Geologist

About the role

AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated entry-level Geologist to be based in Providence, Rhode Island office to support the Environmental business line, primarily working on Federal projects.

Responsibilities

• Apply standard field practices and techniques using basic field equipment to collect samples of soil, soil vapor, groundwater, surface water, sediment; prepare samples for shipping, and complete chain-of-custody or similar paperwork.
• Apply knowledge of natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology, hydrology, and mathematics) to explain observations.
• Cover supervision of subcontractors including laboratories and excavation and drilling companies.
• Prepare basic data and scientific documents.
• Possess technical report writing skills.
• Performs unsupervised field tasks.
• Coordination with task and project managers, working with on-site subcontractors and field staff, supporting sampling, data collection, and field documentation.
• Participation in a health and safety team performing inspections, observations, and training.
• Learn and develop a keen understanding of hazard recognition.
• Travel to various job sites within the US.
• Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects, a positive attitude, and commitment to workplace health and safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Engineering or other related discipline or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.
• As a condition of employment, selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.
• Due to the nature of the work, U.S. citizenship is required.
• Candidate must be able to pass a State and Federal criminal history/security background check to obtain U.S. Federal Government Credentials.
• Candidate must be able to meet the medical clearance requirements of an OSHA (HAZWOPER) medical surveillance physical examination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in geology, hydrogeology or other related discipline (e.g., geophysics, hydrogeology, geochemistry, environmental geology, engineering geology).
• Proficiency in standard office suite software applications.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.
• Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.
• The range for this position is $60000 to $70000.