Senior Ecological Risk Assessor

WSP • Atlanta, GA

1d • $103,000 - $166,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Ecological Risk Assessor with the potential to work out of any of our WSP offices. The successful candidate will collaborate with our current team of risk assessment team members to support our growing risk assessment and toxicology practice in project planning and execution as well as public outreach and stakeholder communication. Risk assessments will be prepared to meet the requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and many States’ environmental regulatory programs. The position will involve coordination and implementation of project work associated with multimedia (air, water, and soil) risk assessments and environmental regulatory compliance in the industrial/commercial and government sectors as well as project management.

Requirements

• B.S. in Toxicology, Biology, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in conducting, authoring, directing, and performing technical review of multi-media ecological risk assessments with increasing levels of project complexity and responsibility
• Extensive hands-on knowledge of ecological risk assessment principles, procedures, and guidance particularly USEPA CERCLA
• Demonstrated successful interactions across a range of private sector and governmental clients
• Performance and technical review of multi-media screening level and baseline ecological risk assessments for common and emerging contaminants
• Completion of projects through feasibility studies and Records of Decision (including identifying risk-based remedial goals)
• Extensive experience in scoping, managing, and conducting ecological risk assessment components for each of the stages of the CERCLA process including: Development of work plans and QAPPs (including evaluating sampling strategies and appropriateness of data for risk assessment)
• Experience with risk communication with clients and stakeholders, and at conferences and professional organizations including presenting complex technical information in a concise and accurate manner

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in Toxicology, Biology, or equivalent.
• Experience with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise technical assignments and manages entire projects or specific elements of projects.
• Perform as lead ecological risk assessor authoring proposals and projects.
• Extensive client and regulator interaction, particularly with scoping of ecological risk assessments and application of the risk assessment results and conclusions in site decision-making.
• Provide technical review for projects to comply with environmental regulations, company standards, contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Occasionally travel for projects, conferences, business development, or training.

Benefits

• coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• retirement savings
• paid sick leave
• paid vacation (or other personal time)
• paid parental leave
• paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior