INTERA Incorporated is looking to fill a mid-level position for a Geoscientist in our Bloomington, Indiana, office. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your technical skills and career while collaborating with some of the industry’s top talent. As a company wholly dedicated to providing safe and technically sound solutions that exceed our clients’ expectations, we are looking for self-starters who face all project challenges head-on with expertise and commitment.
INTERA’s corporate vision is Innovation and Stewardship for a Sustainable Tomorrow. Help us make a difference today.
Job Description
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide support for multiphase flow modeling and general hydrogeologic analysis under the direction of INTERA’s senior modelers/hydrogeologists. This includes compiling, synthesizing, and analyzing data to develop conceptual and numerical models of contaminant transport in multiphase/multicomponent subsurface flow applications, most notably vadose zone contaminant migration and carbon storage; helping to create inputs and evaluate outputs from subsurface flow models; carrying out quantitative hydrogeologic simulations of groundwater flow systems. The position requires a solid understanding of hydrogeological principles and practices with experience with computer programming languages and numerical subsurface flow models. Programming proficiency with Python is not required but preferred, as is direct experience with the TOUGH family of subsurface flow simulators developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Other job duties will include installation and oversight of water monitoring and production wells, quality assurance/quality control procedures for modeling, report preparation, and technical presentations to clients, regulators, and other interested parties.
Required Qualifications
- MS in Engineering, Geology, or closely related field that includes training in partial differential calculus and numerical solution methods
- Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and documenting numerical multiphase, multicomponent flow and transport simulations
- 2-5 years of applicable experience with a primary emphasis on multiphase flow modeling
- Experience with applying geochemistry to multiphase subsurface and groundwater problems to generate reactive transport models
- Python coding experience
- A willingness and suitable ability to learn how to develop models using other groundwater flow codes like MODFLOW and its related programs developed at the United States Geological Survey
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Hydrogeology, Civil Engineering, or a similar field with an emphasis in soil physics, groundwater hydrology, and/or numerical modeling
- 5-10 years of applicable experience with a primary emphasis on multiphase flow modeling
- Hands-on experience using the TOUGH family of codes developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Python coding proficiency
- Direct experience using the MODFLOW family of groundwater flow simulators developed at the United States Geological Survey
- Direct experience with, or an interest to learn the process of, generating new business opportunities and projects in INTERA’s core competencies (including, but not limited to, radioactive waste, water resources, mining, and environmental applications) and beyond
About INTERA & Our Benefits
Founded in 1974, INTERA has grown into an international geosciences and engineering consulting firm that helps clients make informed business decisions, mitigate risk, and drive optimal outcomes in a multitude of industries.
Building and sustaining a strong company culture is at the heart of INTERA’s practice of good stewardship. We strive to foster an environment where people love the work that they do and the place that they work because we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. As an employee-owned company, we are committed to investing in our people’s needs for security, health, and well-being with:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance that includes a free health plan option for employee-only coverage
- Paid Parental Leave – up to 12 weeks for birthing and non-birthing parents
- Group Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage – paid 100% by the company
- Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Time
- Opportunities for Stock Ownership
- Performance-Based Bonuses & Award Programs for Technical Paper Publication
- Career Coaching instead of Performance Evaluations
- Tuition Reimbursement, Financial Assistance for Professional Licensure & Registration, and one paid membership to a professional society
- Pet Insurance, and more
These are some of the reasons why many of our employees have spent 10 to 25 years at INTERA. We love what we do, and it shows.
