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Lorton, VA · On-site

$70K - $80K/yr

At least 1 year of experience in the digital forensics environment, with 2-3 years of experience ... Bachelor's degree in a science or computer related field from an accredited University or foreign ...

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Environmental Scientist - Litigation Support

Long Beach, CA • On-site

Resource Management Solutions
Recruiting and Staffing Services • 11 - 50 employees
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$78K - $103K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

A privately held National Environmental Consulting Firm is seeking an Environmental Scientist/Geologist or Engineer to assist with litigation support. Primary duties include providing litigation technical support and assisting in ongoing litigation and settlement activities to determine liability, apportionment, cost allocation, and cost recovery.

A privately held National Environmental Consulting Firm is seeking an Environmental Scientist/Geologist or Engineer to assist with litigation support. Primary duties include providing litigation technical support and assisting in ongoing litigation and settlement activities to determine liability, apportionment, cost allocation, and cost recovery.

  • Provide in-depth scientific analyses supporting expert testimony for litigation
  • Assist in large document production evaluations
  • Evaluate complex technical issues in dispute during litigation
  • Support formulating expert opinions for reports, depositions, and trial
  • Investigations of private, commercial, and industrial properties
  • Interact and coordinate with environmental clients

The ideal candidate would have expert witness experience in the areas of source and timing of chemical releases; soil, sediment, soil vapor, and groundwater contaminant fate and transport; necessity and appropriateness of site cleanup costs, equitable allocation among PRPs, risk assessment, data validity, and compliance of response actions with federal and state regulations.

  • Minimum of 3-10 years of litigation experience
  • Ability to work well in a team environment
  • Pays close attention to detail
  • Organized and the ability to evaluate/prioritize large amounts of information at once
  • Field experience under litigation scrutiny
  • Knows SAP and QAPP plans
  • Knowledge of Bates numbering, advanced file management/tracking
  • Environmental forensics in air, sediment, water and soil
  • Site investigation and characterization, and remediation experience
  • Skilled in the areas of forensic review, analysis, and interpretation of scientific data; historical document research; aerial photography interpretation; statistical analysis; and geospatial analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
  • Knows compliance of response actions with federal and state regulations.

Education & Certifications required

  • The ideal candidate would have an M.S. or Ph.D. in a related discipline
  • The ideal candidate would have written/co-authored a paper(s)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, geology or engineering