Scientist, Environmental Job Description
Scientist, environmental
provides technical expertise on a wide range of capital projects and studies, including federal and provincial environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EIS), regulatory permitting, compliance programs and related activities.
Scientist, Environmental Duties & Responsibilities
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Providing Environmental oversight and guidance to our fossil-fired and nuclear power plants, other internal customers (Energy Delivery side of business) relative to all aspects of the Clean Water Act (CWA), including related federal, state, and local water regulatory programs within our service area
Regularly interacting with clients, including providing regular status updates during the life of the project, other business development activities
Delineation of wetland boundaries and field identification of terrestrial vegetation
Serve as a field team lead for wetland delineations
Characterization of aquatic and terrestrial habits
Assist in the collection, preparation, documentation, and shipment of environmental samples for site characterization
Preparation of technical reports and permit applications, including data entry, data interpretation, and statistical evaluations and technical writing
Environmental compliance permitting
Ecological field assessments and data collection
Wetland delineation and associated permitting
Scientist, Environmental Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Scientist, Environmental
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HAZWOPER, OSHA, HSE, CDPHE/EPA, FDA, CHP, CHMP, CHMM, LBP, FE
Education for Scientist, Environmental
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the scientist, environmental job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Science, Geology, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources, Education, Ecology, Chemistry
Skills for Scientist, Environmental
Desired skills for scientist, environmental include:
Environmental compliance and compliance audits
Environmental permitting process
Environmental site assessment methods
GPS and working in the ArcGIS desktop environment
Federal and provincial environmental legislation
Industry health and safety practices
NEPA process and experience preparing environmental compliance documents for highway projects are
Provincial species detection protocols
State and Federal environmental regulations
Storage
Desired experience for scientist, environmental includes:
Knowledgeable about wetland mitigation planning and site restoration strategies
Valid driver's license and ability/willingness to travel on short- to mid-term assignments
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Science, Environmental, natural sciences or other technical discipline
Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, soil science, agriculture, wetlands management, geology, or an earth science-related field
4+ years of full time work experience in related field, preferably NEPA and Natural Resources (NR) consulting industry
Strong experience with NEPA (and Natural Resources Management), including ability to work on complex projects, within interdisciplinary teams, and balance a demanding workload, interface with clients
Scientist, Environmental Examples
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Our growing company is hiring for a scientist, environmental. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for scientist, environmental
- Perform the role of Study Director for regulatory fate studies according to international guidelines for a range of chemicals including veterinary medicines and pesticides
- Perform regulatory and/or research based laboratory studies into the fate of chemicals in environmental compartments
- Perform and manage regulatory studies
- Produce reports and communicate results to customers
- Review audit reports and submit responses to QA assessors
- Review client comments and submit responses
- Prepare and issue final reports
- Interact/communicate with customers as necessary
- Contribute to the development of the Team / Programme’s scientific and business strategy
- Train junior staff as required
Qualifications for scientist, environmental
- Strong communications skills are required as the successful candidate will work with scientists/engineers, project managers, and clients in the execution of projects
- Must possess problem-solving skills and have a general mechanical aptitude
- Qualified applicants will be subject to drug screening and medical monitoring
- Proficient in environmental sampling, report preparation and data validation at a level of detail that requires intimate familiarity with method procedures and requirements
- Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test and background check
- 8+ years of consulting experience involving organizing, conducting, and preparing land use permitting in NJ and PA with demonstrated working knowledge of laws, regulations and requirements related to the Federal Clean Water Act 401 certification and 404 permitting, ESA Section 7, NJDEP Flood Hazard, Coastal, and Freshwater Wetland Rules, and PADEP Chapter 105 regulations
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a scientist, environmental. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for scientist, environmental
- Conducts environmental research/investigations, creates documents and reports, and makes technical presentations as required, , to explain conclusions and suggested resolutions
- Performs, or directs the performance of, Phase I and II environmental site assessments to meet due diligence requirements for real estate transactions
- May have frequent inter-organization and regulatory agency contact on technical issues
- May direct the collection of environmental data through air, soil, water, and other material samples, including specifying the protocols for analyzing the samples and interpreting the analytical results
- May direct the activities of environmental consultants, technicians and the organization’s less experienced professional staff
- Working with supervisor and peers to collect and review environmental compliance data
- Supporting (under supervision) site visit reports, guidance documents, and progress reports
- This position will involve field work 95% of the time
- Clear communication with Practice Lead and Project Manager (PM) to ensure a balanced workload and that utilization targets are maintained
- Keep track of work schedules and project deadlines
Qualifications for scientist, environmental
