Senior Staff Scientist

About the role

Conduct environmental site investigations, assessments, and surveys to sample, evaluate, and analyze terrestrial ecosystems including, but not limited to, riverine, wetland, and upland habitats. Identify, evaluate, and recommend risk, remediation, and liability management 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 and filings. Coordinate and develop environmental protection plans, including analysis of various project alternatives.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Integrate quality leadership practices into daily regimen.
• Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Mid-level, experienced scientific professional responsible for conducting site testing and making recommendations for systems design on medium sized projects with a variety of complexity.
• Participates with more senior scientists/engineers on large, more complex projects.
• Performs site visits, field observations and field data collection or assignments.
• Implements technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
• Responsible for developing 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.
• May serve as team member or lead in meetings and communications with client pertaining to specific projects/tasks.
• May oversee work performed by lower level scientists/engineers and Technicians.
• Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and approximately 5 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years' related experience.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.

Qualifications

• Certification in field of expertise.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

Skills

• Environmental Science or related science field.
• Experience in conducting environmental site investigations, assessments, and surveys.
• Ability to prepare permit applications, risk assessments, and technical documents.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations.
• Experience in coordinating and developing environmental protection plans.
• Experience in conducting ecological and natural resource field surveys.
• Experience in construction monitoring and oversight.
• Experience in stormwater management inspection.
• Experience in threatened/endangered species studies.
• Experience in site planning and permitting.
• Experience in conducting site visits, field observations, and field data collection.
• Experience in implementing technical requirements to complete client projects.
• Experience in developing written proposals for clients.
• Experience in evaluating complex laboratory and field data.
• Experience in assembling written reports.
• Experience in leading or overseeing teams of lower level scientists/engineers and Technicians.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects with a national environmental team.
• Challenging and rewarding work in the field of environmental science and engineering.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within the company.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Varies based on project needs.