Geologist

AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Geologist for employment in the Miramar Beach, Florida office. This position would support the Environmental business line, primarily working on Federal projects.

This position is expected to begin in Fall 2024.

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

• Utilize basic scientific principles, theories, practices and existing technologies to develop solutions for technical problems with limited scope.
• Prepares technical work plans and reports.
• Interprets and records data, conducts analyses, compares findings to relevant studies and local, state and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
• Plan, execute, analyze and report on environmental measures in natural systems.
• 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.
• Conduct geological logging and interpretation, and the oversight of subcontractors including laboratories and excavation and drilling companies
• Study contaminants and determine how to restore the environment.
• Prepare basic data and scientific documents.
• Possess technical report writing skills.
• Perform 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.
• Learn and develop a keen understanding of hazard recognition; and environmental investigation or remediation.
• Travel to various job sites within the US
• Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects, a positive attitude, and commitment to workplace health and safety