Senior Geologist (Geologist V)

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Geologist (Geologist V)  to be based in our Greenville, SC office. This position will support our Remediation team within our Environment business line. This position is expected to begin immediately.

The selected candidate will also assist/lead project and program management with design and implementation of soil, groundwater, sediment and surface water investigative and remediation programs, data analysis, and report preparation.

This position will also assist in the performance of regulatory compliance inspections, sampling, and reporting associated with the implementation of permit and/or regulatory requirements for commercial/industrial facilities.

The job responsibilities for this position will include but are not limited to:

• Utilizes advanced scientific principles, theories, practices and existing technologies develop technical solutions to complex problems
• Interprets and records data, conducts analyses, compares findings to relevant studies and local, provincial and national regulations to ensure compliance. Work is performed with minimal direction
• Provide design support for private industrial and state remediation projects
• Develop, coordinate and provide field oversight of pre-design investigations
• Remedial implementation including construction support, permitting and design clarifications
• Operation of treatment systems (evaluation of performance, maintenance activities and development of O&M plans)
• Analyze data and prepare/review engineering related reports, plans, calculations, drawings, figures and specifications
• Development of remedial implementation cost estimates
• Project Management tasks including budgeting, schedule, client interaction, scope development and cost tracking
• Conducts research and does investigation work as required
• Plans and organizes project studies
• Assists in the resolution of conflicting technical information and unsuitability of standard procedures
• Performs complex assignments often requiring the development of unique solutions to problems
• Oversees the work of less experienced scientists, and provides mentorship or training as needed

Qualifications

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS in Geology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related field + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Current Professional Geologist (P.G.) or Professional Engineer (P.E.) Licensure, certifications, and/or accreditations
• 8 years of experience in environmental consulting with focus in site assessment and/or remediation OR demonstrated equivalency of experience and education
• 8 years of project management experience
• Familiarity with State (i.e., NCDEQ, SCDES) and Federal Environmental Regulations
• Proficient technical writing (remedial investigation reports, corrective action studies, etc.)
• Current OSHA 40-hr Hazardous Waste Operations Training
• Valid U.S Driver's License and as a condition of employment, must pass AECOM's Motor Vehicle Records Review
• As a condition of employment, candidates must pass a drug screening
• Due to the nature of this work, U.S. Citizenship is required

PREFERRED

QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters Degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related field
• 15+ years of experience performing and leading site investigations that included soil/groundwater/vapor sampling, soil boring/monitoring well installations with various drilling techniques (i.e., DPT, HSA, sonic, air rotary, mud-rotary, etc.), analytical data interpretation and reporting
• Fluency with CAD or GIS
• Experience with various remediation technologies; vapor mitigation systems, AS/SVE systems, pump and treat systems, chemical injections, soil blends, thermal remediation, bio-sparge, etc.
• Experience with groundwater modeling and numeric computing programs
• Current OSHA 30-Hr Construction Training

Additional Information

• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position
• Relocation is not available for this position

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