Early-Career Environmental Engineer or Scientist

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. • MD

80d • $52,135 - $95,170

About The Position

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an Early-Career Environmental Engineer or Scientist in our Columbia, MD office. The position will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real-world situations on projects involving site characterization; landfill design and construction; earth retaining structures; deep and soft/weak foundations; dams and water containment structures; forensic investigations and litigation support; geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring; numerical analysis of stability and deformation; and geohazard / earthquake characterization / mitigation, while learning the business skills needed for a successful consulting career. Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service. We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science or engineering (required)
• Experience with Microsoft Office (required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (required)
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing (required)
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel (required)
• Prior internship or work experience in engineering consulting (preferred)
• At least 2 years of experience in engineering consulting or equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred)
• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers (preferred)
• Advanced degree in environmental science or engineering (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Assist with environmental due diligence (Phase I/II ESAs), environmental compliance reporting and planning such as stormwater pollution prevention plan development
• Researching, collecting, organizing, and summarizing historic environmental documents
• Technical writing of reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals
• Data input and analysis, including preparing maps, tables, and figures
• Fieldwork such as site visits, soil, soil vapor, and groundwater sampling, drilling and contractor oversight, as well as libraries, archives, and other records repositories for historical research

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Sick and personal paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Other benefits to eligible employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees