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Associate Scientist or Geoscientist for Emergency Response Team

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Nov 2024

About the role

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions.Employee-ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to achieve our growth and opportunities make a difference for our clients, people and the communities we work in. Weston continues to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.Weston Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Associate Geologist, Engineer, or Scientist to work with our Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) performing EPA Investigations, Removal Assessments, and Removal Actions. This candidate will work within the START team providing our EPA client with accurate and pertinent scientific data according to agreed upon methods, procedures, and techniques. The candidate will provide leadership within a team responsible for delivering sound conclusions and recommendations to EPA based upon field investigations and literature reviews within the established project schedules. The position will also be periodically on-call to support emergency response projects as needed. Location: Seattle, WashingtonKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:

B.S. in a Science and 0-2 years of experience in environmental and/or geotechnical sampling, and/or removal oversight. Oil and hazardous materials emergency response experience is a plus.
Ability to plan, lead, and participate in site walks, site evaluations, removal assessments, and removal action oversight projects, including oil, and hazardous materials emergency response projects.
Experience performing site assessments and collecting multimedia samples.
Exposure to various technical and scientific procedures
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (field equipment, PPE, etc.)
Experience in preparing planning documents to methodically perform field investigations, data reporting, technical report preparation.
Strong organization and communication skills.
Attention to detail and self-starter
Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
Provide technical direction for teams up to 10+ personnel.

Preferred Skills:

A minimum of one year multimedia sampling. Preferred experience in analytical method selection and data management and interpretation
Field instrumentation. Proficient in the use of various air and water monitoring instruments (PID/FID, multi gas meters, etc.). Abilities include calibration of field instruments, implementation in field, and interpretation of results.
Familiarity with the Incident Command System (ICS) 100-800. Completion of ICS courses a plus.