Senior Consulting Scientist
Senior Consulting Scientist
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Job Description
The Team and Job Summary
The projects that an Sr Consulting Scientist works on will include highly complex litigations involving multi-party multi-media and multi-contaminant sites that include impacts to soil ground water surface water sediments air and other natural resources. The Sr Consulting Scientist is responsible for researching and drafting expert reports affidavits and disclosures that evaluate and critique historical records expert and fact witness testimony and exhibits site remediation reports remedial design and actions laboratory data and other analytical measurements. In this capacity the Sr Consulting Scientist is responsible for performing statistical data analysis environmental evaluations fate and transport modeling damages calculations and based on the foregoing using its education experience and expertise in formulating and preparing expert opinions for use in depositions and at trial. These duties are performed individually or as part of a team. In a team setting the Sr Consulting Scientist is responsible for directing these activities. The Sr Consulting Scientist is responsible for adhering to established legal rules of law litigation goals and timeframes and will have an in-depth knowledge of applicable federal state and local environmental statutes regulations and guidance documents. Responsibilities may include marketing activities such as writing technical papers giving technical presentations proposal writing and attending technical marketing meetings with clients.
Job Responsibilities
- The Sr Consulting Scientist will work predominantly in an office or remote setting preparing expert reports and opinions and the underlying supporting documents. It will also oversee any field investigations and remediation activities that are required that support its expert work.
- Will work under the direction of the Senior Director of Environmental Liability and Advisory Services (ELAS) in executing its expert work.
- Provide expert depositions testimony demonstratives exhibits and opinions as needed
- Perform expert analysis related to remedial investigations feasibility studies remedial designs remedial actions Records of Decision human health and ecological risk assessments allocations apportionments damage assessments environmental modeling natural resource damages National Contingency Plan compliance and CERCLA administrative filings.
- Develop and maintain client relationships
- Train and mentor junior level staff
Qualifications :
- Ph. D in geology biology chemistry environmental science or engineering and 30 years of experience in complex multi-media investigations and remediation with an environmental consulting firm and/or governmental agency
- Expert in the technical aspects of CERCLA NCP RCRA Clean Water Act Clean Air Act TSCA NEPA and state counterpart statutes and regulations.
- Expert in due diligence requirements and commercial and industrial property transactional requirements
- Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office specifically Word and Excel
- Flexible to work outside of normal business hours as required
- Valid drivers license and good driving record
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. required. Professional licenses are desirable
- Published Author of Relevant Technical Papers
- Testifying Experience
- Independent Research Experience
Physical and Mental Job Qualifications
Most duties performed on feet.
Able to carry equipment as much as 30lbs unassisted.
Push or pull items.
Able to reach above head.
Able to bend at the knee.
Able to climb ladders to reach high areas.
Able to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus.
Able to squat kneel or crouch in confined spaces when necessary.
Able to detect burning sensations on skin etc.
Vision must be correctable to at least 20:40 with ability to distinguish colors with good depth perception and peripheral vision.
A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is 125/hr - 150/hr. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset experience training location scope of role management responsibility etc.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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EEO and Job Accommodations
We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!
J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Part-time
Employment Type
Part-time
