Environmental Health Scientist (Atlanta Client Site)

ICF International; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF seeks an Environmental Health Scientist to join our SPHERE team, supporting CDC and ATSDR with environmental data evaluation and public health impact assessments at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and permitted facilities. The role is on-site at the CDC Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, GA.

You will analyze sampling data, ensure quality, translate findings into clear recommendations, and contribute to health assessments and technical memoranda for federal, state, and local partners.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in environmental science or closely related field.
• Minimum of 2 years evaluating environmental contamination, hazardous waste sites, or facilities.
• US Citizenship is required and ability to obtain Federal security clearance; travel for site visits and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Analyze environmental sampling and site investigation data for uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and controlled facilities.
• Evaluate environmental data for quality assurance, completeness, usability, and relevance to health decisions.
• Assess site-specific public health implications of identified hazardous substances, including exposure potential.
• Develop technically sound responses and recommendations for health consultations requested by federal, state, and local agencies and the public.
• Assist with development, review, and revision of public health assessments, health consultations, and related documents.
• Evaluate proposed site investigation and remedial approaches from an environmental health perspective.
• Synthesize environmental, exposure, and health information into tables, figures, presentations, reports, and client-ready narratives.
• Participate in technical assistance site visits, project meetings, and public meetings.

Skills

Environmental science

Site investigation

Data quality

GIS

Data visualization

MS Office

Public health communications

Education

Master's degree in environmental science

Tools

Microsoft Office

GIS

Statistical analysis tools

Data visualization tools

Fate and transport modelling tools

Job description

Environmental Health Scientist

Job Description:

ICF seeks an Environmental Health Scientist to join our Survey, Policy, Health, Environment, Regulation, and Economics (SPHERE) team. This position will support environmental health science activities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), with a focus on evaluating environmental data and potential public health impacts at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites (e.g., Superfund sites) and controlled hazardous waste facilities. The successful candidate will combine strong environmental science, site investigation and cleanup, and data-quality skills with the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, defensible recommendations for federal, state, and local partners and the public.

This full-time position is for a candidate to be located on-site at the CDC's Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, GA.

What you’ll do:

• Analyz e environmental sampling and site investigation data associated with uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and controlled hazardous waste facilities.
• Evaluate environmental data for quality assurance and quality control, completeness, usability, and relevance to public health decision-making.
• Assess site-specific public health implications of identified hazardous substances, including the potential for human exposure.
• Develop technically sound responses and recommendations for health consultations requested by federal, state, and local agencies and members of the public.
• Assist with development, review, and revision of public health assessments, health consultations, technical memoranda, and related work products.
• Evaluate proposed site investigation and remedial approaches from an environmental health perspective.
• Synthesize environmental, exposure, and health information into clear tables, figures, presentations, reports, and client-ready narratives.
• Participate in technical assistance site visits, project meetings, and public meetings.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree in environmental science, geology, environmental engineering, environmental health, biology, or a closely related scientific field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience evaluating environmental contamination, hazardous waste sites or facilities, environmental sampling data, site cleanup, human exposure pathways, and environmental health issues.
• Minimum 1 year experience with various contaminated site characterization and remediation programs and regulations (e.g., CERCLA/Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields) as well as with ATSDR public health assessment processes.
• U.S. Citizenship is required per Federal contract
• Ability to obtain Federal government security clearance
• Ability to travel for approved technical assistance site visits, public meetings, or other project needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with CDC, ATSDR, EPA, other federal agencies, or related public health entities.
• Working knowledge of contaminant sources and media, environmental fate and transport mechanisms, and human exposure pathway analysis.
• Experience preparing or contributing to environmental health assessments, health consultations, exposure evaluations, remedial evaluations, or comparable technical documents.
• Experience with interpreting technical reports, sampling plans, analytical results, conceptual site models (CSMs), maps, and supporting environmental records.

Professional skills we are looking for:

• Highly organized, detail-oriented team member who can manage multiple priorities and produce accurate, timely, and defensible work products.
• Collaborative approach and ability to integrate input from multiple scientific disciplines and stakeholders.
• Strong scientific writing, critical thinking, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex findings to clients, partner agencies, communities, and the public.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with environmental databases, GIS, statistical, data-visualization, and fate and transport modelling tools/software.

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