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Junior Geophysicist

HDR, Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement
United States, Colorado, Englewood
9781 S Meridian Blvd Ste 400 (Show on map)
Feb 17, 2025

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Environmental, Operations and Construction (EOC) operates within HDR's Federal Business Group, capable of delivering services across all HDR business groups at any location. Our work is performed by our professional staff, scientists and engineers at remote sites, embedded in client office space or our own facilities. EOC delivers quality engineering, environmental, and construction management services at competitive prices.

In the role of Junior Geophysicist, we'll count on you to:


Manage and execute engineering geophysics projects both field and office in support of various clients (e.g., transportation, oil and gas, water resources, environmental, etc.). Support proposal development efforts and contribute to the expansion of HDR's Engineering Geophysics capabilities.

Project Support



  • Geophysical projects involving, Utilities, Seismic, Electro-magnetics, Magnetics, GPR as they come available, this could include field work, data processing and reporting
  • Sampling projects local to Colorado, training will be provide by members of the sampling team
  • Pothole oversight for Utility projects, training will be provide by members of the geophysical team
  • Primarily a field position, expect 95-100% fieldwork


Administration



  • Communicate working schedule if outside of the normal hours of 8am to 5pm
  • Not expected to be in the office when not in the field, expected to be online (WebEx) and available when not in the office
  • Work on site with data collection during the execution of munitions response projects in support of HDR's Program Manager and Project Managers
  • Travel to support HDR projects and support Project Managers with planning and reporting before and after project execution
  • Work on engineering geophysics projects as necessary
  • Handle the following support activities: data collection, data processing, work planning, reports, equipment logs, field forms, check lists, daily reports and associated tasks/documents
  • Communicate any geophysical project issues and concerns to management and support the development of solutions
  • Interpret seismic data utilizing advanced geophysical techniques
  • Work in a collaborative environment with an integrated team of geoscientists, engineers and negotiators
  • Assist with the planning, supervision and quality control of the acquisition and processing of geophysical data
  • Complete integrated interpretations of geophysical, geological and well data to define prospective areas, to position exploratory well locations and to define areas for further exploratory effort
  • Take on projects and tasks as assigned by management
  • Work includes travel out of state and ability to travel with overnight stays are important. No restrictions with working on Federal facilities. Travel duration 1-3 weeks at a time
  • Will report to the HDR Englewood office and most local fieldwork will include picking up equipment and/or other team members there
  • Perform other duties as assigned


Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree
  • 1-3 years of post-grad experience, with a mix of field and office work, good communication skills, problem solving and troubleshooting
  • Proficient in applicability, field implementation, and data analysis of various geophysical methods, including: Ground Penetrating Radar, Electromagnetics, Magnetics, Utility locating, seismic, resistivity, and borehole methods are a plus
  • Knowledge of SUE Data Collection on DOD facilities
  • Familiar with the use of the Radio Detection Utility Locator (models 8700RX, 8900RX, T10 TX) and Trimble Catalyst R2 VRS GPS for the use on SUE investigation
  • Familiar with ArcGIS On-Line (AGOL) to drawn utility lines, QC field work and planning field work
  • Familiar with Trimble Mobile Manager (TMM), ArcGIS Field Maps (Android and IOS) for field data collection with the Trimble Catalyst DA2

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Geophysics or closely related field
  • Minimum of 1 year of industry experience
  • Technical understanding of exploration geophysics
  • Experience with Oasis montaj Geosoft Geophysical Data Analysis software and Matlab Computational Software
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Colorado: $61,908 - $88,440.
Primary Location : United States-Colorado-Englewood
Industry : Federal
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Regular
BusinessClass : EOC Environmental Restoration
Job Posting : Feb 17, 2025
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