Consulting Associate, Geologist

Launch Your Geology Career with Meaningful Environmental Projects.

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside ERM's technical experts, gain hands‑on field experience, and build the foundational skills and project exposure needed to pursue professional registration and long‑term consulting career growth.

Why This Role Matters?

As a Consulting Associate, Geologist based in Walnut Creek, California, you will support site investigation, remediation, and environmental compliance projects that help clients address complex environmental challenges.

What Your Impact Is:

The successful candidate will support site investigation, remediation, environmental compliance, and due diligence projects at industrial and commercial facilities while contributing to high-quality project delivery and client service.

What You'll Bring:

Required BS in Geology, Hydrogeology, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. Consulting Associate level: less than 1 year of relevant environmental experience, including internships, co‑ops, or other related experience. GIT certification is a plus. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Experience recording and preparing detailed technical data and reports is a plus.

Driver's License

Required:

This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.

Ability to multi‑task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision. Strong commitment to safety, including following established Health and Safety protocols. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred prior experience supporting environmental investigation, remediation, compliance, or due diligence projects. Familiarity with environmental sampling methods and field documentation. Experience working in industrial or commercial site environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in field work, including soil, sediment, groundwater, and surface water sampling; aquifer testing; soil logging; soil boring and monitoring well installation; well development; purging and sampling; and construction oversight.
• Participate in construction oversight on environmental remediation projects and operations and maintenance of environmental remediation systems.
• Assist in data interpretation and preparation of site work plans, spreadsheets, figures, and technical reports.
• Assist with Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments supporting property transfer and transactional due diligence activities.
• Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including on‑site assistance as needed.
• Support multiple projects while maintaining quality, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Focus on team project delivery, taking direction primarily from Project Managers.
• Work within quality, budget, schedule, and scope‑specific expectations.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

For the Consulting Associate, Geologist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $68,000-$86,500 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

• paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays)
• parental leave
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• other applicable benefits to eligible employees

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