Environmental Staff Scientist

About the Role

Joining Terracon as an Environmental Staff Scientist offers a great opportunity to build a rewarding career while spending significant time outdoors. In this role, you can expect to spend approximately 60% of your time in the field, collecting environmental data, conducting site assessments, and working on a variety of projects in diverse outdoor settings. Terracon provides strong opportunities for career growth and advancement, with training, mentorship, and clear pathways to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills. For individuals who enjoy hands-on work, there are also opportunities for overtime, allowing you to gain additional experience while increasing your earnings. If you're passionate about environmental science and enjoy working outside rather than behind a desk, Terracon offers an excellent environment to develop your career and make a meaningful impact.

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, stormwater management, and site planning and permitting.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Demonstrate quality practices and acumen. Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Conduct site testing and make recommendations for systems design on smaller projects of minimal complexity. May assist more senior scientists/engineers on large, more complex projects.
• Perform site visits, field observations, and field data collection or assignments.
• Implement technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test, and collect data and/or document site activities.
• Develop written proposals to clients for approval by senior-level professionals.
• Evaluate moderately complex laboratory and field data and assemble in written reports.
• May serve as a team member and participate in meetings and communications with clients 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 3 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 7 years’ related experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Qualifications

• Certification in field of expertise required.