Environmental Scientist Honolulu

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a mid-level environmental scientist for employment to be a task leader for a variety of military environmental projects (i.e., Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies, and Remedial Actions) within the Federal sector. The successful candidate will have at a minimum a BS in Environmental Science, Engineering, or Geology with a successful work history of environmental investigation and remediation projects in Honolulu. 

The candidate must also be able to work as part of a project team comprised of AECOM staff and subcontractors. Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects, a positive attitude, willingness to mentor junior staff, and commitment to workplace health and safety is imperative. Field work may be required including the oversight of subcontractors.

AECOM is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects and career opportunities. Imagine working on rewarding projects within a diverse culture and having access to exceptional training and career development opportunities. Working at AECOM means being part of a global team, working with award-winning professionals across the world.

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Project and task management, client interaction, cost estimating, remedial systems design, overseeing implementation/construction of remedial actions, technical report writing, and mentoring.

• Qualified candidates must be comfortable with periodic travel.

• Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects, a positive attitude, willingness to mentor junior staff, and commitment to workplace health and safety is imperative.

• Anticipation of job-related tasks is about a 70/30 percent split between office and fieldwork.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• BA/BS degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or Geology and 2 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of relevant experience and or education.

• Valid driver’s license.

• US Citizen, for access to DoD project sites

• Ability to successfully obtain a DBIDs pass to gain access to any required federal military installation site locations

• Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Geology or related discipline.

• Ability to travel at least 30% of the time

• 3 years of experience within the consulting industry.

• Experienced with environmental science principles, including site assessment and characterization, remediation, risk assessment, environmental chemistry, etc.