Staff Scientist

Terracon; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Houston, TX seeks an Environmental Project Specialist to lead site investigations, sampling, and assessments ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. You will design remediation strategies, prepare permits, and contribute to risk assessments and proposals.

Responsibilities include managing scopes, budgets, and schedules; performing fieldwork; supporting NPDES/TPDES programs; and creating SPCC/SWP3 plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science or related field with 3–5 years of related experience.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving history.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental projects, prepare scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Perform field work, site investigations, and surveys for regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to regulatory compliance projects under CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, CAA, and related statutes.
• Support stormwater monitoring, inspections, and water resources studies (NPDES/TPDES).
• Prepare permit applications and technical documents including SPCC and SWP3 plans.

Skills

Project management

Environmental sampling

Regulatory compliance

Stormwater monitoring

Field investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science

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:

• Manage environmental projects, prepare scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, conduct environmental field work, site investigations, assessments and surveys related to environmental compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Manage and participate in a variety of regulatory compliance projects regulated under the CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, CAA, and other environmental statutes.
• Participate in stormwater monitoring, field inspections, and special studies focused on water resources (water, wastewater, and stormwater quality), expertise in NPDES/TPDES programs.
• Conduct research and prepare applicable permit applications and technical documents including proposals, reports, SPCC plans, Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3s), Construction SWP3s, Air Permitting, and Tier II reports.
• Assist with pollutant load calculations and basic statistical analysis of laboratory data, waste characterization and classification. Projects include participation in field work, development of reports and plans, coordination with senior management and clients, and managing multiple priorities.
• Some travel required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science or related science field and 3-5 years related experience.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.