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Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level
Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
Step into Your New Role
Kleinfelder is currently seeking a Field Geologist/Environmental Scientist to serve Florida and surrounding areas.
This is a hybrid role with options to work from home as work and projects allow.
Working as part of a regional team based in Jacksonville, Florida and serving the Southeastern US, the successful candidate will perform environmental site investigations and field sampling services. We are seeking a candidate that is motivated, can travel and work independently, is mechanically-inclined, and enjoys working outdoors. The candidate will conduct environmental site work and field sampling procedures that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Soil boring and monitoring well installation.
- Soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater screening and sampling.
- Storm water, waste water and influent/effluent process water sampling.
- Operation, maintenance, and monitoring of remediation systems.
- Oversight of subcontractors and vendors performing drilling, laboratory analytical services, mowing, clearing, maintenance and excavation activities.
- Conducting site inspections as part of environmental assessments and compliance audits.
- Supporting geotechnical field work / analysis including soil boring logging, sampling, and testing.
- Supporting ecological field efforts including threatened, endangered, and sensitive species assessment and wetlands assessment and delineation.
- Preparation of proposals, cost estimates, plans, technical specifications, including day-to-day client and stakeholder correspondence.
- Review and interpret environmental data and analytical laboratory results.
- Prepare field reports, internal / external correspondence, and technical reports.
This position is 75% fieldwork, 25% office work. Travel (regional/overnight) may account for up to 30% of work. There is the expectation that the candidate will need to work in all weather conditions, and that the work will be physically and mechanically demanding (must be able to lift 50 pounds). Effective and concise written and verbal communication skills are critical, as well as the ability to navigate in remote areas and use a GPS, map, and compass to log points or stake features in the field.
The candidate must have an appreciation for the importance of adhering to a safety culture that believes that all accidents are preventable. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to follow written technical procedures and document field activities commensurate with individual project expectations.
Qualifications:
- H.S. Diploma/G.E.D. is required. A 2 or 4-year industrial, college, or technical degree in environmental sciences is preferred.
- 0-3 years of experience in the environmental science, environmental consulting, or a nexus industry.
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Health and Safety Training and First Aid/CPR Training.
- Candidates must have a good driving record and a valid Driver's License.
- Training and ability to operate 4WD equipment and heavy machinery (backhoe, trackhoe, wheel and skid steer loader) and trailer attachments is preferred.
- MSHA Part 48 (B) Miner Training is preferred.
Move Forward with Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.
Progress with an Employer that Values You
Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:
Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.
Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.
Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES
Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
