Senior Environmental Geologist

Senior Environmental Geologist; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

True Environmental is seeking a full-time Senior Environmental Geologist to support environmental compliance and remediation projects across California. The role requires a CA Professional Geologist license, 25+ years of experience, and leadership in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, and implementing remedial investigations and actions, preparing proposals, and mentoring staff. Travel to project sites and client offices is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geology required.
• 25+ years of environmental field experience.
• CA Professional Geologist (CA PG) license or ability to obtain in other states.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams for site investigations and remedial actions.
• Oversee data review, interpretation, and input for design of remedial measures.
• Develop proposals, scopes of services, and project plans.
• Mentor junior and mid-level staff and coordinate with clients and regulators.
• Travel to project sites and True Environmental offices as required.

Skills

Regulatory liaison

Project leadership

Technical report writing

Field investigations

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology

Tools

GIS / mapping tools

MS Office

Job description

Padre Associates: Your Partner in Environmental and Geoenvironmental Solutions

Padre Associates is a leading environmental science and geoenvironmental consulting firm, providing innovative solutions to complex environmental challenges. Established in 1996, Padre offers a comprehensive range of services, including environmental sciences, geoenvironmental services, and geotechnical/civil engineering.

Why Choose Padre Associates?

Whether you're facing intricate regulatory hurdles or require expert oversight for natural resource projects, Padre Associates provides the consulting and contracting services you need. They are dedicated to helping clients navigate and resolve their most demanding environmental issues with precision and expertise.

Key Capabilities:

Environmental Sciences: Specializing in natural resource management and compliance.

Geoenvironmental Services: Addressing geological and environmental concerns with integrated solutions.

Geotechnical/Civil Engineering: Delivering sound engineering practices for environmental projects.

Partner with Padre Associates to ensure your projects are environmentally sound and responsibly managed.

True Environmental is seeking a full-time Senior Environmental Geologist to support the increasing growth of project work within our Environmental Services business line, facilitate environmental compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations for public and private clients across all of our Client Sectors. The preferred candidate would be a State of California Professional Geologist (CA PG) with proven experience supporting characterization and remediation projects in a senior technical role as well as supporting clients in a regulatory liaison role. Primary responsibilities will include the development, budgeting, planning and implementation of remedial investigations, remedial actions, and optimization of existing methods and remedies. Other responsibilities will include preparation of proposals and work plans, overseeing and mentoring project staff, and completion of reports. The successful candidate will possess the ability to communicate clearly and confidently, both written and verbally, to all project team members including client representatives, government regulators, and True Environmental colleagues alike. Strong people skills with a collaborative demeanor is required. The candidate will have flexibility to work from partner offices in San Diego, California, and/or remotely from the San Diego, CA Region. The Senior Environmental Geologist (CA PG) will support and manage new and existing projects as well as assist with business development. Proven experience in environmental analysis, compliance, and public/stakeholder involvement will be needed to lead, author, and review technical reports. At a minimum, the applicant should have direct experience with the environmental due diligence surveys/documentation/approvals both for private and public projects that may be regulated under California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB / SWRCB), U.S. and Cal EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control, RCRA, or other regulatory governing oversight. This team member will have direct contact with regulatory agencies and clients. This person will also work with multidisciplinary project teams, with proven experience to lead through the process.

The candidate must be motivated to identify, pursue, and expand True Environmental’s client base and industry presence, while being responsive to our current client needs. The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, have strong oral and written communication skills, and be able to priorize and work simultaneously on multiple projects. The preferred candidate will have a desire to tackle challenging projects, remain engaged in industry technological advances, apply thoughtful and effective solutions and travel as necessary to meet project and client needs.

What You'll Do

• Lead, manage, organize, and direct multi-disciplinary teams for the purpose of conducting site investigations on soil, air, and water and implementing appropriate remedial responses.
• Provide oversight, review, and interpretation of data as part of new or ongoing investigations, mitigation, monitoring, or remedial projects, characterizing the geologic conditions, hydrologic character, contaminant types and distribution to evaluate risks and provide input for the design and optimization of appropriate remedial measures.
• Design and execute soil, indoor air, and hydrologic testing to define the character of soil / groundwater aquifers and the fate and transport of contaminants (where present).
• Support project planning and execution in accordance with established policies, procedures, and requirements including Federal and State regulations.
• Communicate field results and recommend course of action to project managers, client representatives and regulatory personnel.
• Maintain strict adherence to company safety and quality programs.
• Develop lasting professional relationships with current clients through quality client support
• Engage new clients through professional networking, marketing, and exceptional customer service and support
• Prepare proposals, scopes of services, schedules, and budgets
• Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level staff, work collaboratively in a team and multidisciplinary environment.

Minimum Requirements

• Possess at least a Bachelors' degree in Geology.
• 25+ years of experience in the environmental field.
• Licensed as a Professional Geologist in California (CA PG) with ability to obtain licensure in other States as needed to support business development.
• Possess 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training with current 8-hour refresher certificate preferred.
• Intimate knowledge of industry costs, permitting requirements, and regulatory reporting requirements for investigation and cleanup projects.
• Thorough Knowledge of CA specific regulatory guidance related to investigation and mitigation/remediation under Health Risk based regulatory structure.
• Experience and Client support in major oil company environmental support including company specific health and safety training.
• Experience and Client support in investigation, mitigation, remediation of hazardous materials related to oil and gas industry, chlorinated solvent releases, emerging contaminants.
• Experience and Client support in remediation using ISCO, DPE, SVE, HVDPE(SVE), Bioaugmentation, Landfarming, Excavation and LNAPL recovery.
• Experience and Client support in applying for and receiving funding from alternative sources for CA Environmental projects including USTCF, SCAP, OSCF.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record; ability to travel to project sites and True Environment offices as required.
• Core competency in Microsoft Office Products and industry related mapping, logging, and or data modeling tools.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.