Project Scientist

Terracon; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon seeks a senior environmental scientist to conduct investigations, assessments and surveys of air, water, soil and materials. You will lead project teams, supervise field activities and develop technical proposals for varied sites in North Carolina.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field and 7+ years of experience, with master’s or PhD preferred. A valid driver’s license may be required; certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field with 7+ years’ related experience.
• Alternative: 11+ years’ related experience without a degree.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Certification in field of expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate field teams to sample, test and collect data for environmental projects.
• Develop written proposals and perform quality control reviews of others' proposals.
• Evaluate complex laboratory and field data and summarize in reports.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Safety compliance

Quality assurance

Proposal writing

Field supervision

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Driver's license

Job description

General Responsibilities

Conduct environmental site investigations, assessments and surveys to sample, measure and analyze air, water, material, and soil. Identify, evaluate and recommend risk and remediation strategies/designs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence. Design systems and environmental protection plans. Projects may include Phase I/II environmental site assessments, ecological and natural resource field surveys, tank closure assessments, asbestos abatement, storm water management, and site planning and permitting.

Essential Roles And Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Career level, fully competent scientific professional responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting or coordinating detailed phases of work for part of a major project or total of a project of moderate scope and complexity.
• May devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• May serve as a team leader in medium projects and mentor junior level scientists/engineers.
• Performs scientific analyses on projects of own discipline.
• May attend on and off-site client meetings.
• Implements technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
• Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluates complex laboratory and field data and assembles in written reports.
• Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Begin documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 7 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 11 years’ related experience.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Required Qualifications

• Certification in field of expertise preferred.