Role OverviewThe Environmental Scientist position is primarily responsible for conducting natural resource damage assessments and restoration. The Environmental Scientist will spend approximately 50% of their time on assessment and new claims work and 50% of their time on restoration. The position is responsible for conducting natural resource damage assessments and restoration, developing assessments, coordinating with co-trustees, stakeholders, and agencies overseeing remediation, as well as supporting NRDP legal staff in developing the natural resource damage claim and negotiating with responsible parties.
What You Will Do
Responsibilities include developing assessments, coordinating with co-trustees, stakeholders, and agencies overseeing remediation, as well as supporting NRDP legal staff in developing the natural resource damage claim and negotiating with responsible parties. The position is also responsible for public outreach and coordinating with stakeholders, permitting agencies, and project partners.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have an understanding of fate and transport of environmental contaminants as well as the impacts of hazardous substances and oil on natural resources and familiarity with natural resource damage regulations in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Oil Pollution Act (OPA).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in physical, earth, or life sciences, engineering, or similar
- Four years of directly related experience
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plans
- Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays
- Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
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