Mid-Level Environmental Engineer, Scientist, or Geologist
About The Position
GHD is seeking a mid-level Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist to join its Contaminated Assessment Remediation (CAR) group in the Farmington Hills, Michigan office. The role provides technical and project management services for environmental projects, including regulatory interpretation, site investigation and remediation, environmental compliance, and waste treatment or management. Work may involve collecting and analyzing information about air, soil, water, waste, and other environmental media and recommending actions based on the results. The position involves varied project work with existing and future clients, including field sampling and monitoring, data evaluation, technical reporting, and coordination with clients, regulators, contractors, and service providers. The employee will help manage project scope, schedule, and budget, contribute to a proactive safety culture, and may occasionally respond after hours to environmental emergencies. Short-duration travel, including overnight travel, may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Applied Science, such as Engineering, Geology, or Science.
- 5–10 years of experience, including field activities such as sampling or oversight, data evaluation and interpretation, and technical report writing.
- Experience preparing detailed regulatory work plans and reports for investigation, remediation, and closure.
- Understanding of multimedia remedial technologies for contaminants including VOCs, SVOCs, metals, PCBs, and PFAS.
- Working knowledge of remediation system operation and maintenance, with general mechanical aptitude.
- Experience coordinating and simultaneously managing multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail in a consulting environment.
- Working knowledge of site characterization, hydrogeologic analysis, and remediation methods for contaminants in soil, soil vapor, indoor air, and groundwater.
- Ability to travel for short durations, which may include overnight travel.
- Availability for occasional after-hours response to environmental emergencies and field tasks.
- Self-starter, detail-oriented, and willing to work in a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving ability, including identifying multiple solutions to a problem.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Positive attitude and very strong interpersonal skills.
- Interest in continuing professional development.
- OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Solid safety-minded behavior and practices.
Nice To Haves
- Professional designation or license, such as Engineer or Geologist.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and project management services to existing and future clients on a variety of projects.
- Prepare technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, and project specifications, including cost estimates and budgets.
- Conduct environmental sampling and monitoring of various media and contaminants by following established procedures.
- Be available for occasional after-hours response to environmental emergencies and perform field tasks.
- Apply complex problem-solving to environmental remediation and economic decision-making.
- Compile, reduce, interpret, and evaluate data, including comparisons with environmental regulatory standards.
- Engage with and provide stewardship to clients.
- Interact with internal and external clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and service providers.
- Balance project scope, schedule, and budget to achieve the best results for clients.
- Participate in a proactive safety culture of continuous improvement and follow behavior-based safety practices.
- Conduct research and collect and analyze data to prepare reports and documents.
- Practice and maintain safety-minded behaviors and practices.
Benefits
- Training and mentoring programs to develop technical and management skills.
- Accelerated professional development through hands-on experience, mentorship, and training via the GHD Business School.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
