Lead Consultant, Geology

Our Business

We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change. 
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Consultant, Geologist/Hydrogeologist for our Richmond, Virginia office.  Be involved in projects with our Site Assessment and Remediation Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Provides high level technical assistance and guidance for the collection, identification, compiling, and analysis of geological data from various media (soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, air/vapor). Plans and executes projects that include groundwater, surface water, soil, and air sampling; solid waste compliance, environmental subsurface site assessments, regulatory permitting; subsurface site characterizations involving drilling, soil classification; groundwater remediation; geochemistry; and statistical evaluations. Ensures that documentation and recommendations accurately describe the results of geological analyses and address long-term risks to ecological and human health. Assists project leadership, corrective strategies, classification of contaminated materials, and treatment, disposal, and/or onsite remediation activities.  The successful candidate should enjoy identifying new business opportunities and building successful client relationships.  Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.

Your Impact

• Provide guidance with data collection efforts for extracting, identifying, and compiling environmental data from soil sampling, soil gas sampling, groundwater sampling, stormwater sampling, boring logs, and other matrices for projects, investigations, and surveys. 
• Conduct environmental site assessments (Phase I and II).
• Lead site investigation, subsurface boring and trenching oversight, and monitoring of groundwater and extraction well installations.
• Prepare more complex data and visualizations such as mineral charts, 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 and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, remedy, or clean-up chemical and environmental problems and contamination.
• 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 and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Develop action plans for mid to larger-scale pollution, corrosion, hazardous waste, and environmental control project and programs.
• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, or closely related discipline.
• 7 to 10 years of experience working as a Geologist. 
• Proficient with geological research, investigation, technology, measurement tools, software, and techniques.
• Proficiency with the concepts of reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances, processes, or products., and mitigation programs.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of rel