Senior Scientist

Terracon; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon is seeking a Senior Environmental Professional to conduct site investigations, lead safety efforts, and supervise project quality. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and a minimum of 9 years' experience, or 13 years without a degree. The candidate will provide technical direction and training to staff while ensuring compliance with regulations. Certification in the field and Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status are necessary.

This position offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects including ecological surveys and remediation strategies, while promoting safety and quality standards across the board.

Qualifications

• 9 years related experience or 13 years without a degree required.
• Certification in field of expertise required.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental site investigations and assessments.
• Lead safety efforts and ensure guideline compliance.
• Monitor quality and standards on projects.
• Provide technical direction and training to staff.

Skills

Environmental site investigations

Risk assessment

Project management

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

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:

• 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 experienced 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.