Role Overview: A Project Engineer/Geologist's main role is to support multiple project managers across a group of sites/projects. The Project Engineer/Geologist is often the most visible staff member to the client and should build relationships with site personnel. The Project Engineer/Geologist provides direction and review to the project field team during the execution of assessments and evaluations.
Responsibilities: (The following is a list of responsibilities of this position, but is not intended to cover all duties that this position may be required to perform from time to time.)
- Provide outstanding client services for projects within the Assessment and Remediation business unit.
- Understand client objectives and develop plans to inform solutions to those objectives.
- Understand regulatory requirement of various state and federal programs.
- Work with others to design and implement closure solutions.
- Plan and implement assessment activities.
- Prepares a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring correspondence, reports, and other documents from information obtained from the staff, files, and other sources.
- Independently notes and follows-up on professional commitments made at meetings, or as affected by other staff members, coordinates meeting arrangements, and schedules meetings, conferences, etc.
- Creates a variety of quality outputs in a professional and timely manner.
- Interprets annotations, construction plans, historical references, interviews, on-site investigations, and site plans in developing the appropriate document submission to satisfy client’s needs.
- Independent performance of a variety of technical duties.
- Serves as a fully qualified team member in field activities as needed and/or office projects.
- Effectively communicate with internal and external clients.
- Provide accurate, detailed and high-quality products.
- Comply with all current policies and procedures of SynTerra.
- Comply with all Health and Safety training to maintain a safe working environment.
- Full-Time employees: Available to work 40 hours per week, plus additional hours as needed to meet project deadlines.
- Other duties as assigned by the Group Leader or their designee.
Minimum Skills/Experience Required:
· Bachelor’s degree in related sciences or engineering field is required. Master’s degree preferred.
· Minimum of six (6) years of experience is required.
· Professional licensure required (e.g., geologist, hydrologist, engineer).
· Software proficiency (including but not limited to): Adobe Acrobat, ESRI ArcGIS, Google Earth Pro, and Microsoft Office Suite. Coding experience a plus.
· 40 hr. OSHA HAZWOPER trained a plus.
· Working knowledge of field investigation methods (e.g., drilling, monitoring well installation, sampling of soil, groundwater, sediments, surface water and air).
· Strong written and oral communication skills for all levels of technical understanding.
· Excellent math skills required.
· Must maintain valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
Physical Demands/Working Environment:
· The Project Engineer/Scientist must be able to concentrate for extended periods of time paying close attention to detail.
· The Project Engineer/Scientist’s work environment involves work in both indoor and outdoor settings in environments ranging from climate controlled office space to areas where dust, noise, and outdoor weather conditions may be present.
· May sit or stand for several hours at a time and climb inclines (terrains, ladders, etc.).
· The Project Engineer/Scientist must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
· Travel throughout client service area is required as needed.