Geophysicist 1
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At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.
• Manage and execute engineering geophysics projects, both field and in office, in support of various clients (e.g., transportation, oil and gas, water resources, environmental, etc.).
• Support proposal development efforts and contribute to the expansion of HDR's Engineering Geophysics capabilities.
• Manage geophysical projects involving, Utilities, Seismic, Electro-magnetics, Magnetics, GPR as they come available, including field work, data processing and reporting.
• Manage sampling projects local to Colorado.
• Provide pothole oversight for Utility projects.
•Work on site with data collection during the execution of munitions response projects in support of HDR's Program Manager and Project Managers.
• Travel to support HDR projects and support Project Managers with planning and reporting before and after project execution.
• Work on engineering geophysics projects as necessary.
• Handle the following support activities: data collection, data processing, work planning, reports, equipment logs, field forms, check lists, daily reports and associated tasks/documents.
• Communicate any geophysical project issues and concerns to management and support the development of solutions.
• Interpret seismic data utilizing advanced geophysical techniques.
• Work in a collaborative environment with an integrated team of geoscientists, engineers and negotiators.
• Assist with the planning, supervision and quality control of the acquisition and processing of geophysical data.
• Complete integrated interpretations of geophysical, geological and well data to define prospective areas, to position exploratory well locations and to define areas for further exploratory effort.
• Take on projects and tasks as assigned by management.
• Will report to the HDR Englewood office and most local fieldwork will include picking up equipment and/or other team members there.
• Position is primarily in the field.
•Work includes travel out of state and ability to travel with overnight stays. Travel duration 1-3 weeks at a time.
•No restrictions with working on Federal facilities.
•Ability to work primarily in the field
- Bachelor's degree in Geophysics or closely related field
- Minimum of 1 year of industry experience
- Technical understanding of exploration geophysics
- Experience with Oasis montaj Geosoft Geophysical Data Analysis software and Matlab Computational Software
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
