Mid-level Environmental Geologist or Scientist

1 month ago

Chico, California, United States Woodard & Curran Full time

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That's how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a motivated, bright, and talented Environmental Geologist or Scientist to join our company in our Great Falls, Montana office. If you want to jumpstart your career and expand your skills while working alongside talented experts, then this is the opportunity for you You will be involved with project work from your first day, working side-by-side with experienced engineers, technical specialists, and scientists from across our practice to help clients address their water and environmental challenges. Exercise your creativity and problem-solving skills in a supportive environment where every perspective is valued. We are a mission-driven organization that puts our people first, with a culture that focuses on providing meaningful work, engaging challenges, recognition, and reward.

Location: Butte, MT

Offer Preference: Onsite

Travel: 10 – 20% in Montana and Colorado

What's in it for you?

  • The chance to learn from and contribute to the remediation technical expertise of a well-established, privately held, national environmental consulting firm.
  • Increased opportunities for professional development through higher visibility in the marketplace, internal presentations fostering knowledge sharing, professional association membership, and opportunities for speaking engagements and publication.
  • Flexible work environment and competitive benefits.
  • Strong bonus potential.

What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran:

  • An Environmental Scientist or Geologist is typically assigned specific tasks on project teams and is expected to use their knowledge to resolve the problems and tasks they are assigned under the mentorship of senior staff. Fieldwork, data management, report writing and interaction with project staff will play an important role in the candidate's success. Potential assignments in this role may include:
  • Collecting samples of soil, groundwater, and other environmental media in support of site investigation and remediation objectives.
  • Installing monitoring wells, performing remediation monitoring and overseeing contractors.
  • Assist field investigations and provide construction oversight by following safety policies and a thorough understanding of specifications and thorough documentation of contractor activities and safety procedures.
  • Assisting in the preparation of various regulatory submittals, technical memorandums, and/or engineering design reports.
  • Managing, analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting data for use in reports and other visualizations including maps, charts, and 3D models.
  • Candidate should be a self-starter and possess strong technical fieldwork and writing skills to support a wide range of science and engineering projects. A successful candidate will also be detail-oriented, have excellent verbal communication skills combined with a positive attitude, and ability to work both independently and within teams.

What you will need to succeed:

  • Bachelor's degree in geology, environmental science, or related field from an accredited program. M.S. preferred.
  • 5-10 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience working around construction equipment and/or in a construction environment.
  • Familiarity with and a working knowledge of CERCLA, strongly preferred
  • Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, ArcGIS, CAD, or database software preferred.
  • Detail oriented with excellent organizational, writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience in the development and implementation of project work plans, schedules, and budgets is a plus.
  • Some surveying experience is a plus.
  • Experience with programming languages is a plus (preferably Python, R, and/or SQL).
  • 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training is a plus, but will train.

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:


• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:


• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.


• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.


• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.


• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee's job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.

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