Senior Staff Scientist

Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Columbus, GA seeks a mid-level environmental scientist to conduct site investigations, sampling, and analysis of air, water, soil, and materials, and to design remediation strategies.

You will prepare permit applications, proposals, and regulatory correspondence, lead field teams, review data, and contribute to project planning and client communication while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field required; 5+ years related experience, or 9+ years without degree.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Certification in field of expertise required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental site investigations, sampling and analysis of air, water, soil and materials.
• Prepare permit applications, risk assessments and regulatory correspondence.
• Design systems and environmental protection plans for projects.
• Lead field teams, supervise data collection, and ensure safety standards.
• Develop written proposals and document site activities for clients.
• Evaluate laboratory and field data and present findings in reports.

Skills

Environmental sampling

Regulatory compliance

Field data collection

Proposal writing

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field

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.
• Integrate quality leadership practices into daily regimen.
• Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Mid-level, experienced scientific professional responsible for conducting site testing and making recommendations for systems design on medium sized projects with a variety of complexity.
• Participates with more senior scientists/engineers on large, more complex projects.
• Performs site visits, field observations and field data collection or assignments.
• 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.
• May serve as team member or lead in meetings and communications with client pertaining to specific projects/tasks.
• May oversee work performed by lower level scientists/engineers and Technicians.
• Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 5 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Required Certification:

• Certification in field of expertise required.