Hybrid Engineering Geologist: Project Lead, Cleanup

State of California; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California's Department of Toxic Substances Control is seeking an Engineering Geologist to oversee the Chiquita Canyon Landfill project in the Greater Los Angeles area, applying geotechnical and regulatory expertise to ensure compliance and timely project delivery.

You will manage investigations, prepare schedules and cost estimates, and maintain EnviroStor documentation while coordinating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Licensed in California as a Professional Geologist.
• Geotechnical experience or a Certified Engineering Geologist license.
• Experience assessing, investigating, or remediating properties with releases of hazardous substances.
• Experience working for or under the oversight of an environmental regulatory agency.
• Experience with written and verbal science communication, including preparation of investigation, cleanup and/or Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment reports and work plans.
• Experience working with landfill regulations or landfills experiencing subsurface elevated temperature events.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager to oversee all aspects of investigation and cleanup related to assigned hazardous waste/substance sites
• Plan and manage a workload consisting of multiple projects with overlapping deadlines to ensure all assignments are completed on time and within budget
• Prepare and maintain accurate project schedules to facilitate allocation of resources
• Prepare estimates for oversight costs for each assigned project and follow up with the Responsible Parties to ensure payment of invoices for billed activities
• Routinely update and maintain project information on existing sites in the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) EnviroStor database, including uploading major milestone documents to EnviroStor on a timely basis to ensure the most current/correct information is up to date
• Communicate internally and externally the status of assignments, recommendations, or issues and prepares clear written documents free of errors in grammar or punctuation for Senior/Exec management, external agencies, external stakeholders, local governments, or private parties

Skills

Professional Geologist CA

Geotechnical experience

Hazardous substances remediation

Regulatory experience

Environmental communication

Landfill regulations

Job description

State of California's Department of Toxic Substances Control is seeking an Engineering Geologist to oversee the Chiquita Canyon Landfill project in the Greater Los Angeles area, applying geotechnical and regulatory expertise to ensure compliance and timely project delivery.

You will manage investigations, prepare schedules and cost estimates, and maintain EnviroStor documentation while coordinating with stakeholders.