- Existing networks in the Victorian environment industry
- Environmental Science Degree (or equivalent) and minimum 8 years’ related experience
- Existing networks in the Victorian environment industry, and the ability to draw on these networks to secure further working the environment and planning space
- Able to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet tight deadlines
- Able to interact with existing and potential clients in a confident manner and be extremely responsive, enthusiastic, and communicative
- GPS (Trimble or Geo Xplore or similar) required
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Our growing company is looking for a scientist, environmental. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for scientist, environmental
- Provide environmental review and permitting services for work to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental laws and regulations
- Working with multidisciplinary teams to assist private sector clients seeking regulatory approvals and permits from governmental authorities, and leading and/or participating in environmental review and permitting processes
- Coordinating and communicating with clients and agency staff
- Environmental team coordination and technical writing for environmental documents and participation in agency and public involvement processes
- Performs engineering and scientific studies
- Prepares engineering and scientific analysis and forecasts
- Designs and/or codes computer programs
- Evaluates corporate operating environment and related engineering, scientific, political, economic, sociological and demographic issues
- Integrates engineering and scientific facts with political, economic and social aspects of issues
- Mid to career-level, experienced scientific professional responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting or coordinating detailed phases of work for part of a major project or total of a project of moderate scope and complexity
Qualifications for scientist, environmental
- This position is at a military installation
- Must have strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- High school diploma and 1-3 years experience with of the following items, environmental sampling (soil or groundwater), reviewing scientific data and presenting environmental or geologic data via Microsoft Word or Excel, and data documentation
- Candidate must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including taking clear and legible field notes, and should be able to demonstrate these as appropriate during an interview process
- Self-starter and ability to work in a multiple contingency environment
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training desired but not required
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of scientist, environmental. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for scientist, environmental
- Initiate and support Management of Change (MOC) for environmental compliance matters as necessary
- Identify opportunities to streamline environmental compliance resources and work processes
- Manage environmental permits
- Responsible for the submission, negotiation and implementation of new or revised environmental licenses/permits
- Collect, input and calculate environmental compliance reporting information
- Manage submittal of permit and regulatory required agency reports
- Maintain environmental records in accordance with the company record retention policy and external regulatory requirements
- Utilize regional environmental compliance expertise to obtain clear interpretations of site-specific regulatory process, regulations, laws and associated procedures
- Serve as focal point and implementation leader for new / revised regulatory changes
- Lead response to agency requests, potential enforcement actions, , including data collection and development of response packages
Qualifications for scientist, environmental
- Experience in Queensland, with appropriate knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory obligations
- Experience with mining and transport approvals work will be highly advantageous
- 2+ years stack testing experience and relevant work experience involving data collection, data review and preparation of scientific documents (work performed in graduate school may satisfy this requirement)
- Experienced and knowledgeable in EPA stack testing methods associated with 40CFR60, 63, and 75
- Experienced and knowledgeable with EPA instrumental stack testing methods, such as 40CFR60, Appendix A, Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, 10, and 25A
- Preferably certification as asbestos assessor according to EKAS
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a scientist, environmental. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for scientist, environmental
- Design and implement standards relating to waste acceptance processes for the Southern Region
- Coordinate with special waste tracking system designer and compliance manager to implement tracking system improvements
- Assist site management and with compliance needs
- Monitor emerging environmental regulatory issues/initiatives
- Prepare environmental reports such as site conceptual models and manage tasks delegated by Project Managers, which may include bid solicitation, oversight of subcontractors and tracking of key performance indicators
- Assist in meeting project and client requirements for quality, staff resources, scheduling, budgeting and reporting of assigned technology development tasks/projects
- Develop R&D proposals for technology development funding
- Assist in the growth of the Environmental group, increasing opportunities and capacity
- Foster relationships with existing clients based on existing work and to generate new work
- Completion of wildlife, stream and wetland assessments
Qualifications for scientist, environmental
- Experience in multi-media environmental regulatory compliance (e.g., CWA, RCRA, CERCLA, OPA, ) and its application
- Field experience in groundwater and soil sampling
- 4+ years’ experience in a petrochemical environment in waste classification or demonstrated equivalent combination of education, skills, knowledge, abilities and experience
- Knowledgeable of state and federal environmental regulatory framework and processes, specifically RCRA, Waste Characterization and Waste Regulation
- Due to nature and location of work, United States Citizenship or Naturalized Citizenship is required
- RCRA trained employees must “take part in an annual review of the initial training”, as required by 40 CFR 265.16 (as directed by 40 CFR 262.34)