JOB SUMMARY
The Environmental Scientist is position responsible for supporting environmental site assessments, contaminated sites investigation and characterization, remediation, waste disposal, preparing regulatory permit applications, record-keeping, and environmental compliance consulting services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Provide technical support to ACES’ senior staff working in our contaminated site assessment/remediation program; hydrogeology; and environmental risk management studies and services and remediation design and regulatory agency consultations
- Take direction from lead environmental scientist/staff to grow skillsets to become a an Alaska DEC Qualified Environmental Professional
- Interface directly with ACES staff to understand client needs and develop proposals, scope, costs, schedule, and budgets.
- Support preparation of technical reports, proposals, and cost estimates
- Perform routine office activities
- Conduct and lead field environmental assessment (Phase I /II/III ESA), and compliance activities
- Conduct literature research, compile resource data, and prepare regulatory permit applications, right-of-way applications, and other regulatory documents for various projects
- Comply with Company and customer policies and procedures.
- Support ACES zero-incident safety culture and assume personal accountability and responsibility for safe work practices in all projects, activities, and operations.
- Other duties will be assigned to this position as needs require.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- High School diploma required.
- Ability to spend up to 12-hour workday in remote Alaska conditions over extended periods of time (generally 2-3 weeks at a time)
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite applications required.
- Must have at least 1-2 years of environmental site assessment and/or regulatory permitting experience.
- Become proficient with North Slope Red Book waste handling guidelines
- Must be able to work/commute to Anchorage, Alaska at your own expense
- Driver’s License required.
CERTIFICATIONS (Company provided-must complete training within 3 months of hire)
- North Slope Training Cooperative (NSTC) safety training certification required.
- OSHA HAZWOPER 40-hr certification
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, chemistry, or related field preferred.
- Alaska DEC Qualified Sampler
- Experience in Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) and or oil spill response planning preferred.
- Experience in performing environmental site assessments and remediation design for federally funded projects
- Understand the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and Geographic Information System (GIS) preferred.
- Alaska North Slope oil and gas field experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Overtime
Work setting:
Ability to Commute:
- Anchorage, AK (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Anchorage, AK: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person