Title: Mid-level Scientist 

Location: Asheville, NC

Job Type: Regular Full-Time

What’s the Opportunity?

Anchor QEA is looking for a geoscientist to work on all phases of environmental projects with electric utility clients. The projects will focus on compliance with coal combustion residuals regulations and contaminated site cleanup.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Master of Science, Geology or Geosciences
• Minimum of 3 to 6 years of experience
• Professional Geologist license in Alabama or ability to register within 2 years (with ability to register in other states)
• Experience working for electric utility clients on both coal combustion residuals issues, and legacy contaminated site assessment and remediation (preferred).
• Experience with the assessment and cleanup of sites impacted with inorganic constituents such as arsenic (preferred).
• Field work experience is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time and perform field work is a must.
• Equally comfortable with field work (such as well installation, soil and groundwater sampling, rock core logging etc.sampling) and office work (such as report writing and data analysis)

Additionally, the candidate should have experience with the following:

• Performing field reconnaissance
• Procuring and managing contractors and subcontractors, preferred
• Performing subcontractor oversight and subcontractor administration tasks
• Facilitating meetings with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders
• Preparing groundwater monitoring, site assessment, remediation and related reports, including text, tables, appendices, and managing figures
• Developing strong and lasting client relationships
• Delegate and oversee work tasks to peers. 
• Contribute to development of scopes of work, budgets, and schedules
• Maintain firm understanding of and implementing corporate health and safety policies

A willingness to work on a variety of tasks, an ability to work independently and as part of a team, and strong written and verbal communication skills are a must. The successful candidate will be very detail-oriented, highly organized, and have the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to deadlines. Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products is important. A successful candidate will have knowledge of health and safety practices.

What Can You Expect?

A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits detailed below.

Who Are We?

Anchor QEA is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm that is focused on improving the environment and our communities by solving challenging problems. We employ more than 400 people in offices around the United States. Our vision is for a growing company that is our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and our employees’ first choice as a company where they want to work. Learn more about Anchor QEA atwww.anchorqea.com

How to Apply?

Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/.  Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

• Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability programs.
• Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
• Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
• Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
• Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match
• Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/