[Hiring] Hydrologist @Blumen Systems

Role Description

We are looking for a hydrologist to serve as Blumen’s go-to expert on water as it affects energy and infrastructure siting.

• Review how Blumen evaluates water-related constraints on real projects: wetlands and waters of the U.S., floodplains, stormwater, groundwater, and water supply.
• Ensure our findings are accurate.
• This is a contract engagement with flexible hours, suitable for an independent consultant, a semi-retired practitioner, or someone with capacity alongside other work.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in hydrology, water resources, wetlands, floodplain management, or stormwater.
• Experience may come from consulting, government, or infrastructure development.
• Knowledge of the federal framework (Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401, NPDES, FEMA flood mapping).
• Able to work through state-level variation without losing rigor.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on citations and factual accuracy.

Requirements

• Review and correct water-related findings in critical issues analyses, permit matrices, and environmental screens.
• Assess wetland, floodplain, stormwater, groundwater, and water-supply risks for proposed energy and infrastructure sites.
• Research unresolved questions using authoritative sources.
• Help define how Blumen should evaluate water issues, including methods, evaluation cases, and product requirements.

Benefits

• Hourly / 1099 compensation.

Company Description

Blumen is building the regulatory intelligence layer for American infrastructure, combining regulatory information with more than 2,500 geospatial datasets to help energy companies and environmental consultants understand permits, constraints, and risks facing a project in hours instead of weeks.

• Small, fast-moving team tackling a huge market.
• Opportunity to help define both Blumen and the future of environmental work in infrastructure development.