Environmental Scientist/Geologist

Aecom2; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Environmental Scientist/Geologist in Conshohocken, PA to support field investigations, data analysis, and reporting. The role involves collecting soil, groundwater, surface water, and vapor data, logging geology, and supervising subcontractors and drilling activities.

Work includes office report preparation and collaboration with a project team. Field travel and safety training are integral, with 40-hour HAZWOPER and related trainings required as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Geological, Hydrogeological, Environmental Sciences; Engineering; or related field.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License to visit project sites and offices.
• Must pass Motor Vehicle Records review.
• Citizenship required for employment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental field work: collect soil, surface water, groundwater, vapor and remediation data; soil logging; fluid level gauging.
• Oversee contractors performing field surveys, drilling, well installation, and intrusive operations.
• Participate in health and safety inspections, observations, and training.
• Prepare field documents, collect data, and interpret results.
• Support office tasks: data entry, analysis, reporting, and records archive maintenance.
• Record data and compare results to studies and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Travel to project locations with potential overnight stays.

Skills

Data analysis

Field work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology/Environmental Sciences

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

AECOM has an opening for an Environmental Scientist/Geologist in Conshohocken, PA to assist with a variety of projects including data management, site investigations and remediation. This position is expected to begin ASAP.

The successful candidate will assist with gathering and analyzing geological, hydrogeological and geochemical data in both the field and office settings. The field activities will consist of soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, air and soil vapor sample collection, geological logging and interpretation, and the oversight of subcontractors including laboratories and excavation and drilling companies. The office activities will involve preparation of investigation reports. Candidate must also be able to work as part of a project team comprised of AECOM staff and subcontractors. Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects, a positive attitude, and commitment to workplace health and safety are imperative. Field work will be required, including oversight of subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Conducting environmental field work, including collecting soil, surface water, groundwater, vapor and remediation system data; soil logging; and fluid level gauging.
• Oversight of contractors conducting field surveys, drilling, well installation, development operations, and utility clearance for intrusive operations.
• Participation in a health and safety team performing inspections, observations, and training.
• Field document preparation, field data collection, processing, and interpretation.
• Supporting office tasks, including data entry, data analysis, report preparation, and maintenance of a records archive system.
• Collect and record data and compare results to relevant studies and state and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
• Travel to project locations including driving and overnight stays.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in the Geological, Hydrogeological, or Environmental Sciences; Engineering; or a related field.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.
• As a condition of employment, selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.
• Candidate will submit to medical surveillance screening upon hire.
• Due to the nature of the work, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in the same field.
• Ability to understand and supervise advancement of soil borings and installation of monitoring wells.
• Ability to demonstrate a primary technical role in multiple site characterization, subsurface investigation and remediation projects at various client sites.
• Understand and assist with site conceptual models.
• Collect and evaluate environmental data in field and office settings.
• Prepare investigation reports and drawings.
• Possesses technical report writing skills.
• Independent field work and leadership of field teams.
• Contractor oversight.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete 40 hour HAZWOPER training or annual refresher class, if needed.
• Selected Candidate will also receive First Aid/CPR training and AECOM specific training, if needed.
• Learn and develop a keen understanding of hazard recognition; and environmental investigation or remediation.
• Candidate must be proficient with basic computer programs; MS Word and MS Excel.
• Ability to travel up to 80% to various job sites within US. Most job sites are local.
• 10% overnight stays.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options , well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients' complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.

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