Senior / Principal Hydrogeology Engineer

About the Role

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Senior / Principal Hydrogeology Engineer to join their P&B Ground Engineering team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves providing technical leadership for groundwater projects, managing multidisciplinary coordination, and delivering hydrogeological assessments and groundwater management solutions. The position requires 5-10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Lead coordination meetings with clients, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight and quality assurance.
• Contribute to proposals and business development initiatives.

Technical Leadership in Hydrogeology

• Lead hydrogeological groundwater assessments, including evaluation of groundwater rise and long-term impacts on infrastructure.
• Interpret and review packer tests, falling/rising head tests, and pumping test data to assess aquifer parameters, safe yield, and well performance.
• Develop, calibrate, and review 3D groundwater flow and solute transport models (MODFLOW 6 work experience (GMS and Python-based modelling), MT3DMS, FEFLOW, or equivalent).
• Perform water balance and mass balance assessments to support sustainable groundwater management.
• Apply GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS) and Python/FloPy to enhance data analysis, visualization, and modelling workflows.

Dewatering and Groundwater Control

• Lead the design and review of construction dewatering systems and long-term groundwater control solutions.
• Prepare and oversee design calculations, drawings, Bills of Quantities (BOQs), specifications, and tender documentation.
• Develop and review hydrogeological reports, dewatering plans, and groundwater impact assessments.

Mining Hydrogeology Expertise (Advantageous)

• Experience in mining hydrogeology, including open-pit and underground operations, is highly desirable.
• Conduct hydrogeological assessments for mineral extraction projects, including ore body dewatering, groundwater flow modelling, feasibility studies, risk assessment studies, and TSF subsurface water management design.
• Advise on long-term mine water management, recharge and discharge strategies, and integration with local water resources.
• Support closure and post-mining groundwater management planning.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and operates on a full-time basis within WSP in the Middle East's Ground Engineering team.