Project Scientist

Terracon•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

Conduct environmental site investigations, assessments, and surveys to sample, measure, and analyze air, water, material, and soil. Identify, evaluate, and recommend risk and remediation strategies or designs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Prepare permit applications, risk assessments, proposals, reports, and regulatory agency correspondence, and design environmental protection systems and plans. Projects may include Phase I/II environmental site assessments, ecological and natural resource field surveys, tank closure assessments, asbestos abatement, storm water management, and site planning and permitting. This is a career-level, fully competent scientific professional role responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting, or coordinating detailed phases of work on part of a major project or a project of moderate scope and complexity. The Project Scientist may develop new approaches to problems, lead teams on medium-sized projects, and mentor junior scientists and engineers. The role performs scientific analyses in the employee’s discipline, may attend client meetings, and implements technical requirements by directing and supervising field staff who sample, test, collect data, and document site activities. The position develops written proposals for small and large projects, reviews proposals prepared by others for quality control, and evaluates complex laboratory and field data for written reports. The role works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer and begins the documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or a related science field and a minimum of 7 years of related experience, or a minimum of 11 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
A valid driver’s license with an acceptable violation history may be required.
Certification in the field of expertise is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD.
Certification in the field of expertise.

Responsibilities

Conduct environmental site investigations, assessments, and surveys to sample, measure, and analyze air, water, material, and soil.
Identify, evaluate, and recommend risk and remediation strategies or designs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Prepare permit applications, risk assessments, proposals, reports, and regulatory agency correspondence.
Design environmental protection systems and plans.
Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards on all projects; participate in pre-task planning and report safety concerns to management.
Lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects and promote consistent quality standards and practices in project and proposal delivery.
Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate detailed phases of work on part of major projects or projects of moderate scope and complexity.
Develop new approaches to problems as needed.
Lead teams on medium-sized projects and mentor junior scientists and engineers.
Perform scientific analyses in the employee’s discipline and attend client meetings as needed.
Implement technical requirements by directing and supervising field staff who sample, test, collect data, and document site activities.
Develop written proposals for small and large projects and conduct quality-control reviews of proposals written by others.
Evaluate complex laboratory and field data and assemble findings in written reports.
Work under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer and begin the documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.