Environmental Scientist III

• Location 2800 Corporate Exchange Dr, Suite 250,Columbus, OH, 43231,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Travel 10%

LATA is seeking an Environmental Scientist III to perform environmental laboratory data validation and provide quality assurance support for environmental investigation, remediation, and long-term monitoring projects. A primary responsibility will be conducting one-over-one technical reviews of data validation work completed by junior chemists to ensure accuracy, consistency, technical defensibility, and compliance with project requirements.

• Independently perform environmental laboratory data validation in accordance with EPA National Functional Guidelines, the DoD Quality Systems Manual, UFP-QAPPs, and project-specific requirements.
• Conduct one-over-one technical reviews of data validation packages completed by junior chemists.
• Provide clear written comments, coaching, and technical feedback to junior staff.
• Confirm that review comments have been appropriately addressed before data validation deliverables are finalized.
• Review laboratory data packages and electronic deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with analytical and contractual requirements.
• Evaluate holding times, calibration criteria, blanks, surrogates, matrix spikes and duplicates, laboratory control samples, detection and reporting limits, sample and quality-control associations, and other applicable quality-control criteria.
• Apply appropriate data qualifiers and reason codes and evaluate the effect of laboratory deviations on data usability.
• Perform Stage 2A, Stage 2B, Stage 3, or comparable levels of data validation, as required by the project.
• Prepare and review data validation reports, quality-control summaries, technical memoranda, tables, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with analytical laboratories to obtain missing information, clarify laboratory results, and resolve data-quality issues.
• Support preparation and maintenance of QAPPs, work plans, SOPs, sampling plans, laboratory scopes of work, and other project documentation.
• Support environmental data management, including review and updating of EDDs and coordination with EQuIS, ERPIMS, ADR, or similar systems.
• Assist project managers and technical staff with laboratory planning, analytical method selection, data interpretation, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify recurring data-validation issues and recommend training or process improvements.
• Support environmental projects involving soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, wastewater, emerging contaminants, and PFAS.

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or a closely related scientific discipline with sufficient chemistry coursework.
• At least five years of directly relevant environmental analytical chemistry, environmental consulting, laboratory, or environmental data-validation experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently performing environmental laboratory data validation.
• Demonstrated experience conducting peer, one-over-one, or technical reviews of analytical data or data-validation deliverables.
• Familiarity with EPA National Functional Guidelines, the DoD Quality Systems Manual, UFP-QAPP requirements, and EPA analytical methods.
• Experience reviewing complete environmental laboratory data packages and associated QA/QC information.
• Ability to apply data qualifiers, document validation decisions, and assess data usability.
• Strong attention to detail and strong technical writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience coordinating with environmental analytical laboratories.

• Experience with EQuIS, ERPIMS, ADR, or similar environmental data systems.
• Experience supporting DoD, DOE, USACE, AFCEC, EPA, or other federal environmental programs.
• Experience reviewing organic, inorganic, metals, and PFAS analytical data.

• Base Compensation $71,204.70 - $/year