Geologist, Environmental Scientist, or Environmental Engineer

Kleinfelder is a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, committed to a people-first culture and technical excellence. They are looking for an entry-level Geologist, Environmental Scientist, or Environmental Engineer to join their Environmental team, focusing on environmental compliance, assessment, and remediation projects.

Responsibilities

• Planning and executing field activities
• Data collection, inspections, soil, soil vapor, and groundwater sampling activities
• Soil classification, soil boring logs, environmental drilling and monitoring well installation oversight
• Authoring technical reports
• Communicating with staff
• Ensuring quality execution
• Evaluating site data to proactively progress projects toward regulatory closure
• Working with and around heavy equipment and/or communicating with other subcontractors (e.g., drillers, laboratories)

Skills

• 0 - 3 years of related experience, new graduates encouraged to apply
• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Science or related experience
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel is required
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to follow direction and work independently or in a team environment
• Willingness to work outdoors in a variety of weather including hot and cold temperatures
• This role will include substantial field work (anticipate 3-5 days per week, year-round)
• Field hours will vary and will regularly require longer than a standard 8-hour day (sometimes 10-13 hours per day)
• Willingness to travel out of town occasionally for project work (approximately once or twice per quarter) to Denver area/CO Front Range
• Positive work attitude and ability to work safely and efficiently when managing multiple tasks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as organization and multi-tasking skills
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, judgment and problem-solving capabilities in order to ensure compliance with relevant state/federal regulations and client-specific requirements
• Familiarity with upstream oil and gas operations is a plus
• Experience conducting soil and/or groundwater environmental field investigations and data collection/sampling is a plus
• Oversight of soil borings, rock coring and monitoring well installation is strongly preferred
• Observation and highly detailed documentation in support of scientific investigations and engineered solutions
• Preparation of field reports
• Experience with various contaminants including petroleum compounds, metals, etc
• Knowledge of Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) sampling, investigation, and remediation regulations is a plus
• Experience related to scheduling, lab coordination, data evaluation, technical report writing, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) is a plus
• Knowledge of Colorado and/or Utah stormwater regulations and permitting requirements is a plus
• Familiar with SPCC and stormwater inspection requirements is a plus
• General GIS and EQuIS database knowledge is a plus
• Previous experience working on environmental projects and an established technical background in environmental compliance, assessment, and remediation is preferred but is not required

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid holidays

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