What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fluvial Geomorphologist I (Hydrologist I) – Ecosystem Restoration position at Freese and Nichols?
Do you want to protect our rivers and streams by creating sustainable restorative solutions that work with the environment to improve our watersheds and communities?
Freese and Nichols has a great opportunity for December 2025, May 2026, and August 2026 new grads to launch their careers!
This opportunity in our Ecosystem Restoration (ER) group provides you with a supportive pathway to grow your career. Our projects involve the assessment, design, protection, and restoration of degraded, damaged, and destroyed ecosystems and habitats in our watersheds, rivers, and streams. We believe project success starts with an interdisciplinary team composed of diverse skill-sets from geologists, environmental scientists, biologists, restoration engineers, and stormwater engineers. You will learn and leverage a wide range of tools such as geologic investigation, erosion assessments, sediment transport analysis, hydraulic modeling, and more to protect against erosion and flood related risks, enhance and restore our ecosystems, and improve our communities through sustainable and resilient practices.
What Your Day Looks Like –
You will assist in the geomorphic assessment and design of streams and wetlands for water resource, stormwater, erosion protection, and ecosystem restoration projects. This includes working outdoors in various conditions collecting samples and geomorphic data, and performing data analysis using models, mathematical measurements, GIS, and visual representations. You will map, graph, and accurately display the results of your investigations to develop solutions for wide array of scenarios. Excellent written and oral communication skills are imperative.
What We Will Do For You –
We offer you a flexible work environment that includes options such as a hybrid work schedule with remote work up to 2 days per week and an alternative work schedule with every other Friday off. Our support for you in your career journey includes providing you with professional development to improve your technical expertise along with soft skills such as collaboration, managing workload, presentation skills, and building partnerships. Our mentoring program allows you to learn from those who have worked in our industry from recent grads to subject matter experts. Rise and Thrive, our Young Professionals ERG (Employee Resource Group) will help you grow your career as well. They facilitate networking and development opportunities and social events, too!
Qualifications
At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.
We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.
Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
Join our team of 1,300 employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Freese and Nichols has a great opportunity for December 2025, May 2026, and August 2026 new grads to launch their careers!
This opportunity in our Ecosystem Restoration (ER) group provides you with a supportive pathway to grow your career. Our projects involve the assessment, design, protection, and restoration of degraded, damaged, and destroyed ecosystems and habitats in our watersheds, rivers, and streams. We believe project success starts with an interdisciplinary team composed of diverse skill-sets from geologists, environmental scientists, biologists, restoration engineers, and stormwater engineers. You will learn and leverage a wide range of tools such as geologic investigation, erosion assessments, sediment transport analysis, hydraulic modeling, and more to protect against erosion and flood related risks, enhance and restore our ecosystems, and improve our communities through sustainable and resilient practices.
What Your Day Looks Like –
You will assist in the geomorphic assessment and design of streams and wetlands for water resource, stormwater, erosion protection, and ecosystem restoration projects. This includes working outdoors in various conditions collecting samples and geomorphic data, and performing data analysis using models, mathematical measurements, GIS, and visual representations. You will map, graph, and accurately display the results of your investigations to develop solutions for wide array of scenarios. Excellent written and oral communication skills are imperative.
What We Will Do For You –
We offer you a flexible work environment that includes options such as a hybrid work schedule with remote work up to 2 days per week and an alternative work schedule with every other Friday off. Our support for you in your career journey includes providing you with professional development to improve your technical expertise along with soft skills such as collaboration, managing workload, presentation skills, and building partnerships. Our mentoring program allows you to learn from those who have worked in our industry from recent grads to subject matter experts. Rise and Thrive, our Young Professionals ERG (Employee Resource Group) will help you grow your career as well. They facilitate networking and development opportunities and social events, too!
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Geomorphology, Geology, Hydrology, or a related field of study
- Internship Experience
- Student organization involvement
- Geologist in Training (GIT) Certificate, if graduated
- Field work experience
- Willingness to learn
At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.
We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.
Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
Join our team of 1,300 employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.