Senior Geoscientist

2 months ago


Rochester, New York, United States Roux Associates Full time
Job Summary

Roux Associates is seeking a highly experienced Senior Geoscientist to lead our environmental investigation and remediation projects. As a key member of our team, you will provide project management and technical leadership, as well as assist in the development of junior staff to meet client and organizational needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Project Management:
    • Manage projects, including scheduling and coordination of project resources to meet client and organizational needs.
    • Ensure that individual task schedules, budgets, and client invoicing are performed in accordance with Company standards and client requirements to complete project work.
  • Technical Data Review and Report Preparation:
    • Coordinate and provide quality control for data collection and review of project results, including the reduction of field data to evaluate and determine future client needs and project requirements.
    • Interpret data, develop, and finalize a report for Project Principal's review that appropriately documents findings and project remediation recommendations.
  • Proposal Preparation and Business Development:
    • Assist with the preparation of proposals, cost estimates, and with marketing activities.
  • Staff Mentoring and Training:
    • Participate in the development of junior staff and work with senior management to continue to grow as a consultant and leader of the firm.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
  • Minimum of 7 years of environmental consulting experience.
  • Holds professional certification as applicable (P.G./LSP/LSRP/CIH/CSP, etc.), or absent certification, a minimum of 7 years working with a licensed professional in an applicable discipline.
  • Proficient in performing senior-level interpretation work, including remedial cost estimates, future remedial measures selection, and costing.
  • Experience designing and managing site/remedial investigation activities and performing hydrogeologic interpretation and development of conceptual site models.
  • Demonstrated project management skills.
  • Advanced data evaluation and analytical skills.
  • Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience interacting with clients and regulatory agencies.
  • Ability and willingness to support the technical growth of project/staff-level professionals based on direct hands-on interactions.
Physical Demands/Work Environment Conditions

This position occasionally works in the field, and predominantly works in an office environment. In the field, the candidate will be working independently or more commonly will be leading a larger team at exterior project sites (i.e., industrial/brownfield facilities, monitoring wells, treatment systems, construction projects) to perform sample collection, recording of operational/meter parameters, and oversight of subcontractors (e.g., drillers, heavy equipment operators, truckers). These field activities require the ability to drive to different project sites and physically move around outdoors in various terrains, and occasionally in adverse weather conditions. Office work is primarily stationary/sedentary using a computer and keyboard/mouse requiring repetitive hand movements.