Part-Time Sr. Geologist

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Part-Time Sr. Geologist to work out of our Kansas City, MO office.   Be involved in projects with our Federal Environmental Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Your Impact

• Perform contaminated site remedial investigations (including planning document development) and develop conceptual site models, feasibility studies, remedial designs, and other documents required of CERCLA and RCRA projects.
• Manage projects technically and administratively. 
• Establish presence in the Federal environmental industry by developing strategies to ensure growth, identifying opportunities, and overseeing SF330 proposal development.
• Develop and maintain relationships with a broad network of internal and external clients.
• Supervise and mentor staff.
• Prepare and implement typical planning documents, including QAPPs, Workplans, and site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Prepare subcontractor scopes of work and procure subcontractors.
• Lead site investigation, subsurface boring and trenching oversight, and monitoring of groundwater and extraction well installations.
• Provide guidance with data collection efforts for extracting, identifying, and compiling environmental data from soil and sediment sampling, soil gas sampling, groundwater, surface water, and stormwater sampling, boring logs, and other matrices for projects, investigations, and surveys. 
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret geologic, hydrogeologic, and chemical data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level threat mitigation activities.
• Prepare more complex data and visualizations such as soil analyses, groundwater modeling, maps geologic cross-sections, and other illustrations.
• Ensure regulatory requirement compliance pertaining to the data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, and record compliance and retention.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports such as Remedial Investigation reports, and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, remedy, or clean-up chemical and environmental problems and contamination.
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, or closely related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience working as a Geologist. 
• Active Professional Geologist registration (or have qualifications to obtain).   
• Proven contract/project management experience with USACE and/or USEPA and/or experience working on other Department of Defense projects (Navy/NAVFAC experience preferred.) Project management experience with may be small to mid-level Task Order projects.
• Proven track record of successful project and client management, and strong client relationships.
• Excellent verbal skills with strong writing and organizational skills, a positive attitude, and ability to work both independently and within groups.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. Must be able to occasionally work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
•  Strong understanding of relevant State and Federal regulations with specific and knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Proficiency with geological research, investigation, technology, measurement tools, software, and techniques.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a scientific and non-scientific audience.
• Demonstrated high-level