Senior Scientist

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.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk; be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines; responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices.
• Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects; monitor and promote quality standards and practices; responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Senior level scientific professional responsible for leading complex projects requiring innovative investigation techniques; supervise the analysis and formation of recommendations in written reports.
• Assist in establishing and updating current policies/ procedures for technical projects in field of expertise, to ensure proper interpretation and implementation by subordinate staff.
• Provide technical direction and training to less experienced professional staff.
• Participate in the development of marketing strategies and presentations of qualifications to clients on projects.
• Serves as a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
• Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years’ related experience.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Qualifications

• Certification in field of expertise required.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required.