Environmental Chemist (Corvallis, OR)

ICF • Corvallis, OR

8d • Onsite

About The Position

ICF is hiring an Environmental Chemist to support the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 9 Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) contract at the new Region 9 Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon. ESAT provides analytical, quality assurance, and technical support to USEPA programs, including Drinking Water, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Superfund programs. The laboratory analyzes soil, water, air, waste, and tissue samples for chemical contaminants using USEPA-approved methods to support the agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment.

The position primarily supports sample preparation and analysis using inorganic chemistry methods, with possible cross-training in organic analyses. Work must comply with EPA methods for applicable media and environmental programs, as well as the 2016 NELAC standard. Duties include sample preparation, primarily acid digestion, and operation of ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and other instrumentation to determine metals and other inorganic contaminants. The successful candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills, and the ability to think critically.
• Physically capable of lifting 40 lbs., using ladders, and working at elevated heights in accordance with safety standards.
• U.S. citizenship is required per the federal contract.
• Must pass an EPA background check to obtain access to U.S. federal property.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a paperless laboratory environment.
• Prior laboratory bench-level experience using EPA-approved methodologies.
• Prior experience with ICP-OES or ICP-MS.
• Sample preparation experience using EPA methodologies, such as acid digestion using SW846 methods.
• Experience with SW846 sample preparation for TCLP and in vitro bioaccessibility, and experience with Cal WET.
• Recent hands-on experience with CVAA, TDAA, IC, TOC, or FIA instrumentation and associated sample preparation.
• Experience in laboratories accredited for environmental analyses, such as TNI or NELAC or state programs.
• Experience working at federal facilities.
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS); knowledge of Promium’s Element LIMS is a plus.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills, and the ability to think critically.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze samples primarily using inorganic chemistry methods, with possible cross-training in organic analyses.
• Prepare samples, primarily through acid digestion.
• Operate ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and other instrumentation to determine metals and other inorganic contaminants.
• Perform work in compliance with EPA methods for applicable media and environmental programs and the 2016 NELAC standard.
• Work independently and as a member of a team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time