Alaska Environmental Scientist & Geologist — Field Lead

ASRC Energy Services, LLC; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401K

EAP

Supplemental Insurance

Professional Development

Job summary

ASRC Energy Services, LLC (AES) seeks an Environmental Scientist / Geologist to lead contaminated site investigations, remediation activities, and environmental compliance projects across Alaska. The role involves field leadership, preparing technical deliverables, data interpretation, and mentoring junior staff, with Alaska DEC QEP qualification expected on hire.

The position requires working in remote and Arctic environments, coordinating with clients and regulators, and ensuring strict

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in environmental science, geology, environmental engineering, chemistry, or a closely related discipline.
• Four or more years of progressively responsible environmental consulting, contaminated sites, or remediation experience.
• Meet the education and experience requirements to perform as an Alaska DEC Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) under 18 AAC 75.333(b) upon hire.
• Demonstrated experience with contaminated site investigations, site characterization, soil and groundwater sampling, monitoring well installation, environmental data evaluation, and technical report preparation.
• Working knowledge of Alaska contaminated sites requirements under 18 AAC 75 and 18 AAC 78 and familiarity with applicable CERCLA, RCRA, DOT hazardous materials, and OSHA requirements.
• Experience managing investigation-derived waste and contaminated environmental media, including characterization, profiling, container management, transportation coordination, and disposal documentation.
• Strong technical writing, data interpretation, and communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information effectively to clients, regulators, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Valid state driver's license and ability to meet the AES Driving Records and Motor Vehicle Use Policy.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute contaminated site investigations, site characterization, and remediation projects.
• Lead field programs including soil borings, monitoring well installation and development, groundwater sampling, soil excavation oversight, and confirmation sampling.
• Independently prepare work plans, site characterization and cleanup reports, technical memoranda, and regulatory correspondence.
• Interpret analytical and field data and develop technically sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Perform as a QEP on environmental projects and provide oversight and technical direction to field staff and Qualified Samplers.
• Coordinate with clients, subcontractors, laboratories, regulators, and project managers to support successful project execution.
• Manage investigation-derived waste, contaminated environmental media, and hazardous or non-hazardous waste in accordance with applicable project, state, federal, RCRA, and DOT requirements.
• Support waste characterization, profiling, container management, labeling, staging, transportation coordination, manifesting, and disposal documentation.
• Maintain and review accurate field documentation, boring and monitoring well logs, groundwater records, chain-of-custody documentation, and waste tracking records.
• Mentor junior scientists and geologists and provide technical guidance during field investigations, data evaluation, and report preparation.
• Support proposal development, cost estimating, scheduling, project planning, and task-level project management.
• Perform work safely in remote locations including the North Slope, military installations, industrial facilities, and active construction sites.

Skills

Environmental investigations

Geology

Remediation

Regulatory compliance

Data interpretation

Technical writing

Field supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, geology, environmental engineering, chemistry, or related field

QEP certification/qualification (Alaska 18 AAC 75.333(b))

Job description

ASRC Energy Services, LLC (AES) seeks an Environmental Scientist / Geologist to lead contaminated site investigations, remediation activities, and environmental compliance projects across Alaska. The role involves field leadership, preparing technical deliverables, data interpretation, and mentoring junior staff, with Alaska DEC QEP qualification expected on hire.

The position requires working in remote and Arctic environments, coordinating with clients and regulators, and ensuring strict