Project Scientist

General 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.

Career Level, Fully Competent Scientific Professional

• Planner, scheduler, conductor or coordinator of detailed phases of work for part of a major project or total of a project of moderate scope and complexity.
• May devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• May serve as a team leader in medium projects and mentor junior level scientists/engineers.
• Performs scientific analyses on projects of own discipline.
• Makes presentations to clients.
• Directs and supervises field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
• Develops written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluates complex laboratory and field data and assembles in written reports.
• Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Documents 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.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Certification in field of expertise preferred.