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Environmental Field Technician (Geologist)

Employer
GHD
Location
Farmers, Nebraska, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 24, 2021

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Sector
Consultancy/Private Sector
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Energy
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.

Our Environmental business is growing! Because of this increase in workload, we have a Field Geologist position opening that will assist with the investigation of environmental impacted project sites. This position will be located in Huntsville, Alabama, reporting to the Nashville office.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:
  • Technical field oversight of supervising well installations including logging of soil and bedrock stratigraphy.
  • Environmental sampling of soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediment.
  • Single well response testing (falling and rising head).
  • Completion of stratigraphy logs and geological cross-section development.
  • Documentation of all work in field notes, forms and electronic records.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Geology
  • 1 to 8 years of experience in environmental geology
  • Drilling/logging in limestone bedrock and karst geology a plus
  • Ability and willingness to travel and perform field work 80-100% of the time (this will include working outdoors in adverse weather conditions)
  • 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification is a plus
  • Professional Geologist (PG) Certification, or ability to obtain future certification, a plus
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Attention to detail along with strong organizational skills
  • Positive demeanor; good interpersonal skills

Why GHD?
Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come.

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognize achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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