Senior Staff Environmental Risk Assessor or Toxicologist

About the Role

Join Geosyntec, an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm, as a Senior Staff Environmental Risk Assessor or Toxicologist in our contaminated site assessment, human health risk assessment, and remediation practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. This position offers the option of full-time office work or a hybrid schedule (2 days remote per week at the company’s discretion).

Geosyntec serves private and public-sector clients to address complex environmental, natural resource, and civil infrastructure challenges. Ranked among the top environmental engineering design firms by ENR, we are known for technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service. We invest in our people through competitive pay, benefits, and well-being programs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with large, multidisciplinary teams to develop strategies for complex environmental problems.
• Plan and implement fieldwork, including:
  • Sampling sediment, porewater, surface water, soil, and groundwater.
  • Driller and contractor oversight.
  • Construction quality assurance and oversight.
• Assist in developing work plans, scopes (e.g., Site Assessment), and reports (e.g., Remedial Investigation Reports).
• Manage and analyze data to support environmental investigations, preparing tables, figures, and exhibits.
• Evaluate chemical data, contaminant fate and transport, and physical material characteristics.
• Assess exposure and human health risks from chemicals in contaminated media and consumer products.
• Perform calculations for human health risk assessments and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct literature searches and critically review scientific studies on toxicology, chemical fate, exposure, and risk assessment.
• Maintain high ethical standards, accuracy, and attention to detail in all work products.
• Adhere to Geosyntec’s health and safety culture.

Fieldwork: Up to 40% (varies by project). Overnight travel: Up to 15-20% (varies by project).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, environmental engineering/science, toxicology, public health, or a related field (required).
• Advanced degree in public health or related science (preferred).
• Coursework in toxicology, environmental contamination, and chemical fate/transport (preferred).
• At least 2 years of applicable experience or equivalent combination of education and experience (required); consulting experience (preferred).
• Strong work ethic, self-motivation, and excellent written/oral communication skills (required).
• Ability to work successfully in a team and meet team objectives (required).
• Willingness to contribute to challenging projects with aggressive schedules (required).
• Proficiency in MS Office, SharePoint, and ability to learn additional software (required).
• Strong quantitative skills, experience managing large datasets in Excel, and presentation skills in PowerPoint (required).
• Ability to digest and summarize technical language from reports or regulatory documents (required).
• Flexibility to work on diverse projects, positive attitude, and commitment to workplace health and safety (required).
• Knowledge of exposure assessment, human health risk assessment, toxicology, and related regulations (preferred).
• Experience working in challenging outdoor environments (preferred).
• Prior research experience in environmental science or toxicology (preferred).
• Competency in statistics and quantitative data analysis with experience coding in R (preferred).
• Willingness to travel and perform fieldwork as needed (required).
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record (required).

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Well-being programs to support employees and their families.
• Health and safety training (e.g., first aid, CPR, medical monitoring) paid for by the firm.
• Professional development opportunities, including in-house seminars, webinars, and mentoring.

Schedule

Hybrid work option available (2 days remote per week at the company’s discretion).