# Assistant Vice President, Hydrogeology **Company**: WSP **Location**: Albuquerque, NM **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Consulting **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/84928?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_c0c03779-5c1 ## Description WSP is currently seeking an Assistant Vice President – Hydrogeology for their Albuquerque, NM office. This role involves working on challenging mining and hydrogeological projects with the US Mine Water & Environment Group. As an Assistant Vice President, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams, shape strategy with key clients, and mentor the next generation of groundwater practitioners. **Your Impact** - Work within the Mine Closure - Mine Environment Team on hydrogeology projects within the mining industry and beyond - Deliver high-level consulting services in mine water management, mine permitting, mine closure planning, hydrogeological and surface water characterisation investigations, and environmental impact assessments for global mining clients - Provide senior technical review for documents, ensuring internal quality requirements for deliverables are met, and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity - Lead client delivery through project management and regulatory agency communications, build and maintain strong client relationships through strategic advisory and business development initiatives - Shape capture strategies, lead proposals/interviews, and grow key accounts focused in the Southwestern United States and beyond - Coach and mentor early and mid-career staff, maintain quality standards, run design and data interpretation reviews, and be part of a collaborative, inclusive team culture - Direct field programs, with a strong focus on health & safety culture - Contribute to large, cross-functional and multidisciplinary projects with on-call components while working collaboratively with engineers, geochemists, ecologists, GIS specialists, and other environmental experts **Who You Are** **Required Qualifications** - BSc in geology, civil engineering, mining, environmental science or closely related field - 10+ years of experience in mining hydrogeology, with a strong track record working across the full mining lifecycle - Proven leadership in delivering large-scale, multi-disciplinary mining projects - Proven client-facing leadership,program management, scope/budget ownership, risk management, and stakeholder engagement - Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organisation - Proficiency with office automation and communication software, technology, and tools - Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most cost-effective responses that will minimise waste, prevent pollution, and conserve resources - Ability to interact with a wide variety of sources, including project managers, clients, and sector-wide staff - Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior-level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC - Willingness and ability to travel locally and internationally to support project delivery and client engagement may be occasionally required depending on project-specific requirements - Excellent technical writing skills and the ability to distill complexity into crisp, defensible recommendations - Passion for shaping sustainable mining practices and driving innovation - Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies - Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritise responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressured work environment **Preferred Qualifications:** - MSc or PhD in Hydrogeology, or closely related field - Professional designation (e.g., P.G. or equivalent) - Proven expertise in closure/closeout planning and permitting for mine sites - Knowledge of New Mexico environmental regulations or ability to learn - Strong experience with water quality and geochemistry is highly desired - Experience integrating geological, geochemical, and hydrogeology disciplines - Leadership and mentorship track record ## Skills ### Required - hydrogeology - mine water management - environmental impact assessments - project management - client facing - leadership - communication ### Nice to have - MSc or PhD in Hydrogeology - Professional designation - closure/closeout planning - water quality - geochemistry --- Source: [Apply at emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com](https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/84928?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)