Environmental Geologist II
- Merritt Island, FL
- $57,432-83,276 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Merritt Island, FLEnvironmental Geologist IIDescription/Job SummaryHGL - WHO WE AREAt HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges.HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media.With over 550 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects, but small enough that personal working environments are possible with senior management and HGL's talented team members. By joining HGL, you will be working toward restoring the environment and protecting our future.HGL - WE INVEST IN YOUIt’s not just a job, it’s your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL’s mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today’s world. HGL’s corporate culture ensures you’ll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.POSITION DESCRIPTIONHGL is currently seeking a junior/mid-level Geologist to support our Merritt Island, Fl Location. The person hired for this position will be supporting our long-term Florida contracts for the Air Force (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Patrick Space Force Base, and Homestead Air Reserve Base), NASA Kennedy Space Center, and regional EPA projects. Our projects are focused on environmental investigation, remediation, and performance monitoring to reach site closure. Projects commonly involve sites with groundwater and soil impacted emerging contaminants (PFAS) chlorinated solvents, and petroleum compounds.This is a full-time position working in our Merritt Island, FL office utilization and also include field activities. This role will start fully in-office, and may eventually move to a hybrid work schedule after 3-6 months.Responsibilities/DutiesWHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGThe person hired for this role will be responsible for:
- Managing and conducting environmental field investigations and remediation projects.
- Manage /lead field operations and conduct in a safe manner in accordance with project specific Site Safety and Health Plans / Health and Safety Plans.
- Participating and/or lead field teams for collection of groundwater, soil, surface water, and soil vapor samples utilizing various sampling techniques.
- Oversee subcontractor actions for sites including monitoring well installation, DPT sampling, waste transportation and disposal.
- Contributing to the preparation of work plans and project deliverables (e.g., UFP-QAPPs, FSPs, RI/FS Reports, SSHP/HASPs, technical memoranda).
- Assisting with data entry, analysis, and interpretation of environmental data using statistical and visualization tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Geology or related field.
- 4+ years’ experience of directly related experience in the environmental field.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both written and oral) including the ability to comfortably engage with varying levels of leadership, internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong writing skills with prior experience contributing to the preparation of technical reports, memorandum, and work plans.
- Previous experience with environmental investigations including various groundwater, soil, and soil vapor sampling methodologies.
- Coordination of field subcontractors for environmental investigation and/or remediation activities. The above-described experience on a CERCLA, DoD, DOE, EPA, or RCRA project/site.
- Possess or obtain OSHA HAZWOPER certification upon employment and be able to work in various levels of PPE, if required.
- Experience working on U.S. federal contracts.
- Experience as a task manager or field team leader for environmental investigations.
- M.S. degree in Geology or related field.
- Geologist-in-Training or Professional Geologist Certification (or capable of obtaining designation within one year), depending on experience.