Principal Geologist leading mining resource modeling, estimation, and QP oversight at RESPEC, an engineering consultancy. Providing technical leadership, client support, and business development.
About the role
- Principal Hydrogeologist providing technical leadership on Canadian mining hydrogeology and water-management projects. Growing ITASCA’s consulting practice through client relationships, project strategy, mentoring, and multidisciplinary solutions.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior technical leadership on hydrogeology, mine water, and groundwater-related projects
- Lead and review conceptual hydrogeologic models, field investigations, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring, dewatering, seepage, water balance, closure planning, permitting support, and impact assessment
- Translate complex hydrogeologic data into practical recommendations for mine planning, environmental management, water supply, permitting, operations, and risk management
- Guide or critically review numerical and analytical groundwater modeling, including assumptions, uncertainty, limitations, and implications for client decisions
- Serve as a trusted advisor and senior client contact
- Develop client relationships, identify opportunities, and lead proposals, scopes, budgets, schedules, and project strategy
- Mentor technical staff and support high-quality project delivery through review, coaching, and knowledge sharing
- Help grow ITASCA North America’s hydrogeology practice across Canada and North America
- Connect hydrogeology, geomechanics, engineering geology, and numerical modeling capabilities into integrated client solutions
Requirements
- Advanced degree in hydrogeology, geochemistry, environmental engineering, or a related field
- Approximately 20+ years of relevant professional experience
- Proven technical excellence and sound professional judgment in hydrogeology
- Experience leading, managing, directing, and reviewing complex technical projects
- Strong experience with conceptual hydrogeologic models, field investigations, hydraulic testing, and hydrogeologic data interpretation
- Strong client-facing communication skills
- Experience mentoring staff and contributing to business development
- Established client relationships in Canada’s mining sector
- Professional Geoscientist or Professional Engineer (P.Geo./P.Eng./PE or equivalent) designation
- Mining industry experience, particularly in mine water management, pit dewatering, depressurization, seepage, closure, water balance, permitting, and operational hydrogeology
- Experience developing and winning consulting work
- Experience with MODFLOW, FEFLOW, MINEDW, GIS, 3-D visualization, or data analysis
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Recognition in the hydrogeology, mining, groundwater, or environmental consulting community
- Willingness to travel for client meetings, site visits, conferences, business development, and internal collaboration
Benefits
- Performance bonuses, including cash and company stock
- Health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
- Generous paid time off from day one
- Paid holidays
- Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Employee-owned company
- Hybrid/remote work options may be considered for the right candidate
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