Job Order Detail

Description

An employee in this temporary summer position will function as a Technical Assistant. This position undertakes activities in support of various duties in support of groundwater management.
Duties and responsibilities include:
-Preparing for field activities, organizing, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment;
-Assisting senior staff in installing telemetry equipment, operating and maintaining the Provincial observation well network;
-Data input into the groundwater database system;
-Analyze and interpret pumping test data to ensure aquifer sustainability;
-Identifying and reporting data discrepancies to ensure accuracy;
-Working safely by participating in workplace safety.
Qualifications and Requirements:
The ideal candidates will be a current or graduate student from a university in the discipline of geology or engineering with knowledge in hydrogeology. There is a particular interest in drawing current students from University of Saskatchewan, and University of Regina with training or experience in the geosciences, environmental and geological engineering.
Work may require considerable travel, an irregular work schedule and, on occasion, extended absences from headquarters. Travel, sustenance, and accommodation costs will be provided when required to work away from headquarters.