Entry Level Environmental Research Jobs in Arizona

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Certerra Southwest, a leading engineering consulting firm in the western United States, has an excellent opportunity for an Entry Level Environmental Scientist in our Phoenix/Tempe, AZ office.

The successful candidate will conduct a variety of field and office duties to support senior team leaders. Project assignments will take you to locations throughout the southwestern United States, but primarily in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada. A willingness and ability to learn new skills in challenging fields and office assignments in a collaborative setting wins the day! This position requires a hard-working, safe, efficient and dedicated employee that is excited to receive training on the job and expand their current skill set. Candidates must be able to travel, and work nights, weekends, and extended hours, depending on the project requirements.

Potential responsibilities

• Support field projects including groundwater monitoring, soil sampling, vapor sampling, and operations/maintenance of remediation systems.
• Support planning and design of environmental systems and processes to mitigate/control the discharge of pollutants.
• Monitor, record, and report environmental field measurements.
• Conduct field investigations and inspections to review and evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements, permits, and specifications involving water, wastewater, air emissions, hazardous waste, and petroleum storage tank systems.
• Collect soil samples from borings using a variety of drilling rigs for environmental and geotechnical testing, prepare lithologic, and perform field screening for environmental contaminants.
• Install groundwater monitoring wells, vadose zone wells, and vapor sampling ports per project specifications.
• Log and track data, prepare spreadsheets, prepare calculations for use in exposure assessments and fate and transport modelling.
• Conduct literature research for use in interpreting areas of waste management, disposal, and releases to the environment.
• Read, review, interpret, and analyze existing and historical data about past investigative activities to develop conceptual site models.
• Prepare detailed report narratives and supporting documentation describing and summarizing research, field activities, and analytical results.

Physical Requirements

• Work outside in extreme weather conditions (heat and cold)
• Ability to lift/carry 50 pounds
• Ability to carry and climb ladders
• Use and control handheld power tools
• Be able to wear a respirator, safety harness and other safety equipment, as needed
• Stand for extended periods of time.

Key Credentials

• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPPER Training.
• Experience with MS Office, CADD, Salesforce, and or Deltek Advantage
• Must Have State or Federal level certifications for asbestos, lead, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, or environmental management
• Clean driving record
• BS in Engineering or Physical Science

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This Company is dedicated to both the letter and the spirit of the equal opportunity employment laws. All applicants and all employees will be evaluated based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions. There will be no discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, age 40 and over, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other classification which may be protected by federal, state, or local laws. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we specifically offer equal opportunity for all employees or job applicants who may have a physical or mental disability. Such people will be hired based on their ability to perform the essential functions of the job in question. Likewise, their work will be evaluated on their performance of these essential functions. We will offer reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, to the extent that Company resources allow without undue hardship. As part of our equal employment policy, there will be no wage differentials based on gender, between men and women employed in the same establishment, on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.