Staff Environmental Scientist

Arcadis•Highlands Ranch, CO

5d•$68,400 - $114,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Project Environmental Scientist/Geoscientist to support our Resilience Environment team in the U.S. This position will require a background in soil and groundwater contaminant characterization and remediation with a specialization in the application of statistical tools. This position plays a critical role in supporting environmental investigation and remediation projects by providing advanced statistical understanding and technical leadership for soil, sediment, groundwater, and surface water characterization programs. The successful candidate will serve as a practitioner in environmental statistics, working closely with multidisciplinary project teams to develop and implement statistically defensible approaches that support background characterization, site investigation, risk assessment, compliance monitoring, remedial decision-making, and long-term monitoring programs. The position requires a strong understanding of environmental data analysis, hydrogeology, contaminant fate and transport, and regulatory guidance, with particular emphasis on the application of statistical methods to complex environmental datasets.

Requirements

Working knowledge of environmental statistical methods, including trend analysis, background characterization, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing
Experience applying statistical approaches to soil and groundwater investigation, monitoring, and remediation projects
Familiarity with the EPA's Statistical Analysis of Groundwater Monitoring Data at RCRA Facilities Unified Guidance (2009)
Ability to analyze and interpret environmental datasets and communicate findings in a clear and defensible manner
Strong technical writing skills, including preparation of reports, memoranda, and regulatory deliverables
Willingness and ability to take responsibility for performance and quality and drive progress on individual tasks with appropriate delegation of subtasks
Effective communication and collaboration skills for working with project teams, clients, and regulatory agencies
Ability to manage multiple assignments while maintaining attention to detail and data quality
Proficiency with statistical and data analysis tools such as R, Python, ProUCL, VSP, Sanitas, or similar software
Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics or Mathematics, or a degree in Environmental Science, Geological Engineering, Geoscience, or a related discipline with a strong emphasis on statistics
Comparative statistics work experience
5+ years of applicable experience

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree

Responsibilities

Review conceptual site models, regulatory requirements, and environmental datasets to develop statistically defensible strategies for site characterization, remediation, and monitoring programs
Work as part of a team in the planning and execution of statistical analyses for soil, groundwater, sediment, and surface water investigations, ensuring methods are appropriate for project objectives and available data
Interpret analytical and statistical results in the context of site-specific conditions, contaminant behavior, and regulatory requirements based on a fundamental understanding of relevant chemical, hydrogeological, and other environmental processes
Contribute to and direct preparation of technical memoranda, monitoring reports, regulatory submittals, and other project deliverables that clearly communicate methods, findings, and conclusions
Present statistical approaches, results, and recommendations to project teams and other internal stakeholders
Provide technical responses to client and regulator comments and support resolution of data-related questions and challenges
Serve as a focused practitioner in environmental statistics, providing technical guidance to multidisciplinary project teams
Travel potentially up to 20% based on project, client, and business needs