Project Scientist - Environmental Solutions

Project Scientist - Environmental Solutions

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Requisition Number: PROJE
005536

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• Posted :
  July 29, 2026
• Full-Time

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CA-Irvine 24 Executive Park Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92614, USA

CA-Irvine 24 Executive Park Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92614, USA

At PARTNER, success starts with the right mindset: connection, compassion, and curiosity. Whether consulting with clients or collaborating with colleagues, these principles guide how we work. We deliver engineering, environmental, and energy consulting, plus design services across the Americas, Europe, and beyond. As a leader in Commercial Real Estate (CRE), we’re 1,600+ professionals strong in 40+ offices. Our mission is simple: create the best home for talented professionals.

If you value delivering exceptional experiences through problem-solving, coordination, and a mindset of care for clients and colleagues, you’ll feel right t approach has earned us recognition on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Companies, and Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. Here, your ideas matter, your impact is real, and your work helps shape the future. Check out this role and join our team of talented professionals.

Partner has an exciting opportunity for a talented full-time Environmental Project Scientist to support our ever-growing Environmental Solutions Practice on projects throughout the northeastern United States out of Partner’s Irvine, CA office. The group focuses on site characterization, risk assessments, implementation of remedial actions, regulatory interaction, and reporting. Interested individuals will have an opportunity to work collaboratively with our current team of experienced professionals to perform Project Scientist responsibilities related to environmental investigation and remediation on a portfolio of diverse and interesting project sites.

This role is primarily field-based
, with most time spent supporting environmental investigation and remediation activities at active project sites. Field schedules may vary based on project needs, subcontractor coordination, and weather conditions.

Our Environmental Solutions Practice focuses on site characterization, risk assessment, remedial implementation, regulatory coordination, and technical reporting.

You’ll work closely with experienced project managers and field staff, contributing to both field execution and follow-up data evaluation and reporting efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & TASKS

The following responsibilities are primarily field-based and involve hands-on environmental site work:

• Perform environmental monitoring and sampling including soil, groundwater, soil gas, and air
• Support and execute field investigation and remediation activities, including soil borings, monitoring well installation, underground storage tank (UST) removal oversight, perimeter air monitoring, soil excavation, and soil disposal management
• Assist with coordination and execution of field investigations, site operations, and remediation activities
• Act as Site Supervisor during field events with subcontractors
• Collect field data utilizing monitoring equipment and instrumentation
• Prepare and maintain detailed field logs, site documentation, and digital data collection
• Mobilize, operate, and demobilize field equipment and supplies
• Work safely in outdoor environments, including active construction and remediation sites and varying weather conditions

Office / Reporting Responsibilities

• Provide office support, including data tabulation, basic data evaluation with respect to applicable regulations, and contribution to technical report preparation and regulatory submittals
• Work directly with and under the supervision of the team’s Project Managers

Travel Requirements

• Daily regional travel is required (often a majority of work time), with occasional overnight travel depending on project needs

KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience conducting fieldwork on environmentally impacted sites and willingness to learn and execute additional remedial techniques
• Ability to safely perform hands-on fieldwork in active environmental remediation and construction settings
• Capable of conducting site reconnaissance and…