INTERA is looking for a skilled and motivated Water Resources Scientist / Engineer to support technically complex projects in the Midwest region. In this position, you will support both Project Management and Technical functions on a wide variety of projects: water availability planning, groundwater resource development, and other groundwater engineering and management projects. Your work will be a valuable contribution to INTERA’s Water Resources Line of Business Strategy, which focuses on four areas:
1. Water Resources Planning
2. Groundwater Recharge and ASR
3. Groundwater Engineering
4. Groundwater Supply (including high-capacity Municipal and Industrial Wells)
So join us today in delivering excellence, expertise, and sound science to solve our client’s water resource and water supply challenges!
Key Responsibilities
- Project Management - Work within multidisciplinary teams of hydrogeologists, engineers, numerical modelers, and GIS analysts to execute and deliver client solutions on schedule and within budget
- Work with clients to identify appropriate solutions, and develop the coinciding scopes of work and cost estimates
- Supporting and participating in field investigations, including the collection of field data, data analysis, and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements
- Overseeing work performed by subcontractors, to ensure work is completed in accordance with work plans, design drawings, specifications, and/or client expectations
- Interfacing with clients
- Documenting, managing, and analyzing data to develop graphical summaries and reports using Excel, PowerPoint, and Word or equivalent software
Required Qualifications
- MS in Hydrogeology, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience that showcases a successful track record of team leadership and client engagement, particularly with water utilities
- Strong technical skills
- Efficient decision-making ability
- Effective project management skills with a focus on the client
- Clear, well-rounded communication skills and the ability to maintain strong interpersonal relationships
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Able to collaborate across diverse, multidisciplinary teams
- Adept planning, time management, and organizational skills
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
- Tuition Reimbursement, Financial Assistance for Professional Licensure & Registration, and one paid membership to a professional society
- Performance-Based Bonuses & Award Programs for Technical Paper Publication and Employee Referrals
- Career Coaching instead of Performance Evaluations
- 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.
