Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist

Woodard & Curran; Canton (MA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock ownership opportunities

Relocation assistance

Flexible hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Woodard & Curran, a leading environmental engineering firm in the Greater Boston area, seeks an Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist with 2–5 years of experience to join our team. You will coordinate field activities, develop technical documents, and support remediation and hazardous materials projects for diverse clients.

The role balances field assignments with office responsibilities, offers growth opportunities, and requires strong communication and writing skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, environmental science, or related field from an accredited program.
• 2-5 years of professional experience with an environmental/engineering consulting firm, including a strong background in site investigation, remediation, construction, and hazardous building materials projects.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and safe work practices mandatory.
• Preferred candidates will have certification as an Asbestos Inspector in the State of Massachusetts and/or other New England States or the willingness and qualifications to obtain the certification.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training and current annual refresher.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, technical writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel. Experience with database software, ArcGIS Pro and AutoCAD is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support evaluation of suspect hazardous building materials associated with building renovations and demolition projects.
• Conduct site characterization activities, remediation system design, operation, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Data management/tracking and reporting; field work and communication with project staff.
• Work independently in field and office settings, balancing multiple project tasks.
• Contribute to project planning and execution across the firm’s geography and core markets.

Job description

Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

What’s in it for you?

In this position, you will be given the opportunity to expand your skills while working alongside talented experts on a wide variety of projects. You will be involved with project work from your first day, working side-by-side with experienced engineers, technical specialists, and scientists from across national Environmental Remediation Practice to help clients address their environmental and construction challenges. We are a mission-driven organization that puts our people first, with a culture that focuses on providing meaningful work, engaging challenges, recognition, and reward.

In addition to the rewarding and challenging project roles, Woodard & Curran places an emphasis on providing opportunities for professional development through higher visibility in the marketplace, internal presentations fostering knowledge sharing, professional association membership and opportunities for speaking engagements and publication. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, strong bonus potential, stock ownership opportunities, and relocation assistance.

Offering Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule: 2 – 3 Days from office

Available Office Locations: Andover, MA; Canton, MA

Travel: Up to 50% average throughout New England

Who we are looking for:

Woodard & Curran is looking for a motivated, bright, and talented Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist with two to five years of experience to join our team in the Greater Boston Area. We are seeking a motivated self-starter who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to support environmental investigation, remediation, and hazardous building materials projects for a diverse range of clients.

In this role, you will coordinate field activities and subcontractors, develop technical documents including work plans and remediation specifications, and contribute to project planning and execution. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator with strong technical and organizational skills, the ability to work independently, and a willingness to balance field assignments, travel, and office-based responsibilities. This position provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and increasing project responsibilities.

What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran:

A staff-level Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist is typically assigned specific tasks on project teams and is expected to use their knowledge to resolve the problems and tasks they are assigned under the mentorship of Project Managers and senior level staff. Position responsibilities will include supporting the evaluation of suspect hazardous building materials associated with building renovations and demolition projects, conducting site characterization activities, remediation system design, operation, maintenance, and monitoring, data management/tracking and reporting. Field work, data management, report writing, and interaction with project staff will play an important role in the candidate’s success.

The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with a desire to perform onsite field work and possess strong technical and writing skills to support a wide range of science and engineering projects located across the firm’s geography and core markets. A successful candidate will also be detail oriented, have excellent verbal communication skills combined with a positive attitude, and ability to work both independently and across multi-disciplined project teams.

What you will need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, environmental science, or related field from an accredited program.
• 2-5 years of professional experience with an environmental/engineering consulting firm, including a strong background in site investigation, remediation, construction, and hazardous building materials projects.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and safe work practices mandatory.
• Preferred candidates will have certification as an Asbestos Inspector in the State of Massachusetts and/or other New England States or the willingness and qualifications to obtain the certification.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training and current annual refresher.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, technical writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel. Experience with database software, ArcGIS Pro and AutoCAD is a plus.

$60,000 - $95,000 a year

Group A (Andover, MA) = $60,000 - $90,000

Group B (Canton, MA) = $65,000 - $95,000

The anticipated compensation range for this position is based on several factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, skills, and primary work location. Final compensation will be determined based on these factors and adjusted, where applicable, by a geographic differential. Geographic differentials are percentage-based adjustments that reflect variations in labor market costs across locations. As a result, the compensation range for this position may vary depending on where the successful candidate is located and performs their work. The examples below illustrate how compensation for this role may differ across geographic markets. #LI-TB1

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