Associate Environmental Scientist for Emergency Response Team
Description
At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee-ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston continues to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.
Weston Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Associate Geologist, Engineer, or Scientist to work with our Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) performing EPA Investigations, Removal Assessments, and Removal Actions. This candidate will work within the START team providing our EPA client with accurate and pertinent scientific data according to agreed upon methods, procedures, and techniques. The candidate will provide leadership within a team responsible for delivering sound conclusions and recommendations to EPA based upon field investigations and literature reviews within the established project schedules. The position will also be periodically on-call to support emergency response projects as needed.
Location: Portland, Oregon
U.S. Citizenship Required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- B.S. in a Science and 1-4+ years of experience in environmental and/or geotechnical sampling, and/or removal oversight. Oil and hazardous materials emergency response experience is a plus with familiarity in GC, GC-MS, GC-FID.
- Ability to plan, lead, and participate in site walks, site evaluations, removal assessments, and removal action oversight projects, including oil, and hazardous materials emergency response projects.
- Experience performing site assessments and collecting multimedia samples.
- Exposure to various technical and scientific procedures
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (field equipment, PPE, etc.)
- Experience in preparing planning documents to methodically perform field investigations, data reporting, technical report preparation.
- Strong organization and communication skills.
- Attention to detail and self-starter
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
- Provide technical direction for teams up to 10+ personnel.
Preferred Skills:
- A minimum of two years of laboratory experience and multimedia sampling. Preferred experience in analytical method selection and data management and interpretation
- Field instrumentation. Proficient in the use of various air and water monitoring instruments (PID/FID, multi gas meters, etc.). Abilities include calibration of field instruments, implementation in field, and interpretation of results.
- Familiarity with the Incident Command System (ICS) 100-800. Completion of ICS courses a plus.
- General understanding of the NCP, Oil Pollution Act and CERCLA.
- 40-Hour HAZWOPER
- Able to work in Levels C/B/A PPE
Technical and Operational Scope:
- Identifies staff in alignment with tasking, plan, and document field activities, and prepare daily and final reports for EPA client within established budgets and schedule.
- Exercises judgment on applicability of methods and approaches in use and determines best approaches to problem solving when standard procedures are inadequate.
- Determines best method of data gathering, data base management, and analysis of data to achieve goals.
- Consults with outside specialists to obtain most accurate and timely data possible while meeting project specifications and timetables.
- Calibrates and maintains a variety of multi-media monitoring and sampling equipment.
- Knowledge of preparing cost estimates and scope of work for project execution.
- Proficient in the writing of technical documents including sampling, data, and safety plans.
- Uses level D-A PPE to make entries into potentially hazardous areas.
- Duties may include rotations as an “on-call” responder available 24 hours a day for one week at a time, and periodic Hazmat and oil spill emergency responses/removal assessment/action assignments.
We fully invest in our people: Weston provides a generous, comprehensive benefits package program that offers employees high value options with solid financial protection, meeting the personal needs of its people and their families.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with base and matching employer stock contributions.
- Paid time off including personal, holiday and parental leave.
- Life and disability plans.
- Critical illness and accident plans.
- Work/Life flexibility.
- Professional development opportunities.
Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.
Salary Range: $48,000 - $64,100 - $80,000