Environmental Scientist 1 - Johnson City, TN/Hybrid

STI; Johnson City (TN); Hybrid; USD 52.000 - 78.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

STI in Johnson City, TN is seeking an Environmental Scientist 1 for hybrid work arrangements. The role requires fieldwork in rural areas and construction sites, with regular day travel and data documentation across diverse water systems.

Preferred candidates have a background in environmental science or related fields and will engage with internal teams and public stakeholders to support environmental goals and regulatory compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Excellent customer service and effective communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.

Aufgaben

• Collect chemical, bacteriological and biological samples of surface waters for analysis to assess stream health.
• Conduct sanitary surveys of water systems to ensure compliance with federal and state drinking water standards.
• Serve as a knowledge contact for water system operators, landowners, and local stakeholders, providing regulatory guidance.
• Travel regularly to monitoring sites across a 17-county service area using state-provided vehicle.
• Document field findings and input data into digital systems.
• Participate in investigations related to water quality concerns or complaints.
• Collaborate with regulatory teams, consultants, water system operators, and elected officials to resolve issues.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science

Bachelor's degree in Biology

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology

Jobbeschreibung

Environmental Scientist 1
Johnson City,TN/Hybrid
12+ Months

We are seeking a candidate who has practices excellent customer service and can effectively communicate with a diverse internal and external customer base.Preferred candidates will possess strong time management, and organizational skills.

The position requires fieldwork in rural areas, construction sites, and in all weather conditions, and frequent day travel.Preferred bachelor’s degrees include environmental science, biology, chemistry, wildlife biology, or related. Preference may be given to candidates with a background in chemical sampling, microbenthic invertebrate sampling and identification, and laboratory analyses and procedures of water samples.

General Responsibilities Include:

• Collecting chemical, bacteriological and biological samples of surface waters for analysis to assess stream health.
• Conduct sanitary surveys of community and non-community public water systems to ensure compliance with federal and state drinking water standards.
• Serveasaknowledgeablepointofcontactforpublic water systemoperators,landowners,andlocal stakeholders, providing guidance on regulatory requirements and compliance.
• Travelregularlyto monitoring sites and public water systems acrossa17-countyserviceareausingastate-provided vehicle.
• Accuratelydocumentfieldfindings,maintainorganizedrecords,andinputdataintodigital systems.
• Participate in occasional investigations related to illegal discharges, surface water quality concerns, or public water drinking water complaints.
• Collaboratewithinternalregulatoryteams, consultants, water system operators, elected officials,andmembersofthepublicto resolve issues and support environmental goals.