Geologist/Hydrogeologist

About the role

Your impact
Based in Corvallis, OR, you’ll participate in a variety of field and office tasks related to planning, evaluating, and implementing environmental investigations and remedial actions. You’ll learn from other experienced staff who are ready to mentor you, and you’ll pass your knowledge on to others. You’ll visit project sites, spending about 50% of your time in the field. You’ll balance your field work with some time spent in the office evaluating and reviewing data, writing reports, and preparing project planning documents. You’ll be juggling multiple tasks, so we’ll rely on you to prioritize effectively, keeping the big-picture in mind.

Responsibilities

• Participate in environmental investigations and remedial actions
• Evaluate and review data, write reports, and prepare project planning documents
• Visit project sites, spending about 50% of your time in the field
• Balance field work with office-based tasks
• Prioritize multiple tasks effectively
• Contribute to “incident free” operations and maintain high standards of Health & Safety

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in hydrogeology, geology or environmental science
• 5+ years of professional experience leading investigations of various contaminated media (e.g., soil, groundwater, surface water, and/or sediment)
• Professional experience in field work methodology and procedures used in the environmental industry
• 40-hr HAZWOPER certification or the ability to attain this certification
• Registered Geologist - Oregon (ideally)
• Masters degree or PhD in geology or related field (ideally)
• Experience working with regulatory agencies including Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in hydrogeology, geology or environmental science
• 5+ years of professional experience leading investigations of various contaminated media (e.g., soil, groundwater, surface water, and/or sediment)
• Professional experience in field work methodology and procedures used in the environmental industry
• 40-hr HAZWOPER certification or the ability to attain this certification

Skills

• Field work methodology and procedures used in the environmental industry
• Data evaluation
• Writing reports
• Project planning document preparation
• Regulatory agency interaction
• Health & Safety compliance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan
• Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy
• Seven paid holidays
• Caregiver leave
• Merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock

Pay

$75,300.00 to $95,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid working policy allowing split work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations