Entry Level Geologist / Env Scientist

Arcadis•Cincinnati, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Arcadis is seeking an Entry Level Geologist or Environmental Scientist to join our team in either Ohio (Cincinnati, Columbus, Akron, Cleveland) or Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Sewickley). While this position requires both field and office work, the candidate should expect to spend 95% to 100% of their time in the field. As part of our Resilience Environment team, you’ll help improve quality of life. With your expertise in geology or environmental science your work could involve a range of remediation, sampling, and monitoring activities as directed and in accordance with relevant Health and Safety or other operational standards. Role accountabilities: In this role, your responsibilities will involve actively participating in field activities. These activities include supporting drilling operations, which includes the installation of monitoring wells and providing descriptions of soil or rock. You will be responsible for conducting soil, groundwater, and air sampling in compliance with both State and Federal standards. Another crucial aspect of your role will be data management tasks such as compiling, manipulating, and evaluating data. You will provide support in writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda. You will contribute to the production of figures, maps, and boring logs to aid in the visual representation of project information. Core duties include: Perform fieldwork which may include drilling oversight for soil sampling and/or groundwater well installation, groundwater sampling , excavation oversight, operation and maintenance of remediation systems, and vapor intrusion/soil gas surveys. Data management on tablets, including compilation, evaluation, and QA/QC Local and regional travel. Must be willing to do overnight stays. Overnight stays can stretch up to 2-weeks at a time at various intervals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Geology, Environmental Science or closely related field.

Nice To Haves

Prior environmental fieldwork internship or work experience

Responsibilities

Actively participating in field activities.
Supporting drilling operations, which includes the installation of monitoring wells and providing descriptions of soil or rock.
Conducting soil, groundwater, and air sampling in compliance with both State and Federal standards.
Data management tasks such as compiling, manipulating, and evaluating data.
Provide support in writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda.
Contribute to the production of figures, maps, and boring logs to aid in the visual representation of project information.
Perform fieldwork which may include drilling oversight for soil sampling and/or groundwater well installation, groundwater sampling , excavation oversight, operation and maintenance of remediation systems, and vapor intrusion/soil gas surveys.
Data management on tablets, including compilation, evaluation, and QA/QC
Local and regional travel.
Must be willing to do overnight stays. Overnight stays can stretch up to 2-weeks at a time at various intervals.