Environmental Associate Scientist with Emergency Response Team

Weston Solutions; West Whiteland Township (Chester County); On-site; USD 49,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with stock contributions

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability plans

Critical illness coverage

Work/Life flexibility

Professional development

Job summary

Weston Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Associate Scientist to support environmental investigations, hazardous waste site remediation, and emergency response projects.

This role blends field and office work, involving sampling, field screening, lab coordination, data evaluation, and technical reporting to meet project scope, budget, and schedule. The position supports a critical project with onboarding aligned to kickoff and mobilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Physical Science, Life Science, or related field.
• Minimum three years of relevant environmental investigations, remediation, or response experience.
• Ability to review and communicate analytical, monitoring, and field data; willingness to travel and work in hazardous environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with or lead environmental investigations, remediation activities, and emergency response assignments.
• Collect and manage soil, water, air, waste, and other environmental samples.
• Perform field screening and coordinate sample shipment and laboratory analysis.
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain environmental monitoring and sampling equipment.
• Prepare field documentation, daily client reports, investigation/removal action reports, and other technical documents.
• Coordinate with clients, laboratories, subcontractors, and project team members.

Skills

Environmental investigations

Field sampling

Data evaluation

Technical reporting

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's or master's in Environmental Science/Engineering/Physical/Life Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee-ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston continues to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.

Weston is seeking an Associate Scientist to support environmental investigations, hazardous waste site remediation, and emergency response projects. This position combines field and office work and includes environmental sampling, field screening, laboratory coordination, data evaluation, technical reporting, and project support. The Associate Scientist will work closely with clients, subcontractors, specialists, and project team members to complete high-quality work within established scope, budget, and schedule requirements.

This position supports a critical project with work expected to begin soon. Weston is proactively interviewing to prepare for onboarding as project activities ramp up. Start timing will align with project kickoff and mobilization schedules.

Location:

West Chester, PA

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with or lead environmental investigations, remediation activities, and emergency response assignments.
• Collect and manage soil, water, air, waste, and other environmental samples.
• Perform field screening and coordinate sample shipment and laboratory analysis.
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain environmental monitoring and sampling equipment.
• Determine appropriate methods for data collection, management, and analysis.
• Evaluate analytical, monitoring, and field data to support scientifically sound conclusions and project deliverables.
• Prepare field documentation, daily client reports, investigation and removal action reports, and other technical documents.
• Coordinate with clients, laboratories, subcontractors, technical specialists, and project team members.
• Complete assigned work and draft and final reports within established project specifications, budgets, schedules, and quality requirements.
• Use required PPE, including OSHA Levels D through A, when entering potentially hazardous areas.
• Travel to project sites, including remote locations, for assignments of up to two weeks, sometimes at short notice.
• Participate in an on-call emergency response rotation, typically one week per month or less, with 24/7 availability and readiness to mobilize for chemical and oil spill incidents.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Physical Science, Life Science, or a related field.
• At least three years of relevant experience in environmental investigations, remediation, or response operations, including sampling, assessments, laboratory coordination, data evaluation, or document preparation.
• Ability to organize, review, and communicate analytical, monitoring, and field data.
• Ability and willingness to travel, work in potentially hazardous environments, use required PPE and participate in the on-call rotation.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, including field equipment and PPE.
• Valid driver's license and authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or leading environmental site investigations involving potentially hazardous substances.
• Experience collecting multimedia environmental samples and using air and water monitoring instrumentation.
• Experience interacting with clients and overseeing subcontractors.
• Experience preparing technical reports, field work plans, health and safety plans, field sampling plans, QAPPs, or UFP QAPPs.
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.
• Incident Command System training or emergency response experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

We fully invest in our people:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions.
• Paid time off including personal, holiday, and parental leave.
• Life and disability plans.
• Critical illness and accident plans.
• Work/Life flexibility.
• Professional development opportunities.

Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.

Salary Range: $49,347 - $64,821 - $80,190