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Job Description:
Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level
Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelders Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
Step into Your New Role
Kleinfelder is seeking a Senior Scientist/Project Manager to join our Environmental Team and join our Boston or Worcester office. The ideal candidate will thrive as a vital part of a resourceful and collaborative environmental team. They will have a commitment to quality, innovation, and excellence, while appreciating the growth opportunities and investment we make in our people. This is an opportunity for career growth and leadership.
Candidates may choose to sit in our Boston or Worcester, Massachusetts office. Remote working is an option; however, this role is also intended to be a mentor to our team of professionals, and opportunities for in-office engagement are encouraged. Our Environmental Team includes local engineers geologists, hydrogeologists, and scientists as well a larger national community of practice. Our team takes a collaborative approach to project delivery, business development, and operational success that includes opportunity for professional development and career growth. Our cross-disciplinary solutions depend upon robust engagement of practitioners across a variety of areas of expertise; it is this appreciation of big-picture vision in a context of practical project execution that allows us to arrive at 'right solutions.' The role is intended to be interdisciplinary, and assignments may be generated through any of our many practice areas.
Candidates must have experience interacting successfully with internal and external clients of various levels including engineers, contractors / subcontractors, municipalities, public agencies, planners, and analysts. Ideal candidates will be resourceful, have attention to detail, able to work independently in the office and field and have strong time-management skills. The candidate will direct work, delegate, and progress sites forward to meet client needs. The chosen individual stepping into this role will be performing field visits as needed to support construction activities and regulatory compliance in relation to, soil, hazardous building materials, indoor air quality and groundwater. This role will be approximately 90% office based and 10% field based.
Responsibilities in this role:
- Provide technical and coordination support for environmental assessment and remediation projects, and work with Kleinfelder engineering and architecture teams to provide environmental services supporting design and construction phases of large multi-discipline projects
- Manage scope, schedule and budget for environmental projects
- Write and review technical reports, waste documentation, and project correspondence
- Lead coordination with internal and external teams of clients and stakeholders.
- Manage subcontractors, coordinate with lab and other third parties (eg, property owners, utilities, etc)
- Coordinate and delegate field and office activities to staff members. Work collaboratively and mentor staff to develop technical capabilities and ensure quality deliverables. Provide thoughtful feedback.
- Draft construction specifications and provide recommendations to support development of design documents. Review contractor submittals, respond to requests for information, review and track soil management during construction.
- Assist area business development activities and maintain effective client relations. Supports operational leadership with strategic planning.
- Understand financial management concepts and effectively prepare scope & fee for new or additional work.
- Recommend process and system improvements that result in greater efficiencies, enhanced capabilities, and costs savings.
- Construction permitting (Conservation Commission filings, MassDOT access, NPDES RGP)
- Collect water, soil, air, and/or wipe samples for contamination and/or regulated materials/chemicals analyses, including asbestos. Prepare and review of field documentation and records.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Natural Sciences, Geology, Industrial Hygiene, or related subjects.
- Minimum 10 years of experience with environmental remediation, including extensive experience providing environmental support and management for large interdisciplinary design and construction projects.
- Knowledge of specification development; contractor management; and hazardous materials building assessments.
- Experience with various environmental regulations related to site assessment, remediation, and soil, groundwater and waste management including ASTM Phase I/II, Massachusetts Contingency Plan, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), MassDEP Similar Soils Policy, Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, NPDES Remediation General Permit and Construction General Permit.
- Ability to meet with and understand the needs of internal and external clients, be responsive, organized, and prioritize deadlines for multiple projects.
- The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of engineering design and construction timelines and schedule, and experience with providing recommendations tailored to project needs at each phase.
- Able to clearly communicating risks and options with multidisciplinary design teams as well as to the client.
- Valid driver's license
Preferred qualifications:
- 40-hour HAZWOPER or 10-hour OSHA certification
- Experience with ACM management for hazardous building materials, Current Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asbestos certifications
- Previous experience with working with municipalities or state agencies
- Previous experience as project manager or task lead.
- Demonstrated experience in Soil Management
- Experience with demolition and decommissioning
- Previous experience with construction health and safety plans including hazardous material safety
- Experience with supporting Horizontal Directional Drilling Projects.
Move Forward with Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose together, we deliver.
Progress with an Employer that Values You
Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:
Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.
Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.
Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES
Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.