Associate Hydrogeologist
Bellevue, WAJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Associate Hydrogeologist will support environmental investigations and remedial actions through field and office work, including site visits, data evaluation, report writing, project planning, and hydrogeologic modeling. The role spends about 25% of its time in the field and includes mentoring from experienced staff as well as sharing knowledge with others. The position requires 10+ years of professional experience and Washington State geology and hydrogeology licenses.
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Full job description
Based in Bellevue, Washington, you’ll participate in a variety of field and office tasks related to planning, evaluating, and implementing environmental investigations and remedial actions. You’ll learn from other experienced staff who are ready to mentor you, and you’ll pass your knowledge on to others. You’ll visit project sites, spending about 25% of your time in the field. You’ll balance your field work with some time spent in the office evaluating and reviewing data, writing reports, preparing project planning documents, and building hydrogeologic models. You’ll be juggling multiple tasks, so we’ll rely on you to prioritize effectively, keeping the big-picture in mind. Safety will be your priority, as you contribute to "incident free" operations and maintain the highest standards of Health & Safety in everything you do.
Continue your environmental career at Jacobs - where we’ll empower you to learn and grow as you deliver environmental projects that make our world better.
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Bachelor’s degree in hydrogeology, geology or related field
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10+ years of professional experience leading investigations of various contaminated media (e.g., soil, groundwater, surface water, and/or sediment) as well as data evaluation
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Professional experience in field work methodology and procedures used in the environmental industry
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Professional experience in designing and running hydrogeologic models for contaminant fate and transport
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40-hr HAZWOPER certification or the ability to attain this certification
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Washington State Licensed Geologist
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Washington State Licensed Hydrogeologist
Ideally, You’ll Also Have:
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Masters degree or PhD in Hydrogeology, geology or related field
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Experience working with regulatory agencies including Washington Department of Ecology
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How this job compares
Set against the 835 open Environmental Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$83–136K/yr543 salary ranges
- US median$26–35/hr77 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Environmental Scientist jobs in Washington and 835 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Environmental Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 707 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 370 of the 835 open Environmental Scientist jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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