Geologist 2

Arcadis•Greenville, SC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role accountabilities: As part of this role, you will be based out of our Greenville, SC office and be responsible for assisting Project Managers and Task Managers in planning and executing environmental site characterization, investigation, and remediation tasks. Fieldwork will be a key aspect of this position, which will offer you an opportunity to be trained to oversee drilling for soil sampling and groundwater well installation, groundwater sampling, subcontractor oversight, operation and maintenance of remediation systems, vapor intrusion/soil gas surveys, among other tasks. It is essential to conduct fieldwork with a focus on health and safety. Your core duties will include: Conduct field work including soil, groundwater, and/or vapor sampling in the field. Provide oversight of subcontractors for various phases of drilling investigation work (soil borings, in-situ groundwater sampling, and monitoring well installation activities. Field work may require regional business travel for up to 1-2 days per week on average, with some field events that may last multiple weeks in a row, and opportunities to participate in large scale site characterization and remediation. Assist task managers and project managers with field work preparation: obtain equipment and subcontractor quotes, order and track equipment, supplies, and laboratory orders, prepare paperwork (field forms, health and safety plans, etc.). Writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda. Office work may include task coordination, data compilation and interpretation, cost estimates, health & safety plan preparation, report writing, regulatory file reviews, assisting in costing and proposal preparation, project strategy development, schedule and budget management, and establishment of subcontracts. To be successful in this role, you should possess strong written and oral communication skills, be self-motivated, and exhibit independent thinking. You should be able to work effectively and efficiently in a team setting as well as independently and remotely. Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to be adaptable, creative problem solvers who can work collaboratively as a team member. In summary, this position encompasses both field work and office work (task management, data analysis, report preparation, scope preparation, and client communications). This position is anticipated to spend 75% field work with 25% of the time spent in office. Travel expenses are reimbursable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s of Science in Geology, Hydrogeology, or closely related field (i.e., environmental science, physical science)
3 years of experience within the industry
Valid driver's license

Nice To Haves

Current OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training

Responsibilities

Conduct field work including soil, groundwater, and/or vapor sampling in the field.
Provide oversight of subcontractors for various phases of drilling investigation work (soil borings, in-situ groundwater sampling, and monitoring well installation activities.
Assist task managers and project managers with field work preparation: obtain equipment and subcontractor quotes, order and track equipment, supplies, and laboratory orders, prepare paperwork (field forms, health and safety plans, etc.).
Writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda.
Office work may include task coordination, data compilation and interpretation, cost estimates, health & safety plan preparation, report writing, regulatory file reviews, assisting in costing and proposal preparation, project strategy development, schedule and budget management, and establishment of subcontracts.