Field Geoscientist Associate: Investigations & Growth

Jobvite, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with employer contributions

Paid time off

Life and disability plans

Work/Life flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Weston Solutions, Inc. in Houston, TX, is seeking an Associate Geoscientist 2 to lead routine field investigations, monitor-well installation, soil and groundwater sampling, and subsurface characterization.

You will coordinate with laboratories, clients, and project leadership to deliver accurate data and technical deliverables. The role requires a Geoscience degree with 2–4 years of experience, strong data organization skills, and ability to work under limited supervision while ensuring safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geoscience, or a related field and 2–4 years of professional experience.
• Technical competence in geoscience field investigations, including soil borings, monitoring-well installation, lithologic logging, soil and groundwater sampling, and field documentation.
• Ability to plan, perform, and lead routine field activities with limited senior-staff guidance, select appropriate locations, equipment, and techniques, and provide task-level directions to junior staff when assigned.
• Ability to support field implementation of project safety requirements, perform low-risk EHS activities with minimal oversight, provide basic site orientations and safety-document reviews, exercise Stop Work Authority, and address identified hazards with project and EHS leadership.
• Ability to prepare and lead assigned portions of technical deliverables, correlate technical information, incorporate senior review comments, and maintain accurate, auditable, and organized project records.
• Ability to organize and evaluate environmental data, perform quality reviews, coordinate laboratory analyses, resolve routine data-quality issues, and elevate significant uncertainties.
• Working knowledge of applicable regulations, industry practices, technical standards, project requirements, SOPs, and quality/EHS requirements.
• Ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform, and lead routine field activities, including field documentation, lithologic logging, soil and groundwater sampling, groundwater monitoring, and monitoring-well installation; select appropriate sampling locations, equipment, and techniques with limited senior-staff guidance.
• Organize and evaluate project data, perform quality reviews, coordinate laboratory analyses in accordance with project requirements and data quality objectives, resolve routine issues, and elevate significant uncertainties.
• Prepare and lead assigned portions of technical reports, tables, figures, illustrations, geologic maps, and cross sections; correlate technical information and incorporate senior technical review comments.
• Develop assigned technical deliverables by applying relevant standards, regulations, literature-review findings, industry practices, and project requirements, with appropriate technical references and senior review.
• Ensure assigned work complies with approved project specifications, standard operating procedures, scope requirements, and quality standards, and maintain accurate, auditable, and organized project records.
• Plan and complete assigned tasks within scope, schedule, and budget requirements; manage priorities, track progress and potential variances, and promptly communicate risks, delays, and deviations to project leadership.
• Provide basic oversight of subcontractor activities within assigned tasks; monitor performance, quality, safety, schedule, and compliance; address routine concerns; and elevate significant deviations.
• Support field implementation of project safety requirements, perform low-risk EHS activities with minimal oversight, provide basic site orientations and safety-document reviews, exercise Stop Work Authority, and address identified hazards with project and EHS leadership.
• Provide task-level directions to junior staff when assigned, share routine technical knowledge, and support consistent application of methods, quality expectations, and lessons learned.
• Maintain and apply current knowledge within assigned areas of practice and use feedback and lessons learned to improve technical work.
• Coordinate with clients and internal stakeholders on assigned tasks, anticipate routine project needs and objectives, communicate status through project leadership, respond to routine inquiries, and elevate complex or sensitive matters.

Skills

Geoscience field investigations

Field documentation

Lithologic logging

Soil & groundwater sampling

Data organization

Regulatory knowledge

Safety compliance

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geology/Geoscience

2–4 years professional experience

Tools

GPS

GIS

Data management

Microsoft Office

Job description

Weston Solutions, Inc. in Houston, TX, is seeking an Associate Geoscientist 2 to lead routine field investigations, monitor-well installation, soil and groundwater sampling, and subsurface characterization.

You will coordinate with laboratories, clients, and project leadership to deliver accurate data and technical deliverables. The role requires a Geoscience degree with 2–4 years of experience, strong data organization skills, and ability to work under limited supervision while ensuring safety