Hydrogeology Intern – Energy & Resources (Summer 2027)

Location: Phoenix, AZ, United States Department: Administrative

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

At our core, we’re a community. Together, we exercise creative thought, developing engineering and designs as individual as the people and projects we touch. From approval and permitting to design and construction management services, we put the goals of our clients and their communities at the center of everything we create. Join us as we assist mining companies in getting mined materials to communities around the globe.

Your Opportunity

Our Global Mining team has a need for a Hydrogeology Intern based out of our office in Chandler, AZ. You would work within our mining, minerals and metals team in support of various clients in completing exciting hydrogeology and/or water resources engineering projects related to underground and surface mining operations, conceptual and numerical groundwater modeling, water balance modeling, and field studies. Additional opportunities may include work on other projects such as aquifer storage and recovery, water supply, well installation and testing, and water management.

Your Responsibilities

ROLE AND TASKS

Work with a multi-discipline hydrogeology, hydrology, and engineering team on a day-to-day basis.

Participate in team meetings and project meetings.

Actively engage with project team members such as project managers and project technical leads to complete tasks.

Contribute to development of hydrogeologic conceptual and numerical groundwater models with required supervision commensurate with your level of experience. Specific tasks may include:

Pre- and post- processing of model inputs and results

Evaluating model calibration performance and sensitivity

Contribute to the development and application of site-wide water balance models with appropriate supervision. Specific tasks may include:

Organizing and pre-processing climate, hydrology, hydrogeology, and operational data for model inputs

Developing and checking model inputs, assumptions, and flow pathways

Reviewing model outputs and supporting quality assurance, sensitivity, and scenario analyses

Collect and/or analyze field data including

Well installation and drilling data

Pumping test analysis

Well sampling

Contribute to the preparation of quality technical documents and/or drawings.

Produce technical report or presentation to project team on a specific project which you’ll be assigned.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Technical and scientific reporting, presentation, and review capability.

You must be a self-starter and be able to work in a team setting.

Proficiency with software relevant to the professional discipline of this internship such as MODFLOW, ArcGIS, GoldSim, Aqtesolv, or Aquifer Test Pro desired but not necessary.

Education and Experience

Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or secondary degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, or related scientific or engineering discipline.

An interest in acquiring mining specific experience in quantitative and qualitative hydrogeology.

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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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