Mid-Level Environmental Engineer, Scientist, or Geologist

GHD • Farmington Hills, MI

18d • Onsite

About The Position

GHD is seeking a mid-level Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist to join its Contaminated Assessment Remediation (CAR) group, based in the Farmington Hills, Michigan office. The role supports existing and future clients across environmental assessment and remediation projects. Work may involve interpreting regulations; investigating and remediating sites; environmental compliance; and waste treatment or management. The professional may collect, synthesize, study, report, and make recommendations based on measurements and observations of air, soil, water, waste, and other sources.

The position combines technical work, project management, client engagement, field sampling and monitoring, data evaluation, and preparation of project documents. The successful candidate will contribute to balancing project scope, schedule, and budget, and participate in a proactive safety culture. Occasional short-duration travel, overnight travel, and after-hours response to environmental emergencies may be required.

GHD describes its culture as professional and welcoming, grounded in teamwork, respect, safety, and integrity. It offers hands-on professional development, mentorship, and training through the GHD Business School, and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in applied science, such as engineering, geology, or science.
• Five to ten years of experience, including a mix of 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.
• Working knowledge of site characterization, hydrogeologic analysis, and remediation of contaminants in soil, soil vapor, indoor air, and groundwater.
• Experience coordinating and simultaneously managing multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail in a consulting environment.
• Ability to travel for short durations, which may include overnight travel.
• Self-starter with attention to detail and willingness to work on 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 strong interpersonal skills.
• Interest in continuing professional development.
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification.
• Safety-minded behavior and practices.
• Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Professional designation or license, such as Engineer or Geologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project management services to existing and future clients across a variety of projects.
• Prepare technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, project specifications, cost estimates, and budgets.
• Conduct environmental sampling and monitoring of various media and contaminants, following established procedures.
• Be available for occasional after-hours response to environmental emergencies and perform field tasks as needed.
• Solve complex environmental remediation and economic decision-making problems.
• Compile, reduce, interpret, and evaluate data, including comparison with environmental regulatory standards.
• Engage with and steward clients.
• Interact with internal and external clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and service providers.
• Manage project scope, schedule, and budget to achieve effective results for clients.
• Participate in a proactive safety culture of continuous improvement and practice behavior-based safety.
• Conduct research and collect and analyze data to prepare reports and documents.
• Maintain safety-minded behavior and practices.

Benefits

• Training and mentoring programs to develop technical and management skills.
• Hands-on professional development, mentorship, and training through the GHD Business School.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level