Air Quality Scientist
About The Position
AECOM is seeking an Air Quality Scientist II to join AECOM’s Ambient Air Monitoring (AAM) Group based in our Austin, Texas office. This is a hybrid role. The successful candidate will be a part of the AAM Data Analysis team, primarily working independently but regularly interfacing with their fellow team members, AECOM managers, clients, and contractors. As a member of the AAM Data Analysis Team, the successful candidate will have the following responsibilities: Accumulate, organize, prepare, process, and validate air quality and meteorological ambient and calibration data using guidance documents and SOPs. Assess and analyze data quality. Investigate and explore spatial and temporal characteristics of the data. Perform statistical and descriptive analyses. Generate and explain summary results. Assist in writing reports and proposals. Analyze and validate chromatography. Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot and solve instrument problems affecting data quality. Act as a resource to clients to answer technical questions and address appropriate issues. About AECOM’s Environment Business Line Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative. AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Chemistry, Atmospheric or Environmental science, Environmental Engineering or related.
- 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education within air quality and/or data validation.
- Due to the nature of work, US citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- A strong interest in air quality and environmental science.
- Strong statistical skills.
- Aptitude for working independently and within a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with continuous air pollution measurements data validation.
- Experience with coding languages used for data analysis such as R, VBA, and Python.
- Experience with ambient air monitoring data and analyzers.
- Experience with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and chromatogram analysis.
Responsibilities
- Accumulate, organize, prepare, process, and validate air quality and meteorological ambient and calibration data using guidance documents and SOPs.
- Assess and analyze data quality.
- Investigate and explore spatial and temporal characteristics of the data.
- Perform statistical and descriptive analyses.
- Generate and explain summary results.
- Assist in writing reports and proposals.
- Analyze and validate chromatography.
- Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot and solve instrument problems affecting data quality.
- Act as a resource to clients to answer technical questions and address appropriate issues.
Benefits
- AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
