Description
At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee-ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston continues to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.
Weston Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Geologist, Engineer, or Scientist with Safety experience to work with our Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) performing EPA Emergency Responses, Investigations, Removal Assessments, and Removal Actions. This candidate will perform in a senior leadership role within the START team providing our EPA client with accurate and pertinent scientific data according to agreed upon methods, procedures, and techniques. The candidate will provide leadership within a team responsible for delivering sound conclusions and recommendations to EPA based upon field investigations and literature reviews within the established project schedules. The position will also be periodically on-call to support emergency response projects as needed. This individual is also responsible for overseeing the health and safety program, including ensuring compliance with OSHA requirements, establishing and approving health and safety SOPs for emergency response operations, and reviewing and approving Site-Specific Health and Safety Plans.
Location: Seattle, Washington
U.S. Citizenship Required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Health and Safety, Science, Engineering, or related field.
Requires minimum of five (5) years of Industrial Hygiene experience.
10+ years of experience in environmental and/or geotechnical sampling, and/or removal oversight. Oil and hazardous materials emergency response experience is a plus.
Experience providing health and safety training, preparation and review of health and safety plans, conducting safety audits and managing projects.
Experience providing safety oversight and audits on field projects including releases of hazardous substances and oil; emergency, disaster and WMD response; and removal and remedial projects.
Ability to plan, lead, and participate in site walks, site evaluations, removal assessments, and removal action oversight projects, including oil, and hazardous materials emergency response projects.
Demonstrable experience in bio-safety, radioactive materials management, field sampling and analysis, decontamination and/or mitigation methods, emergency preparedness, radiation dose assessment and management, and/or toxicology.
Demonstrable expertise and experience with OSHA, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) regulations and sampling techniques.
Experience performing site assessments and collecting multimedia samples.
Experience in analytical method selection and data management and interpretation.
Exposure to various technical and scientific procedures
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (field equipment, PPE, etc.)
Experience in preparing planning documents to methodically perform field investigations, data reporting, technical report preparation.
Strong organization and communication skills.
Attention to detail and self-starter.
Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
Provide technical and financial direction for teams up to 10+ personnel.
Preferred Skills:
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