Project Scientist

About the role

Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 8,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 200 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon’s growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace. Terracon was recognized as the #1 firm in Asbestos and Lead Abatement.

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, storm water management, and site planning and permitting.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects.
• Participate in pre-task planning.
• Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects.
• Maintain and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Career level, fully competent scientific professional responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting or coordinating detailed phases of work for part of a major project or total of a project of moderate scope and complexity.
• Devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• Serve as a team leader in medium projects and mentor junior level scientists/engineers.
• Perform scientific analyses on projects of own discipline.
• Attend on and off-site client meetings.
• 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 both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluate complex laboratory and field data and assemble in written reports.
• Begin documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 7 years’ related experience.
• Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 11 years’ related experience.
• A Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.
• Required Qualifications: Certification in field of expertise preferred.