Environmental Scientist/Geologist I

Olgoonik Corporation•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

FPM Remediations, Inc. is currently seeking an Environmental Scientist/Geologist for a junior-level full-time position at its San Antonio, TX office. This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join a team of dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced environmental professionals. The position will provide an opportunity to learn and apply the latest technologies to conduct field investigations and remediate contaminated sites across the country for our clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an environmental science and/or environmental engineering, with a preferred focus on geology, and coursework in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
Ability to travel
Ability to participate in safety training and follow company safety standards
Strong technical writing skills
Desire to work as part of a team
Attention to detail
Ability to analyze chemistry and environmental data
Effective communication and problem solving skills
Ability to adapt to changing situations
Must be able to successfully complete a U.S. government administered investigation
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle tools and controls; operate vehicles and equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; see, talk, hear. Field work is performed in on various outdoor terrain and regularly requires the ability to navigate uneven ground or other obstacles found in natural surroundings.
Extensive travel to field sites required > 80% travel initially. Fieldwork involves performing physically demanding tasks and working 10-hour days (typically five (5) 10-hour days per week), potentially in adverse field conditions (cold, hot, high wind, dusty environment, rough terrain) in remote locations.

Nice To Haves

GIS experience is a plus
Experience with Microsoft Office applications with extensive experience in Excel are preferred

Responsibilities

The position will support fieldwork at locations around the United States.
Work will include collecting soil, surface water, groundwater, sediment, and air samples
completing daily field reports
packaging and shipping samples to laboratories for analysis
maintenance, calibration, and operation of field instruments
overseeing and monitoring the work of subcontractors including drill rig crews, surveyors, construction crews, and remediation work
health and safety air monitoring
Observe, evaluate, and document site field conditions and communicate changes in field conditions to senior staff.
support preparation of technical reports, which may include importing electronic laboratory data reports into FPM’s and clients’ data management systems
evaluating data quality and usability
preparing written reports of field activities, observations, and findings and preparing graphics and figures of results