Water Resources Specialist - Fort McMurray

Location

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.

Hatfield Consultants is seeking a junior or intermediate Water Resources Specialist to join our Water Resources Group in Fort McMurray, Alberta. As part of this dynamic team, the Water Resources Specialist will support the design and implementation of hydrology, hydrogeology, and/or climate components of Hatfield’s environmental management projects in Northern Alberta.

This is not a fly in/fly out position and requires relocation to Fort McMurray. Most field work days do not require camp accommodations, and employees are typically able to return home at the end of the day.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and lead field ground water, hydrogeology, hydrometric or climate programs.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to collect data to assess potential project-related and/or climate change related impacts with respect to water resources and environmental values.
• Assess and interpret hydrogeologic, hydrometric or climate data, and draft technical reports.
• Provide technical guidance to the team regarding environmental monitoring and environmental permitting.
• Support on-going data management and reporting functions.
• Support research and analytical tasks including data collection, compilation, analysis, statistical and deterministic modeling.
• Communicate technical information efficiently and effectively (verbal and written).
• Compliance with Hatfield’s Health and Safety Management Plan, and client health and safety protocols.

Education and Experience:

• Formal education in environmental or earth sciences including but not limited to: biology, hydrology, hydrogeology, geology, chemistry or engineering.
• A minimum of 2 years water resource monitoring experience.
• Experience with hydrogeologic, hydrometric, or climate monitoring instrumentation, datalogger programming, and telemetry systems.
• Aptitude and experience in project management/project coordination and administration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead / mentor junior staff.
• Experience and interest in field work.
• A valid Canadian driver’s license for the past three years, and the ability to meet the requirements for our third-party automobile insurance policy.
• Experience driving a pickup truck.

Other Assets/Skills:

• Comfortable using technology and with a desire to learn how to operate a variety of environmental monitoring systems such as dataloggers and software packages.
• Ability to work in teams of technicians with varying levels of experience and maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability and interest to undertake extensive fieldwork, in a range of weather conditions, including working in remote locations and on programs that may require camp stays.
• Ability to work in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and the willingness to work overtime in support of field programs.
• Attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of adherence to field standard operating procedures and good data collection.

What’s In It For You?

• Friendly and down-to-earth work culture
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Biweekly Earned Days Off (EDO) program
• Matching group retirement plan
• Comprehensive health insurance – medical/dental/vision coverage
• Competitive vacation and special leave
• Professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Relocation allowance

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.

Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.

How To Apply To apply, please submit your CV in confidence through the online form or email: . Please indicate “Water Resources Specialist – Fort McMurray” in your subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We extend an invitation to applicants of all levels to submit their candidacy for this role. Please be advised, that in the course of our assessment of your qualifications, we retain the right to adjust the seniority classification of the position accordingly.

Please note that we will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Proof of eligibility to work in Canada may be required prior to employment.