Senior Geochemist / Water Quality Specialist

Your Experience and Capabilities 

• Ability to meet a strong demand for high-quality, organized and consistent results.
• Confident individual who demonstrates strong initiative and is capable of independent action with the ability to make informed decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and advanced technical report writing skills.  
• Time management – balancing immediate and long-term work with varying priorities and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to make timely decisions.
• Valid driver’s licence is required for business travel.
• Possess a working knowledge of various software for undertaking geochemical and water quantity/quality assessments (e.g., GoldSim, PHREEEQC, or equivalent).
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of Canadian and provincial water quality guidelines, legislation, regulations, guidance, licensing and permitting requirements particularly relating to mining.
• Experience in geochemistry and water balance/water quality related to evaluating metal leaching potential and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD), estimating the quality of mine-water discharge for open pit/underground mine operations, pit lake chemistry and groundwater chemistry for mine projects.  
• Ability to manipulate large datasets and good knowledge of common statistical techniques used for environmental data analysis.
• Operating GIS, three-dimensional visualization software (Leapfrog), database software and programming skills is considered an asset. 

Education and Credentials 

• Minimum of a Master’s degree specializing in geochemistry from a Geoscience or Engineering program.  
• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience in a consulting or regulatory environment, regularly using and analyzing geochemistry data.
• Professional registration or the ability to obtain a professional registration (P. Geo. or P. Eng.) is required.  
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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