Environmental Scientist

About this role

• Aerostar Environmental and Construction LLC is growing!
• We are seeking talented professionals aspiring to become well rounded Environmental Scientists / Industrial Hygienists.
• We are committed to fostering a work environment that offers long-term stability and growth.
• We value our employees and are dedicated to supporting their success throughout their career with us.
• With a strong track record of consistent growth, we provide a secure and dependable workplace for those looking for a lasting career.
• We are seeking scientists who are interested in identifying, investigating, evaluating, and assessing for elements, chemicals, and materials that could be detrimental to the environment, the public, and to workers.
• We also support and encourage cross-training through our business lines to promote growth in your area of expertise, not only based on your chosen educational focus and degree, but to allow opportunity for you to flourish and expand your career expectations.
• Our projects are located throughout, and occasionally outside, the United States which makes travel an imperative part of job expectations.
• Our team is looking for scientifically minded individuals seeking constant growth and constant inquisitiveness to enter into the environmental and industrial hygiene field or that are ready to accelerate to a more advanced and experienced position in the fields of environmental science, industrial hygiene, and safety and health.
• Aerostar Environmental and Construction LLC offers a great benefits package complete with medical, dental, and vision insurance, health savings account health reimbursement account, flexible spending account, employer paid life and disability, 401(k) matching, and paid time off along with other essential benefits.
• This position will report to our office location in Jacksonville with travel to sites nation-wide and potentially OCONUS.
• The salary range for this role is $40,000-$60,000 annually.
• Essential Duties & Responsibilities The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties, but not all duties performed for this position.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• * Conduct building assessments in occupied and unoccupied buildings including occupied spaces, confined spaces, roofs, and crawl spaces * Collecting samples of multiple media including air samples, bulk samples, samples in-situ, and personal samples * Conduct oversight activities of workers and monitor and direct work practices * Maintaining certification and clearance for sensitive sites including DoD controlled facilities, child education facilities, assisted living facilities, and occupied residences and workplaces * Interaction with facility and residential occupants in a professional manner * Calculations of spatial and material square footage * Understanding, learning, interpreting, and implementing OSHA, EPA, state, and local regulations and standards * Meticulous note taking and documentation * Developing reports with unbiased observational information, laboratory analytical results, and recommendations based on regulations and industry standards **Minimum Qualifications:** To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• * Associate's or Bachelor's in Geology, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety and Health or related studies.
• * Experience in performing environmental field investigations, building assessments, industrial hygiene assessments, and/or other geoscience-related fields is a plus * Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• * Excellent computer skills.
• * As a condition of employment, you may be required to pass a preemployment drug screening and have acceptable references and background check results.
• * Any accreditation/licensing/certification associated with asbestos, lead-based paint, radon, mold, health and safety, or worker protection * Construction experience and familiarity with building construction * 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification **Additional Qualifying Factors:** As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening (post accepted offer) and have acceptable background check results.
• If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain the appropriate clearance levels required and be able to obtain access to military installations.
• **Necessary Physical Requirements:** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position requires the ability to maneuver around work sites, see, hear, and verbally communicate with co-workers and clients.
• Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, crawling, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time; frequent opportunity to move about and to work outside the office environment for extended periods involving exposure to the elements with weather that will include extreme heat, cold, wind, rain or other inclement weather, walking over rough and uneven surfaces, and routine lifting of 35 pounds or more.

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