Graduate Environmental Professional - Emergency Management
About The Position
This role is for a Junior Environmental Professional to join the dynamic Emergency Management team, also known as GHD FIRST. The position is based in Chicago and involves travel across the U.S. to support emergency incidents and environmental projects. As a junior team member, you will assist in the field and office with environmental response and remediation activities, gaining exposure to environmental sampling, monitoring, air quality assessments, hazardous material response, and the Incident Command System (ICS). You will learn from experienced professionals and conduct research or perform investigations to identify, abate, or eliminate sources of pollutants or hazards. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, you will collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend actions based on data from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, geology, or a related field
- 0–2 years of relevant experience in environmental engineering, science, or geology.
- A desire to build a long-term career in environmental emergency response and field services
- Willingness to travel and work in dynamic, sometimes challenging field conditions
- Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills
- Ability to follow safety protocols and attention to detail in the field and office
- Flexibility to work in the field and travel for non-standard hours during emergency events (weekends and holidays)
- Must reside near Chicago Illinois
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with field instrumentation, sampling techniques, or air monitoring is a plus
Responsibilities
- Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
- Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
- Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.
- Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.
- Participate in a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to begin to build own expertise.
- Help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.
- Contribute to the process of environmental risk management, ensuring actions align with environmental regulations and corporate sustainability goals.
- Collect a range of straightforward samples and undertake testing as directed and in accordance with defined processes and requirements to support regulatory compliance activity.
- Conduct routine tasks related to environmental impact assessments using specified systems and protocols.
- Gather information and resources to assist in drafting requests for bid solicitation requests for proposal (RFP) and requests for tender (RFT) on the requester side.
- Support others by carrying out a range of project management activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
