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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Environmental Consultant with a background as a Geologist, Engineer, Environmental Scientist, to join our team in Lenexa, KS.

This is a full-time position for a dynamic individual looking for career growth in environmental consulting. In this role, you will assist with environmental investigation, remediation, and permitting projects. You will produce technical reports for project managers (PMs) and have experience with federal and state regulatory frameworks to help guide projects for compliance.  Various project tasks will be conducted alongside PMs with the opportunity to become a PM with demonstrated experience.   This position requires a minimum of 25% time working in person at the Arcadis Lenexa, KS office and may require approximately 25% field-based tasks. You may visit project sites for oversight of project implementation, depending on project staffing needs.

Role accountabilities:

Responsibilities will include a combination of field and office-related tasks and will include regional travel. 

• Produce complex workplans within the RCRA/CERCLA or associated framework for subsurface investigations, evaluate data to (1) support conceptual site models for environmental investigations, (2) form phased and adaptive environmental investigation strategies, (3) modify and optimize post-remedy long-term-monitoring programs, and (4) produce complex RCRA/CERCLA or similar reports,
• Address client and regulatory comments on deliverables and drive the strategy in achieving comment resolution with PM,
• Exceptional communication with clients to review project status, regulatory framework, and support their needs,
• Cost Estimating: prepare costs estimates to support establishing project budgets and evaluating subcontractor proposals,
• Prepare subcontracts and coordinate all aspects of subcontractor tasks including schedule, compliance, coordination, health, and safety,
• Provide emergency response support (environmental sample planning and collection, client and state/federal regulator correspondence, onsite contractor oversight) for derailments/HAZMAT spills, with the potential to travel throughout the Midwest.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or related discipline
• 7-10 years of relevant experience
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science degree in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or related discipline
• Previous spill or derailment response experience
• P.E. or P.G. license or working toward this goal

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $79,920-119,880. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
 

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