Senior Environmental Scientist

 

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist for its Tennessee, US Industrial Hygiene (IH) team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced IH expert with extensive knowledge of chemical exposure assessments, noise surveys, asbestos, lead-paint, hazardous materials, IAQ/mold consulting, and compliance tasks.

Duties include conducting field work, preparing project reports, reviewing documentation with stakeholders, budget tracking, providing technical leadership and mentorship, and supporting Arcadis staff. State of Tennessee asbestos licensing is required, with job-specific training available.

This role offers collaboration on diverse projects, opportunities for professional growth, and requires occasional overnight travel and a valid driver’s license.

Role accountabilities:

You will be responsible for creating detailed project proposals, reports, and deliverables. You will coordinate and review project documentation with internal consultants, clients, contractors, and other team members. You will be expected to complete the Arcadis Certified Project Management (CPM) training and then serve as a CPM on Arcadis projects.  As a member of the IH CoP, you will collaborate with junior staff, senior technical experts, and project managers in multidisciplinary environmental teams. Primary duties include the following.

• Communicate with agencies, management, staff, clients, and subcontractors to define scope and schedule for projects.
• Conduct high-level technical surveys and oversight of subcontractors.
• Document field activities accurately using provided tools.
• Review and evaluate field findings.
• Interpret laboratory data and reports.
• Prepare technical memorandums, summary reports, and other client deliverables.
• Perform senior technical peer-reviews on reports.
• Provide expertise and effective mentoring to staff.
• Manage project budgets, staffing, and scheduling.
• Prepare proposal documents.

Desired skills:

• Strong problem-solving and project management abilities
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Proven leadership, ability to prioritize, delegate, make decisions quickly, and focus on quality.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science
• 12+ years in consulting or professional services preferred
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and state regulations related to asbestos and mold
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification preferred
• RCRA/DOT Hazardous Waste Shipping Training preferred

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $92,160 - $138,240. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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