Water & Wastewater Hydrogeologist; early career

Water & Wastewater Hydrogeologist (early career)

Job Category
:
Engineering

Requisition Number
: WATER
002975

• Posted :
  December 9, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in‑house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction‑Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Water and Wastewater

Join our team to help shape reliable, efficient water and wastewater systems that make a difference in communities. We take a comprehensive, cost‑effective approach to every project, maximizing value while delivering long‑lasting solutions. For drinking water systems, we prioritize consistent pressure, exceptional water quality, and straightforward maintenance. Our philosophy on wastewater? The best systems are the ones you don’t notice, quietly performing day after day, only visible during routine maintenance or upgrades.

If you’re passionate about smart infrastructure and practical innovation, we invite you to be a part of our team, the People Who Make it Happen
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Summary

Join our team as an early career Hydrogeologist and play a key role in delivering high‑quality groundwater and water resource projects. In this role, you will lead drilling and well installation activities, support geophysical logging programs, and ensure safe field operations in diverse environments. You’ll work hands‑on with groundwater data, conducting pumping and airlift tests, analyzing field results, and contributing to hydrogeologic evaluations that drive critical project decisions.

You’ll have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise through data collection, interpretation, and clear communication of findings via reports, figures, maps, and visualizations. This position also offers the chance to support the design of groundwater and potable water supply wells, develop well rehabilitation plans, assist with engineering reports and technical specifications, and contribute to water rights applications.

If you’re motivated by impactful fieldwork, strong scientific analysis, and meaningful contributions to water resource management, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities and Duties

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) – Basic
• Market Sector Software – Basic

Technical Expertise

• Basic understanding of technical fundamentals
• Performs basic technical tasks assigned with oversight from others
• Performs self‑review of basic deliverables
• Motivated to learn new technical skills through self‑study and mentoring

Duties

• Oversee drilling and well installation activities including troubleshooting of problems that arise; log borehole cuttings with USCS soil classification and hydrogeologic properties; oversee geophysical logging of boreholes.
• Work safely in populated, rural, or remote outdoor locations around heavy machinery, mobile equipment, or traffic, sometimes in inclement weather. Requires an aptitude for identifying potential hazards and coordinating with Health and Safety personnel on a worksite.
• Interface with drillers and oversee well installation and pumping tests (step and constant rate), or airlift testing.
• Analyze pumping test data.
• Conduct hydrogeologic desktop evaluations which include compiling available qualitative information and empirical data and interpreting data with focus on project objectives while maintaining sound scientific reasoning.
• Collect and manage hydrogeologic field data in accordance with defensible data practices, including groundwater levels, flow rate monitoring, water quality sampling, photographs, etc.
• Analyze various field data including water flow, groundwater…