Environmental Scientist​/Geologist II - AERS

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ASRC Energy Services, LLC (AES) is part of the Alaska Native corporation, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) family of companies. ASRC is a private, for-profit corporation that is owned by and represents the business interests of its approximately 13,000 Inupiaq shareholders. As the largest Alaskan-owned company employing over 15,000 people worldwide, ASRC and its subsidiaries are poised for the next era of growth with continued dedication to providing maximum benefit to our shareholders.

The Environmental Scientist II / Geologist II independently performs and leads contaminated site investigations, remediation activities, waste management efforts, and environmental compliance projects for AERS clients throughout Alaska. This position leads field investigations, prepares technical deliverables, evaluates environmental data, coordinates project tasks, and mentors junior technical staff. The successful candidate will meet the education and experience requirements to perform as an Alaska DEC Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) upon hire and will routinely support work in remote and Arctic environments.

* Location:

Anchorage, Alaska. Office-based, with field assignments statewide.

* Schedule:

Field assignments commonly range from several days to two or three weeks. Longer deployments may occasionally be required depending on project needs and field location.

* Travel:
Regular travel throughout Alaska, including remote and Arctic locations accessible by commercial aircraft, charter aircraft, or other project-specific transportation.

* Field season:
Field work is concentrated during the summer and fall, with technical reporting, project planning, data evaluation, proposal development, and training throughout the year.

• Plan and execute contaminated site investigations, site characterization, and remediation projects.
• Lead field programs including soil borings, monitoring well installation and development, groundwater sampling, soil excavation oversight, and confirmation sampling.
• Independently prepare work plans, site characterization and cleanup reports, technical memoranda, and regulatory correspondence.
• Interpret analytical and field data and develop technically sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Perform as a QEP on environmental projects and provide oversight and technical direction to field staff and Qualified Samplers.
• Coordinate with clients, subcontractors, laboratories, regulators, and project managers to support successful project execution.
• Manage investigation-derived waste, contaminated environmental media, and hazardous or non‑hazardous waste in accordance with applicable project, state, federal, RCRA, and DOT requirements.
• Support waste characterization, profiling, container management, labeling, staging, transportation coordination, manifesting, and disposal documentation.
• Maintain and review accurate field documentation, boring and monitoring well logs, groundwater records, chain‑of‑custody documentation, and waste tracking records.
• Mentor junior scientists and geologists and provide technical guidance during field investigations, data evaluation, and report preparation.
• Support proposal development, cost estimating, scheduling, project planning, and task‑level project management.
• Perform work safely in remote locations including the North Slope, military installations, industrial facilities, and active construction sites.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in environmental science, geology, environmental engineering, chemistry, or a closely related discipline.
• Four or more years of progressively responsible environmental…