About us

Adaptive Resources, Inc. is a small water resources consulting firm located in Scottsbluff, NE. We work in Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible work-from-home time
• Great work-life balance
• Challenging and Interesting Projects

Adaptive Resources, Inc. looking for a Staff Level (Entry Level) Hydrogeologist with a bachelor's degree or greater in geology, hydrogeology, or environmental geology. Looking for a candidate with either no work experience or up to 1 to 2 years of experience. Below is a list of the projects that a Staff Hydrogeologist would be involved in:

• Monitor and Production Well Drilling and Construction (Overall Project Management, Monitor and Production Well Design, On-Site Geologic Logging, and Well Construction and Development Observation)
• Production Well and Pump Troubleshooting and Rehab Design
• Aquifer Testing and Analysis to Determine Aquifer Properties
• General Hydrogeological Investigations (Aquifer Orientation and Properties Determination)
• Geotechnical Test Hole Drilling Project Management, Design, On-Site Geologic and Standard Penetration Test Logging
• Ground Water Modeling, Consumptive Use Modeling, and Surface Water Operations Modeling
• Hydrogeologic and Hydrologic Data Gathering and Analysis for Model Design
• Ground Water Model Design, Calibration, and Scenario Analysis
• Land Use Dataset Creation (e.g. irrigated, non-irrigated, pasture, crop type, surface or ground water source, etc.)
• Consumptive Use Modeling Data Analysis
• Surface Water Operational Modeling and Data Analysis
• Head and Flow Observation Dataset Gathering and Analysis
• Regional Water Resources Consulting (Water Quantity and Quality)
• Superposition Ground Water Modeling to Determine Aquifer and Stream Response to Pumping
• Analytical Depletion Calculation (Glover Method)
• Fortran and Python Programming to Aid in Ground Water Modeling Analyses
• Geophysical Log Interpretation for Water Well Design and Hydrogeological Investigations
• Intentional Recharge Project Design and Work
• Nebraska and Colorado Water Rights Work
• General Water Resources Consulting Services to Aid in Water Resource Management
• Experience with Databases (Microsoft Access and others)
• Project Management - Client, Expectation, Time, Budget, and Cost Management

We prefer a Staff Hydrogeologist to be proficient in:

• Scientific Writing
• GIS for Analyses and Modeling
• Microsoft Excel

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Performance bonus
• Profit sharing
• Yearly bonus

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Up to 25% travel

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Scottsbluff, NE 69361 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Scottsbluff, NE 69361: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person