Environmental Scientist, III

About Paragon Professional Services Paragon offers a wide range of environmental investigation, consulting, compliance, and remediation services as well as IT solutions, Facility O&M, Materiel Support, Supply and Security to both private- and public-sector clients throughout Alaska and the Continental U.S. Paragon’s experienced professional staff is dedicated to producing high-quality documentation and providing safe field execution to support its clients’ projects in line with local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

About this position:
Environmental Scientist, III Location - Anchorage, AK The

Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Safely execute all job duties Manage and support the preparation of environmental documents Lead assigned tasks Prepare and update work plans Prepare and update reports Collect and analyze data Manage and implement field programs Assist overall project management tasks as assigned Support the program manager in preparation and implementation of client and stakeholder meetings Perform subcontractor oversight Perform junior staff oversight Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science Level of Experience Requirements:
Strong written and oral communication skills 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training Willingness, desire, and ability to adapt to a changing regulatory climate Meet Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) Qualified Environmental Professional requirements (18 AAC 333.3) Minimum five (5) to eight (8) years of experience in environmental investigation and remediation activities including environmental work planning, investigation and evaluation, and reporting

Working experience with CERCLA regulations and processes and ADEC Contaminated Sites regulations.

Working experience with Federal and state agencies and local stakeholders on environmental projects Familiarity with technical data analysis and contamination delineation techniques Experience installing, developing, sampling, and decommissioning monitoring wells

Experience with Federal, utility or private sector clients Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics Microsoft® Office Suite Working knowledge of Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance for contaminated sites. Strong organizational skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, computer literacy, and strong attention to detail Ability to manage and perform simultaneous or subsequent cleanup activities at multiple remote Alaska locations throughout the year Ability to find solutions to the unique logistical and environmental challenges facing Alaska-based projects Experience investigating and remediating hazardous substances and petroleum spills Ability to perform quality control functions during site work Ability to prepare risk assessment tables from environmental data sets.

Preferred Environmental Proposal Development Experience Experience participating in all phases of environmental investigation and remediation projects Contaminant fate and transport evaluation and modeling GIS and survey experience Supervisory Responsibilities This position will have supervisory responsibilities. DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions. Necessary

Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to…