Environmental Air Scientist

Job Title: Environmental Air Scientist
Location: Edison, New Jersey
Salary: $60,000 - $100,000

Position Overview :
Seeking an Environmental Air Scientist to support scheduled and time-critical responses to site-related environmental issues, including disaster/emergency response, environmental investigations, and remedial alternative analysis. This role requires experience with air sampling and monitoring protocols, calibration and maintenance of monitoring equipment, and implementation of multi-media sampling techniques. The Environmental Air Scientist will work with senior-level oversight to develop sampling and monitoring plans, collect environmental data, and support environmental assessment and remediation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct air sampling and monitoring activities utilizing handheld, portable, and transportable monitoring equipment.
• Develop and implement sampling, monitoring, and data collection plans with senior-level oversight.
• Collect environmental samples for field screening and laboratory analysis, including soil, groundwater, and surface water.
• Respond to releases of oil and hazardous materials and provide assessment and contractor oversight services.
• Assist with environmental site assessments consistent with U.S. EPA standards.
• Provide oversight and sampling during soil borings and monitoring well installations.
• Oversee remedial excavation activities and assist with remediation system installation and operation.
• Manage analytical data, including tabulation, QA/QC, and evaluation of results.
• Prepare plans, maps, boring logs, technical reports, and work plans.
• Perform calibration, maintenance, and operation of multi-media monitoring and sampling equipment.
• Document field activities and prepare daily and final reports.
• Maintain readiness for immediate mobilization and periodic nationwide field assignments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of recent and relevant experience with air sampling and monitoring protocols.
• Knowledge of the calibration, maintenance, deployment, use, and data collection of handheld, portable, and transportable air sampling and monitoring devices.
• Experience developing and implementing sampling, monitoring, and data collection plans.
• Experience implementing multimedia, multi-matrix sampling techniques.
• Experience collecting soil, groundwater, and surface water samples.
• Experience supporting environmental site assessments consistent with U.S. EPA standards.
• Experience managing analytical data, including tabulation, QA/QC, and evaluation.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, plans, maps, and supporting project documentation.
• Ability to exercise judgment in selecting appropriate methods and approaches for environmental investigations and data analysis.

Preferred Experience /

Skills:

• Experience using, calibrating, and interpreting data from air monitoring and multi-media sampling instruments.
• Experience with Geoprobe sampling and drilling methods including HSA, ARCH, and mud rotary.
• Familiarity with the Incident Command System (ICS) 100-800; completion of ICS coursework is a plus.
• 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification.
• Ability to work in Levels C/B personal protective equipment.
• Ability to utilize Level D-A PPE in potentially hazardous environments.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Ability to support emergency response activities and nationwide field assignments.