Field Remediation Specialist

Highlander Consultants; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Highlander Consultants is seeking an experienced Remediation Oversight Specialist to support environmental remediation, interim source removal, and construction oversight in Florida. You will provide daily field oversight, document site conditions, support sampling, and assist with report preparation for regulatory submittals.

The ideal candidate has substantial field experience on remediation sites, strong documentation skills, and the ability to coordinate with contractors, laboratories, and

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of relevant experience in environmental consulting, site remediation, or related field.
• Experience on active construction sites, excavation projects, or remedial work.
• Ability to prepare accurate, organized field documentation, daily reports, and photos.
• Experience coordinating with contractors, laboratories, inspectors, clients, or project managers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and good field communication skills.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor work plans, health and safety plans, and project docs for consistency.
• Provide daily field presence during intrusive work, excavation, source removal, backfilling.
• Document excavation limits, depths, equipment used, and field conditions.
• Maintain daily field logs and photographic records of site activities.
• Coordinate contaminated media sampling, waste characterization, and QA/QC activities.
• Support groundwater protection and dewatering oversight and permit records.
• Track waste management documentation including manifests and tickets.
• Observe backfill placement, site restoration, and compaction methods.
• Identify changed field conditions and escalate to the project manager.
• Assist with remedial action status reports and project closeout documentation.

Skills

Field oversight

Documentation skills

Coordination with clients/regulators

Written and verbal communication

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental or civil engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

GPS equipment

PID readings

Job description

Winning lots of work, we have many projects that require some new hires - Remediation Specialist is one of them!

10th November, 2026

Position Title: Remediation Oversight Specialist
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced field and project professional to support environmental remediation, remedial action implementation, interim source removal, and construction oversight projects. This role requires strong field judgment, practical construction-site experience, excellent documentation skills, and the ability to coordinate with contractors, laboratories, project managers, clients, and regulatory agencies. The ideal candidate will provide daily field oversight during contractor-performed remediation activities, document site conditions and material handling, support sampling and permit-compliance activities, and assist with preparation of reports for submittal to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

• Review contractor work plans, sequencing, health and safety plans, equipment lists, disposal facility approvals, and project organization for consistency with approved remedial action plans, interim source removal plans, and permit conditions
• Provide daily field presence during intrusive work, excavation, source removal, backfilling, dewatering, and related construction activities
• Document excavation limits, depths, equipment used, contractor activities, field conditions, and deviations from approved plans
• Maintain detailed daily field logs and photographic records of pre-excavation conditions, excavation areas, confirmation sampling, stockpiles, loading, transport, backfill, and restoration
• Screen and observe soil and other media during excavation using field instruments and observations, including PID readings, landfill gas monitoring, color, odor, staining, debris, and groundwater conditions
• Measure and document volumes of impacted media excavated and help verify segregation, labeling, covering, loading, and transport of impacted and clean materials
• Coordinate and document contaminated media sampling, waste characterization sampling, confirmation sampling, chain-of-custody records, laboratory coordination, and field quality-control activities
• Support groundwater protection and dewatering oversight, including required discharge samples, field parameters, flow routing documentation, discharge observations, turbidity observations, and permit-related records
• Track and organize waste management documentation, including waste profiles, manifests, disposal tickets, scale records, truckload counts, and waste-stream summaries
• Observe and document backfill placement, clean-fill documentation, quarry tickets, compaction methodology, lift placement, final grading, and site restoration activities
• Identify changed field conditions, utilities, deeper or more extensive impacts, unexpected groundwater, or other conditions requiring prompt communication with the project manager
• Support preparation of remedial action status reports, remedial action implementation reports, interim source removal completion reports, photo logs, tables, appendices, and project closeout documentation

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of approximately 5 years of relevant experience in environmental consulting, site remediation, construction inspection, geology, engineering, environmental field services, or related work
• Experience working on active construction sites, excavation projects, drilling projects, earthwork projects, remediation sites, or similar field projects
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate, organized, and defensible field documentation, daily reports, logs, photographs, and project records
• Experience coordinating with contractors, subcontractors, drillers, laboratories, inspectors, clients, or project managers
• Working knowledge of soil classification, subsurface conditions, excavation, fill materials, backfilling, compaction, or material handling
• Ability to recognize changed field conditions and elevate issues that may affect project scope, regulatory compliance, safety, cost, or schedule
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and project coordination skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or civil engineering, geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, construction management, or a related technical field
• Experience with FDEP-regulated contaminated-site projects, Chapter 62-780, Brownfields, remedial action plans, interim source removal plans, or environmental closure reporting
• Experience with environmental remediation, contaminated soil excavation, landfill-related work, waste characterization, source removal, or remedial construction oversight
• Experience with soil, groundwater, surface water, discharge water, or waste characterization sampling, including chain-of-custody documentation and field QA/QC requirements
• Experience with PID screening, landfill gas monitoring, multi-parameter meters, turbidity meters, GPS equipment, or similar field instruments
• Experience with dewatering, discharge monitoring, industrial wastewater permit compliance, or groundwater discharge permit documentation
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification with current refresher, or ability to obtain promptly

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to perform fieldwork in varying environmental and weather conditions, including outdoor work in Florida heat, humidity, and rain
• Ability to work safely around active construction sites, excavation equipment, drilling rigs, trucks, dewatering equipment, and environmental remediation activities
• Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds, including sampling equipment, field instruments, and coolers
• Willingness to travel to project sites as needed, primarily within Florida

Work Environment

This position includes a combination of field-based and office-based responsibilities. Field work may occur at industrial, commercial, Brownfields, landfill-impacted, remediation, construction, and redevelopment sites. Work may involve exposure to soil, groundwater, surface water, impacted media, construction equipment, and changing field conditions. Strict adherence to health and safety procedures and project-specific requirements is required.