Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Forensics Consulting Scientist (Ph.D.)

About Exponent

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world.

Our Opportunity

We are currently seeking Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Forensics Scientists for our Environmental and Earth Sciences Practice in Burlington, MA. In this role, you will work as part of a team to provide technical analysis on existing projects and business development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Supporting clients and your team in Exponent’s Environmental and Earth Sciences Practice, focusing on environmental chemistry data analysis and chemical fingerprinting to identify sources of chemicals in soil, sediment, groundwater, and air.
• Investigating multidisciplinary project teams on exciting and challenging projects that reconstruct histories of industrial operations and contaminant releases to identify liabilities among responsible parties.
• Investing in your professional development by attending conference presentations and participating in journal publications, expanding your professional visibility, and developing client relationships.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Civil, Environmental, or Geologic Engineering, Environmental/Earth Science, Environmental Chemistry, or a related discipline.
• Three to five (3-5) years of environmental litigation support experience with a consulting company in the United States.
• Familiarity with environmental chemistry, contaminant fate and transport, PFAS, chlorinated solvents, PCBs, among other organic and inorganic compounds; apportionment and allocation of response costs is a plus.
• Strong interest in career and professional development within a dynamic consulting environment.
• Excellent communication, organization, and writing skills.
• Detail-oriented, able to work independently, and manage time effectively.
• Strong ability to prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines.

Skills

• Presently legally authorized to work in the United States.
• No immigration sponsorship or processing required.

Benefits

You will enjoy access to benefits information on our Life@Exponent page, including:

• Competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs.
• A supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment.
• A flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients.

Salary Range: USD $122,000.00 - USD $149,000.00 /Yr.