Environmental Scientist

Boston, MA, United States | req
2155

Find your path and enjoy the journey at Haley & Aldrich. With us, you'll tackle clients' most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments - and, in turn, build stronger communities. You'll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development.

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are currently seeking a Staff Environmental Scientist 2 to perform all tasks consisting primarily of field related technical duties with minimum supervision. This position requires travel to job sites and working outside of the office setting 95% of the time. Hence, the position will entail field sampling, lifting and transporting up to 50lbs of field equipment unassisted, bending, walking on uneven ground, working on large construction/industrial sites, working in the elements (following our Health & Safety guidelines), such as snow, rain, heat, etc.,

and use of personal-protective equipment (PPE). This is a full-time position located in our Boston, MA office.

In this position, you will:

• Able to travel to work locations that may require overnight stays and work in other states.
• Monitor geotechnical and environmental drilling and test pits.
• Produce boring logs that have soil classifications, rock core classifications, and include site geology conditions.
• Collect geotechnical and environmental soil samples.
• Perform low flow groundwater sampling.
• Perform field tests on soil and rock.
• Use of various geotechnical and environmental instrumentation and equipment.
• Conduct site reconnaissance.
• Ability to work independently on job sites, prepare detailed notes, and take photographs to document procedures used and observations made during field explorations programs and/or construction monitoring for use by supervisory or project personnel.
• Prepare daily/weekly field reports, including written reports with figures, photographs, and summary tables as required.
• Ability to travel out of state to project sites periodically for several weeks at a time.
• Ability to work on sites with asbestos present and wear "Level C" Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including Tyvek suits and respirators.
• Adhere to Site Specific Health and Safety Plans prepared for each project site, including participation in site safety briefings and audits by both contractors and Haley & Aldrich.
• Coordinate scheduling with contractors and subcontractors.
• Monitor the execution of field & lab testing activities completed by subcontractors.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Coordinate with internal Haley & Aldrich project team members on a daily basis.

Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Geology or related field.
• 2-5 years+ of related work experience.
• Must have strong written, verbal and telephone communication skills, particularly the ability to produce accurate and concise field notes.
• Basic Microsoft Excel and Word capabilities.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation to travel to job sites and the office.
• Familiarity with set up and use of GPS devices a plus.
• Experience directing subcontractors a plus.
• OSHA 40-hr. HAZWOPER training preferred but not required.

Haley & Aldrich is committed to delivering the value our clients need from their capital, operations, and environmental projects. Our one-team approach allows us to draw from our 900 engineers, scientists, and…