Field Chemist - Oak Ridge, TN

About the Company

RSI provides full-service environmental solutions supporting clients through all phases of cleanup, with expertise in regulatory compliance, characterization, monitoring, renewable energy, and project management. Built on a strong foundation of collaboration and a people-first culture, RSI is known for being easy to work with and delivering results through long-term partnerships. RSI is part of a family of companies unified by purpose to deliver safe, reliable solutions to our clients’ unique challenges. We are committed to providing technically superior service, adding value at every stage, and leaving things better than we found them.

About the Role

RSI is seeking a motivated chemist to evaluate, select, and apply standard scientific procedures and techniques to support analytical services on a variety of environmental projects. The role requires the ability to work independently or as part of a team, exercising discretion and judgment to analyze, interpret, or make deductions based on varying facts or circumstances. The position involves assessing data needs, data collection methodology, and field and laboratory analyses.

Responsibilities

• Generate and format tables, charts, and graphs in support of report preparation.
• Create chain-of-custody records (COCs) and bottle orders for field sampling programs.
• Complete related documentation (field reports, logs, meeting minutes, online submittal sites) in a timely and accurate manner.
• Understand technical documents including Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs), and Quality Control Summary Reports (QCSRs).
• Perform functions in an environmental data management system.
• Conduct field sampling, laboratory analyses, and data validation for environmental projects.
• Apply technical knowledge to multiple projects simultaneously.

Requirements

• BS/BA in physical sciences, environmental science, biological sciences, or engineering with at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by coursework in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
• 2 to 4 years of progressively responsible experience conducting field sampling, laboratory analyses, data validation, or other environmental services.
• HAZWOPER 40 Hour Certification with current 8 Hour Refresher.
• Competency in using word processing, spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel), and PDF programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work without supervision.
• Understanding of protocols for sample collection and field data.
• Strong quantitative skills and logical thought processes for analyzing information and developing conclusions.
• Familiarity with industry-standard principles, terms, procedures, and practices of inorganic/organic chemistry and radiochemistry.
• Knowledge of environmental industry-standard analytical methodologies for determining the presence and concentration of chemicals/radionuclides.
• Understanding of applicable federal and Tennessee state regulatory requirements relevant to projects.

Additional Information

This is an in-office position with some onsite project work required. Pre-placement requirements include a criminal background check and drug screening.