Associate Hydrogeologist

South Africa, South Africa

Job Description


Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.



Searching for an Associate - Hydrogeologist with analytical and numerical groundwater flow and solute transport modeling background. The right candidate will be familiar with the geology/hydrogeology of various environments including sedimentary and fractured rock settings, statistical analyses of groundwater data, groundwater modeling and DNAPLE/LNAPL investigations.

Responsibilities:

  • Makes recommendations on work methods and procedures and technical innovations by devising practical and economical solutions to problems in own discipline.
  • Makes recommendations on research requests, objectives, priorities, and timing.
  • Assess need for change and recommends development of standards.
  • Assess work against standards, objectives and specifications.
  • Utilizes advanced scientific principles, theories, practices and existing technologies when working on unusually complex technical problems.
  • Interprets and records data, conducts analyses, compares findings to relevant studies and local, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
  • Develops solutions which are highly innovative. Assignments are often self-initiated.
  • Acts as advisor to management and clients. Oversees the work of less experienced scientists.
  • Posses multi-disciplinary knowledge.
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
  • BA/BS + 8 Years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Analytical and numerical groundwater flow and solute transport modeling background.
  • The right candidate will possess a strong groundwater modeling experience and have a background of leading hydrogeologic investigations at large complex sites demonstrating history in the development of remedial strategies and closure, including statistical analysis of hydrogeologic data, well-field design, installations, contaminant fate and transport analyses,
  • Groundwater modeling using MODFLOW, MODFLOW-USG, FEFLOW, PEST, MT3D, RT3D, and MODPATH (SEAWAT and FEFLOW desired but not necessary), LNAPL modeling;
  • Decision tree development and preparation of feasibility studies and remedial action plans.
Additional Information

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

AECOM

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1249942
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    South Africa, South Africa
  • Education
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