Senior Scientist

Terracon; Providence (RI); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Terracon in Providence, RI seeks a senior environmental professional to lead complex investigations, risk assessments, and remediation design ensuring regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include directing field teams, monitoring quality, delivering written reports, and providing technical direction and training.

It also involves supporting marketing with client presentations and maintaining safety standards on all projects.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field with 9+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Valid driver’s license may be required.

Aufgaben

• Develop understanding of project-related risk and promote safe work environment.
• Lead safety efforts and ensure compliance with safety rules and guidelines.
• Monitor and improve quality standards on projects and proposals.
• Provide technical direction and training to less experienced staff.
• Participate in development of marketing strategies and client presentations.
• Serve as Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Technical direction

Training

Project management

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field

Master’s degree or PhD

Jobbeschreibung

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.

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

• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Senior level scientific professional responsible for leading complex projects requiring innovative investigation techniques.
• Supervise the analysis and formation of recommendations in written reports.
• Assist in establishing and updating current policies/ procedures for technical projects in field of expertise, to ensure proper interpretation and implementation by subordinate staff.
• Provide technical direction and training to less experience professional staff.
• Participate in the development of marketing strategies and presentations of qualifications to clients on projects.
• Serves as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 9 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 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 required.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required.