Environmental Scientist NWSS

Location:
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Title:

Environmental Scientist
Schedule (FT/PT):
Regular Full Time

Travel Required:

No
Government Clearance:
Ability to Obtain

Support environmental science and regulatory compliance contracts to ensure compliance with environmental Federal, State and local regulations related to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and other environmental laws.

• Committed to maintain a safe and healthy workplace for self and coworkers.
• Conduct studies, make measurements, inspect conditions, document observations, collect and analyze data.
• Evaluate impacts of government operations, assess compliance, identify and report non-compliance, work collaboratively to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Evaluate site conditions, including the work of others, to ensure compliance with environmental regulations related to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous waste, universal waste, used oil, and air emissions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations and protocols.
• Collaborate with engineers, planners, technicians, and other specialists to address environmental problems.
• Plan and oversee sampling of multiple environmental media following established protocols.
• Assist with data interpretation and reporting. Evaluate data and draw conclusions and make recommendations.
• Communicate scientific and regulatory information to clients, peers, and other site personnel through oral briefings, written documents, and formal meetings.
• Prepare, review, and update technical reports, plans and procedures.

• Participate in manual field work such as sampling, surveying, and material handling as needed to support the successful execution of projects (less than 25% of the time).
• Ability to safely and effectively operate measuring and test equipment such as meters and gauges and material handling equipment such as drum lifters, liftgates, wrenches, pumps, etc.

• Bachelors in Environmental science, geology, chemistry, or related field.
• 4 years of experience combined with technical training.

• Communicate clearly and concisely in speech and writing. Demonstrates understanding of and sensitivity to unspoken meaning and nonverbal cues.
• Facilitate communication across the organization and effectively interface with customer and site personnel daily.
• Superior attention to detail and the ability to meet stringent deadlines.
• Requires the ability to both collaborate and to take initiative and work well independently.
• Requires moderate interpersonal skills in dealing with others to ensure that customer requests or needs are met.
• Must be able to acknowledge and clarify customer inquiries, requests, or complaints to ensure that needs are identified, documented and addressed.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply and convert between units of measure.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving variables in non-standardized situations.
• Ability to understand and implement an array of technical protocols including U.S. EPA and New Mexico State regulations and guidelines for waste management, air quality control, water quality control, environmental investigations, data analysis and reporting.
• Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Office software, especially the use of Excel for scientific purposes.

• US Citizenship
• Ability to pass Federal background check
• Holds current driver's license and has an acceptable driving record. Demonstrated ability to safely operate cars and trucks in traffic and on unimproved roads. (Commercial driver's license is not required.)

• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training completed with 8-hour refreshers completed on an annual basis (non-lapsed)
• Ability to work compressed schedules, overtime, and travel as needed

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be sitting for long periods of time in an office environment, or in a vehicle, but will also be required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is often required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  
  While performing duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand and/or walk in remote, steep, mountainous terrain while carrying up to 50 pounds of equipment.

• Work is conducted both indoors and outdoors. 50-75% of the work will be in an office setting or in an industrial or laboratory setting and may be exposed to controlled physical, chemical and biological hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 25-50% of the time work will be conducted outdoors…