Staff Environmental Engineer/Geologist 1

Staff Environmental Engineer/Geologist 1; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Haley & Aldrich is seeking a Staff Environmental Engineer/Geologist 1 to join our Greenville or Charlotte office. The role blends field investigations with data interpretation, supporting environmental projects across industrial, energy, and real estate markets.

You will perform site assessments, collect samples, and contribute to reports while traveling up to 50% of the time and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams for project success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• 0 to 2 years of related experience.
• Proficient writing, communication, reasoning, and time management.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision under senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field investigations and assessments of soil, groundwater, surface water, etc. using approved industry standard procedures.
• Use field investigations data to support site characterization.
• Conduct basic construction observation and quality control documentation.
• Prepare and maintain detailed documentation of activities in field and data evaluation.
• Apply academic training and use software to perform calculations and evaluate information.
• Draft technical sections of project communications and reports.
• Assist with development of technical scopes of work and cost estimating for proposals.
• Assist with collecting, documenting, and organizing field data per plans.
• Adhere to health and safety protocols and demonstrate safety behaviors.
• Conduct or oversee remedial system operations & maintenance demonstrations.
• Support data reduction and summarization.
• Support feasibility studies, remedial design, cost estimating, and permitting tasks.

Skills

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Time management

Independent work

Fieldwork readiness

Microsoft Office

Problem solving

Sampling equipment handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology/Geoscience/Environmental Engineering

Job description

Find your path and enjoy the journey at Haley & Aldrich. With us, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development.

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We arecurrently seeking a Staff Environmental Engineer/Geologist 1 to work ina technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse projectteams in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join agrowing group and company and get involved in a variety of projects for adiverse range of clients. This is a full-time position located in our Greenville,SC or Charlotte, NC office.

In this role, you will support environmental projectsinvolving site assessment, characterization, environmental data collection andinterpretation, and remediation. You will work on projects for clients in theindustrial and manufacturing, energy, and real estate markets. This positioninvolves at least 50% fieldwork and frequent overnight travel, providingopportunities to develop hands-on investigation, sampling, documentation, andproblem-solving skills. You will collaborate with experienced professionals andmultidisciplinary project teams while building a strong foundation for careergrowth along either a technical-specialist or project-management path.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

In this position, you will:

• Conduct field investigations and assessments of soil, groundwater, surface water, etc. using approved industry standard procedures.
• Use the results of field investigations such as subsurface explorations, monitoring well construction, field sampling and other work to support site characterization.
• Conduct basic construction observation, including quality control documentation and field testing tasks.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and detailed documentation of activities both in the field and during data evaluation.
• Apply academic training and use computer software to perform calculations and evaluation of information.
• Draft technical sections of project communications and reports.
• Assist with the development of technical scopes of work and cost estimating for proposal efforts on small- to medium-sized project opportunities.
• Assist with the collection, documentation, and organization of field data in accordance with project specific plans.
• Perform all work in accordance with company and client health and safety protocols.
• Demonstrate the company’s foundational safety behaviors.
• Conduct or oversee remedial system O&M and field pilot study demonstrations.
• Support project environmental data reduction and summarization.
• Support project feasibility study, remedial design, cost estimating, and permitting tasks.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geoscience, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• 0 to 2 years of related experience.
• Proficient technical writing, verbal communication, reasoning, and time management skills.
• Able to work independently or with minimal direction in performing tasks and assignments under the direction of senior staff.
• Desire to learn and grow in their profession, demonstrate a positive attitude, strong work ethic, resourcefulness, flexibility, and ownership.
• Familiar with environmental analytical testing and data reduction techniques for soil, water, and air.
• Strong problem-solving skills and aptitude to work with sampling equipment in the field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the position: lift 50 lbs., traverse unstable/sloping sites and landscapes, work outside in a range of weather conditions, and have the stamina for moderate physical activity for the majority of field working hours.
• Able to travel to work locations that may require overnight stays.
• Able and willing to perform fieldwork at least 50% of the time, with frequent overnight travel.

Preferred Skills:

• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER training.

The salary range for this position in Greenville, SC and Charlotte, NC is $55,000 - $68,000 annually.

About Haley & Aldrich

Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow. Find us at haleyaldrich.com and LinkedIn.

Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package. Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page.

Note to external search firms: Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees. Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.

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