Project Consultant - EHS SUPPORT : Job Details

Location: California - Remote Home Office BasedDo you want a career where you can make a real difference? One with an organization where intellectual curiosity, focus, and hard work are rewarded with opportunity? An organization known for doing things differently and for providing practical, effective, long-term solutions?At EHS Support, we take pride in doing important work that has a lasting impact. Here we define success by what our people achieve through the effective application of science, communication, and a lot of hard work. If you're just looking for a job, we are not your company. On the other hand, if you want to fix real problems...if you want to learn, grow, and evolve...if you want to do something that has a positive impact...then EHS Support is the company for you.As a 100-percent virtual company, EHS Support provides industry-leading solutions through a network of home offices. Working at home provides many benefits, but it isn't for everyone. That said, if you're looking for exciting opportunities to grow your experience and knowledge, EHS Support may be the perfect fit. Our clients have sites across the US and abroad, and our staff has the unique opportunity to gain experience through varied geographies, regulatory programs, and environmental settings. Most project-level staff get to travel extensively within their first few years at EHS Support on field assignments typically ranging from a couple of days to several weeks.Vision for Your Career HereAt EHS Support, we give you the flexibility for a healthy work/life balance, while providing the support you need to succeed. We make sure you're exposed to the entire project lifecycle, helping you develop valuable science, communication, and business skills along the way. We believe the fundamentals of consulting are best learned by doing. That's why we place a strong emphasis on project team integration with a focus on learning about the project lifecycle early on in your career. We get you into in the field so you can understand the 'why' behind what we are doing. We also get you involved in work plan and report writing (related to the work you are executing in the field), as well as in cost estimating to arm you with the tools to manage tasks and projects as you gain experience.JOB DESCRIPTION: This opportunity is for a flexible, self-motivated, and independent individual. The successful team member will provide technical support in the remediation and sediment/risk assessment service lines on a variety of environmental investigation, remediation, and water resources projects located throughout the United States and, potentially, internationally. Typical responsibilities include a blend of field and office activities that include project management, subcontractor coordination and management, data collection (such as environmental investigation fieldwork planning and sample collection, monitoring well installation, aquifer testing, etc.) and assessing laboratory and field-derived datasets to derive conclusions and provide recommendations to project teams, clients, and regulators. Key to success will be communicating results succinctly through written reports, charts, and technical or schematic illustrations. Ability to effectively communicate with project team members and clients is critical to this role.Typical responsibilities will include:

• Data analysis - assess environmental datasets to derive observations and conclusions.
• Technical writing and reporting - effectively write and verbally communicate key findings and strategies.
• Technical growth - expand skills by working on multiple projects with technical experts from a variety of disciplines.
• Coordination and Planning - schedule fieldwork; identify equipment & safety needs, required permits, and subcontractors.
• Fieldwork - collect environmental samples from various media (soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, soil vapor) and manage subcontractors.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:Required skills and traits:

• Bachelor's level degree in a field related to geology, hydrogeology, or environmental science with 8 or more years of applicable work experience or master's level credentials in one of the aforementioned fields with 5 or more years of applicable work experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills. Writing examples and/or completion of a test exercise may be requested.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to proactively reach out to peers with questions and to seek guidance.
• Comfortable working in remote office setting.
• Project management experience.
• Environmental and geospatial data assessment skills.
• Subcontractor coordination and management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing simultaneous tasks.
• Environmental media sampling experience (soil, sediment, surface water, groundwater, soil vapor, etc.).
• Interest to travel out of state and overnight, with the potential for longer work assignments (days to weeks).

Highly ranked candidates will have one or more of the following skills or traits:

• Hydrogeology and/or aqueous geochemistry coursework or experience.
• Familiarity with groundwater and or geochemical modeling software (e.g., BioScreen, MAROS, Geochemists' Workbench, or similar).
• Data plotting and querying skills (R and/or Microsoft Excel).
• Basic working knowledge of geospatial software (ArcGIS and/or QGIS).
• Familiarity with geostatistical analysis.
• Federal CERCLA, RCRA, and/or DTSC regulatory experience.

Traits desired for success in our team:

• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple deadlines and fast-changing priorities.
• Attention to detail and ability to quality check comprehensive datasets.
• Motivated to learn new skills in disciplines outside primary area of expertise.
• Curiosity and an affinity for solving problems.
• Ability to think strategically and conceptually, as well as translate strategy into practical and tactical plans.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and co-workers.
• Display integrity through honesty, fairness, & respect.
• Possesses a sense of responsibility and takes accountability.
• Takes initiative and ability to work independently.
• Maintains a sense of ownership over delivery of projects.
• Trustworthy & dependable.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.