Project Scientist - Geophysics Focus

Arcadis•Missoula, MT

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a motivated, dependable geophysical specialist with strong written and verbal skills to join our established Geophysics Team. This full-time, technical position will be involved in various activities in support of projects requiring expertise in the area of geophysics applied to environmental investigation and remediation, geotechnical and civil engineering, and other service lines within Arcadis. The ideal candidate will exhibit attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work independently, and will be capable of working as a productive member of a high performance, specialized team within a larger organization. In this role, you will provide technical support to Arcadis project teams which have the need for geophysical services as part of the larger project across the United States (US) and internationally while helping to support business development initiatives. This position can report to any of our U.S. offices and offers flexibility through hybrid work arrangements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Geophysics, Geophysical Engineering, or Geological Engineering (with significant geophysics course work).
Familiarity with geophysical data analysis and interpretation for projects potentially including, but not exclusively, electromagnetic, magnetic, ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity, induced polarization, seismic refraction, MASW/ReMi, and borehole geophysical data sets.
Demonstrable ability to setup, operate, and troubleshoot geophysical data collection activities.
Technical writing and verbal communication skills.
Relevant coursework or work experience with required fieldwork.
Capable of working independently and in teams to efficiently complete assignments and require minimal supervision in completion of daily tasks.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of frequency domain and time domain electromagnetics instrumentation and data collection strategies.
Proficiency in collection of 2D and 3D electrical resistivity data and processing of resistivity data.
Familiarity with other important techniques including seismic refraction, MASW, gravity, and magnetics, and ground penetrating radar.
Proficiency with Modeling Software such as Res2Dinv and AGI Earth Imager for resistivity and induced polarization data sets.
Practical experience using Golden Software (Surfer and Grapher), GIS applications, Microsoft 365 applications, and technical programming languages such as Python and GS Scripter.
10+ years of experience in applied geophysics.

Responsibilities

When not in the office, field data collection services will typically require overnight travel within the U.S. and/or abroad.
Assisting and leading geophysical professionals within the firm in tasks such as data pre-processing, data manipulation, graphical renditions, and data modeling.
Working professionally and effectively with our internal project teams and their clients while providing technical subject matter expertise.
Researching professionally published papers in scientific journals to assist geophysical professionals.
Technical writing assignments.
Arranging for rental of equipment and shipping and receiving internally owned equipment and equipment rented from vendors.
Coordinating field work and equipment rental schedules with internal project teams and vendors.
Managing, executing, and leading geophysical projects involving multiple team members including internal laborers and technicians.
Participation in non-geophysical project activities to support environmental projects as needed to balance workloads.