Environmental Scientist

Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Environmental Scientist for employment in the Chelmsford, MA office. This position would support the Environmental business line, primarily working on Federal projects.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Utilizes basic scientific principles, theories, practices and existing technologies to develop solutions for technical problems with limited scope.

Apply standard field practices and techniques using basic field equipment to collect samples of soil, soil vapor, groundwater, surface water, sediment; prepare samples for shipping, and complete chain-of-custody or similar paperwork.

Apply knowledge of natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology, hydrology, and mathematics) to explain observations.

Prepare basic data and scientific documents.

Performs unsupervised field tasks.

Direct staff in the execution of tasks.

Review analytical data for general indicators of quality for routine analyses based on well-defined guidelines.

Coordination with task and project managers, working with on-site subcontractors and field staff, supporting sampling, data collection, and field documentation.

Provide technical expertise support.