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Senior Staff Scientist

TerraconWheat Ridge🇺🇸United States

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SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationWheat Ridge, United States

Job description

Terracon is seeking a qualified Senior Staff Scientist to grow and expand our asbestos and industrial hygiene practice in our Wheat Ridge, Colorado operation. Successful candidate must possess Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) asbestos certification(s) with a minimum of five years of experience conducting asbestos / hazardous material inspections and oversight of remediation activities.
As a Senior Staff Scientist with asbestos credentials, you will work closely with the Building Environmental Sciences Group Manager on our hazardous materials and industrial hygiene projects and perform project work timely and cost effectively while meeting our client's requirements, company policies, procedures, and standards. You will work with our Colorado Front Range team to prepare winning proposals for asbestos, lead, and other hazardous materials and industrial hygiene inspections, prepare bid specifications, and coordinate abatement oversight. You will prepare reports documenting inspections and abatement projects for clients and mentor entry-level staff on quality data generation and reporting.

  • Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
  • Integrate quality leadership practices into daily regimen.
  • Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
  • Mid-level, experienced scientific professional responsible for conducting site testing and making recommendations for systems design on medium sized projects with a variety of complexity.
  • Participates with more senior scientists/engineers on large, more complex projects.
  • Performs site visits, field observations and field data collection or assignments.
  • Implements technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
  • Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
  • Evaluates complex laboratory and field data and assembles in written reports.
  • May serve as team member or lead in meetings and communications with client pertaining to specific projects/tasks.
  • May oversee work performed by lower level scientists/engineers and Technicians.
  • Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 5 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
    • Master’s degree preferred.
    • A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

    Required Certification:

    • Certification in field of expertise required: CDPHE certified asbestos credentials.

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