Geoscientist II: Field Investigations & Data Lead

Weston Solutions, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 5,300 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with stock contributions

Paid time off

Life and disability plans

Work/Life flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Weston Solutions, Inc. seeks an Associate Geoscientist 2 in Houston, TX to lead routine field investigations and support environmental projects. The role emphasizes safety, data quality, and collaboration with clients and laboratories.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Geology/Geoscience with 2–4 years of professional experience, strong field skills, and the ability to supervise junior staff and subcontractors. Employee ownership supports growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Geoscience, or a related field and 2-4 years of professional experience.
• Demonstrated 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.

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

Soil borings

Monitoring-well installation

Lithologic logging

Soil sampling

Groundwater sampling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology/Geoscience/related field

Tools

GPS

GIS

Data management

Microsoft Office

Job description

Weston Solutions, Inc. seeks an Associate Geoscientist 2 in Houston, TX to lead routine field investigations and support environmental projects. The role emphasizes safety, data quality, and collaboration with clients and laboratories.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Geology/Geoscience with 2–4 years of professional experience, strong field skills, and the ability to supervise junior staff and subcontractors. Employee ownership supports growth and professional development.