Environmental Scientist -- Phoenix

Shared Services Group Inc•Phoenix, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Certerra Southwest, a leading engineering consulting firm in the western United States, has an excellent opportunity for an Entry Level Environmental Scientist in our Phoenix/Tempe, AZ office. The successful candidate will conduct a variety of field and office duties to support senior team leaders. Project assignments will take you to locations throughout the southwestern United States, but primarily in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada. A willingness and ability to learn new skills in challenging fields and office assignments in a collaborative setting wins the day! This position requires a hard-working, safe, efficient and dedicated employee that is excited to receive training on the job and expand their current skill set. Candidates must be able to travel, and work nights, weekends, and extended hours, depending on the project requirements.

Requirements

A willingness and ability to learn new skills in challenging fields and office assignments in a collaborative setting
A hard-working, safe, efficient and dedicated employee that is excited to receive training on the job and expand their current skill set
Ability to travel
Ability to work nights, weekends, and extended hours, depending on the project requirements
OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPPER Training
Experience with MS Office, CADD, Salesforce, and or Deltek Advantage
State or Federal level certifications for asbestos, lead, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, or environmental management
Clean driving record
BS in Engineering or Physical Science

Responsibilities

Support field projects including groundwater monitoring, soil sampling, vapor sampling, and operations/maintenance of remediation systems.
Support planning and design of environmental systems and processes to mitigate/control the discharge of pollutants.
Monitor, record, and report environmental field measurements.
Conduct field investigations and inspections to review and evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements, permits, and specifications involving water, wastewater, air emissions, hazardous waste, and petroleum storage tank systems.
Collect soil samples from borings using a variety of drilling rigs for environmental and geotechnical testing, prepare lithologic, and perform field screening for environmental contaminants.
Install groundwater monitoring wells, vadose zone wells, and vapor sampling ports per project specifications.
Log and track data, prepare spreadsheets, prepare calculations for use in exposure assessments and fate and transport modelling.
Conduct literature research for use in interpreting areas of waste management, disposal, and releases to the environment.
Read, review, interpret, and analyze existing and historical data about past investigative activities to develop conceptual site models.
Prepare detailed report narratives and supporting documentation describing and summarizing research, field activities, and analytical results.