Senior Hydrogeologist

# Job Description

Location: Primary work location will be remote with one (1) 45-day trip to Grand Junction, CO anticipated. Additionally, one (1) 2-day trip to Tuba City, AZ may be required.

Employment Type: Part-Time, Temporary Clearance Requirement: N/A Position Overview:

TradeWind is seeking an individual to assist in determining controls on and distribution of hydraulic conductivity at the Clients Site.

Key Responsibilities:

- Information and material available to perform the evaluation includes historical records and reports, lithologic descriptions (outcrop and borehole), rock core stored at the Grand Junction, Colorado, Disposal Site available for thin sections/microscopy, transducer records, hydraulic testing records, aqueous geochemistry, and borehole geophysical logs (primarily nuclear magnetic resonance).

- Based on the information and material provided, tasks to be performed are:

- Evaluate depositional and diagenetic controls (including changes induced from former milling activities) on permeability (hydraulic conductivity) distribution;

- Characterize shear-enhanced compaction band compartmentalization fractions across the site as it relates to joint and fracture patterns (typically contaminant transport conduits) using existing core and observations from Tuba City rock outcrops;

- Analyze well integrity/hydraulic diffusivity using continuous water level and barometric time-series data;

- Perform geologic mapping and interpretation of rock outcrops at the Tuba City Processing Site;

- Ability to work as an integrated project team member in Grand Junction, Colorado within the evaluation timeframe specified below to meet project schedule; and

- Assist Client senior hydrogeologist to provide a summary report documenting evaluation methodologies and results.

Required Qualifications:

- Demonstrated expertise and completed projects related to groundwater hydrology, geophysics, time series analysis, formation and propagation of fractures and joints in geologic settings, and depositional and diagenetic controls on permeability.

- Given the quantitative nature of the work, the individual must also have demonstrated a rigorous academic background in mathematics, geophysics, groundwater hydrology, or related discipline(s).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Previous experience working in DOE, DOD, or nuclear facilities.

Benefits Information:

TradeWind Services offers a selection of exceptional benefits to employees and their families. We can customize your benefits to fit your specific needs. Benefits include:

- Medical/Dental/Vision plans

- Long- and Short-term Disability Insurance

- Life Insurance

- Paid Time Off (PTO)

- 401K

# Details

Location

Grand Junction CO

Workstation

Hybrid

Employee Type

Part-Time Temporary