INTERA Incorporated is looking for a Mid-Level Groundwater Modeler to join our dynamic team in Richland, Washington. This role provides a great opportunity to build on your existing expertise while continuing to grow under the mentorship of recognized industry leaders in subsurface flow and contaminant transport modeling. Your work will be a valuable contribution to developing innovative solutions for the Hanford Site, one of the largest and most complex environmental cleanup efforts in the world.
We’re looking for a motivated professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to tackle challenging technical problems. Our ideal candidate is willing and motivated to become an integral part of our multidisciplinary team of geologists, hydrogeologists, geochemists, engineers, and GIS analysts to support work that makes a true impact on the environment. If this sounds like you, and you have a strong understanding of the subsurface flow and transport process required to develop conceptual and numerical models, we’d love to hear from you.
INTERA’s purpose is Innovation and stewardship for a sustainable tomorrow.
Join us and help make a difference today!
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide support on flow and transport modeling projects under the direction of INTERA’s senior staff. This includes:
- Compiling, synthesizing, and analyzing data to develop conceptual site and numerical models
- Performing numerical flow and transport modeling of the subsurface
- Creating inputs and postprocessing and evaluating outputs from groundwater models
- Preparing reports and technical presentations for clients, regulators, and other stakeholders
- Implementing and complying with Department of Energy Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures
- Supervising junior staff
Required Qualifications
- MS or PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeology, Geosystems, or a related field with emphasis on numerical modeling of subsurface processes
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience
- Previous experience with developing MODFLOW-based groundwater models
- Experience in computer programming (Python, R, FORTRAN, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with PEST/PEST++ decision support modeling software
Expected salary range: $96,000 — $139,000 depending on degree and experience
About INTERA & Our Benefits
INTERA is a Top Workplaces USA 2025 Award Winner!
INTERA’s Richland Office is a Best Places to Work in the Mid-Columbia 2024 Winner!
Founded in 1974, INTERA has grown into an international geoscience 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 coverage – paid 100% by the company
- Paid holiday, vacation, and sick time
- Opportunities for stock ownership
- Performance-based bonuses and award programs for technical paper publication and employee referrals
- Career coaching instead of performance evaluations
- Tuition reimbursement, financial assistance for professional licensure and 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.
