ANALYTICAL LABORATORY LEADS 

Interested in making a difference to the planet? Want to work with a team of Environmental Chemists who care about the protection of human health and the environment? Are you seeking broad exposure to environmental remediation and Superfund-related cleanup processes with interaction with EPA on a regional level? Enjoy travelling for your work?

ICF is seeking motivated Analytical Laboratory Leads in Environmental Chemistry to support an EPA contract, the Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) across the country. The team performs soil, water, air, waste, and tissue sample analysis for chemical contaminants primarily supporting Superfund site assessment, remediation, and emergency response but also for compliance under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Additional support provided by the team includes sample receipt and tracking, maintenance and monitoring of laboratory support equipment, inspections of safety equipment, chemical and supply inventory, environmental compliance activities, field sampling and analysis, warehouse support, and analytical subcontracting.

We are seeking candidates for the various federal government laboratories across the US to include Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Kansas City, KS; Athens, GA; Chelmsford, MA; Edison, NJ; Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; Ft. Meade, MD; Chicago, IL.

What You Will Do

• Supervise a team of 5 to 10 chemists and technicians providing sample analysis and quality assurance, and laboratory operational support

• Provide technical input to and technical oversight of the work performed

• Schedule, track, and report assignments and work products

• Client contact and technical presentation

• Ensure compliance with all technical, quality assurance, and safety requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or equivalent

• 8+ years of experience performing or managing organic and/or inorganic analysis of environmental samples using CLP, SW-846, and other EPA methods

• 5+ years of experience managing an environmental analysis group and/or laboratory of comparable size

• Proficiency with data acquisition, instrument reporting, and Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS)

• Experience in a NELAC-certified, DOD or DOE environmental laboratory is required

• Experience in analytical chemistry for determination of trace contaminants in environmental samples included automated preparation and analysis processes with emphasis on emerging contaminants

• Recent “hands-on” experience operating GC, GC/MS, ICP, ICP/MS, LC/MS-MS, HPLC, or similar systems, including full use of applicable data acquisition and reporting software

• US citizenship is required per federal contract requirements.

• Must be able to pass an EPA background check to obtain access to US federal property.

What We’d Like You to Have

• Advanced degree in chemisty

• Experience in high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) for dioxins and furans

• Radiochemistry analysis of environmental matrices (soil, water, air) and data validation of radiochemistry data following MARLAP guidance

• Recent experience with data validation using the NFG

• Experience with SMO Portal, EXES

• Hands-on experience with LC/MS/MS for PFAS/PFO

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