hydrogeological and hydrologic studies and numerical analysis with feasibility studies and alternatives analysisExperience analyzing groundwater flow and transport in deep bedrock environmentsPrevious experience managing large data sets and evaluation of data Experience with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and documentationPrior experience with mine permitting in the United States
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