Staff Scientist, III

SUMMARY

Paragon Professional Services, LLC (Paragon), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is seeking an experienced level environmental professional based in Anchorage, Alaska to support a wide range of environmental projects in Alaska, California, Washington, Oregon and North Carolina. The qualified candidate should be motivated and hardworking and experienced dealing with the many aspects of contaminated sites involving contaminated soil, groundwater, sediment and surface water. Primary duties will include providing data analysis, research, and technical consultation; supporting proposal preparation; preparing planning documents; supporting and leading field activities; and preparing reports.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position, and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage and support the preparation of environmental documents
• Support overall project management tasks as assigned by the other members of the project teams
• Update/prepare work plans
• Update/prepare reports
• Collect and analyze data
• Manage and implement field programs
• Support the program manager in preparation and implementation of client and stakeholder meetings

                                                                                                   

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required (Minimum) Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• 40 Hour HAZWOPER
• Willingness, desire, and ability to adapt to a changing regulatory climate
• Ability to travel between 7-21 days per month
• Qualified Environmental Professional: Professional Registration completed or in progress
• Minimum eight (8) to twelve (12) years of experience in environmental investigation and remediation activities including environmental sample collection and management and reporting
• Experience working with Federal and state agencies and local stakeholders on environmental projects
• Familiarity with technical data analysis and contamination delineation techniques
• Experience installing, developing, sampling, and decommissioning monitoring wells 
• Experience with Federal, utility or private sector clients

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Microsoft® Office Suite
• Working knowledge of Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance
• Strong organizational skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, computer literacy, and strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage and perform simultaneous or subsequent cleanup activities at multiple remote Alaska locations throughout the year
• Ability to find solutions to the unique logistical and environmental challenges facing Alaska-based projects
• Experience investigating and remediating petroleum spills
• Ability to perform quality control functions during site work
• Ability to prepare risk assessment tables from environmental data sets.

Preferred

• Environmental proposal development experience
• Experience participating in all phases of an environmental project
• GIS Experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must maintain a constant state of mental alertness at all times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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