Environmental Scientist​/Engineer

Description

The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a $180M global consulting firm that integrates strategic advisory, project management, and dispute resolution services for organizations facing complex challenges in a world of risk. We embody our core values of embracing lifelong learning, operating with urgency, maximizing value, and driving collaboration to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and communities. Join us if you are looking for a career that offers you a chance to love what you do and deliver meaningful impact.

The Environmental Scientist will assist their assigned supervisor with execution of assigned tasks, production of on time and high-quality individual work product, and positive coordination with other team members as assigned or requested in order to produce work product. The Environmental Scientist is responsible for supporting the success of their assigned subpractice area and project as highest priority. The Environmental Scientist will perform assigned tasks in a manner that models the Company’s core values and inspires and encourages goal achievement through empowerment, learning, and creativity among the team.

• Conduct environmental site assessments, remedial investigations, due diligence investigations, compliance audits and property condition assessments.
• Collect field samples for analysis and remediation planning.
• Assist with writing detailed client facing reports including the preparation of accurate data/summary tables, data analysis, statistical analysis and comparison to regulatory compliance standards.
• Attend meetings with regulatory agencies and assist with developing compliance plans.
• Assist project managers in the implementation of field work activities for multiple project functions including scheduling and client coordination, equipment acquisition, subcontractor coordination and laboratory services.
• Assist project managers in the meeting milestones, budgetary limits, deadlines, or other performance indicators.
• Provide analysis of field procedures and increased efficiency processes. Assist in the preparation of proposals.
• Prepare and implement Health and Safety Plans/Job Safety Analyses for sites.
• Effectively coordinate with other team members as requested or assigned, able to proactively monitor own progress on assigned tasks or projects, and ensure work product produced by self or in collaboration with other assigned team members is consistently high quality
• Support assigned Supervisor in monitoring of all relevant data such as individual utilization performance vs target, client deadlines, accurate and timely timesheet data, etc.
• Meet or exceed defined individual average utilization goals as set forth by company leadership
• Coordinate and support other team members as assigned, with emphasis on positivity and in support of a culture that is empowered to execute
• Conduct self in support of driving towards defined objectives and key results (OKRs)
• Travel as necessary to support client, employee, and leadership needs.
• Support quality control of service delivery with all individual work product production, maintaining an excellent reputation of quality
• Collaborate with other team members in a manner that assists with rapid identification and escalation to Supervisor of any client, team member or operational challenges

• Be aware of and work in a manner that supports the organization’s vision and defined business objectives
• Conduct self and collaborate with others in working toward achievement of defined profit objectives of assigned projects
• Cooperate in construction of strong cross-functional teams (cooperate with any suggested project assignments outside of original assigned practice area) to achieve success in shared goals, understanding that multiple perspectives and talents build stronger teams and results
• Complete daily tasks consistent

• Requires 1 year work experience in the functional area at any level.
• Professional experience in environmental assessment and remediation projects, including ASTM…