Project Chemist/Data Validator

Find your path and enjoy the journey at Haley & Aldrich. With us, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development.

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are currently seeking a Project Chemist/Data Validator to work in a technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing group and company and get involved in a variety of projects for a diverse range of clients. This is a full-time position, based in either our Portland, OR or Seattle, WA offices, with opportunity for remote work depending on experience.

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting site assessment and remediation projects by performing comprehensive data validation on soil, water, and air environmental laboratory results, with support and guidance from our senior-level chemists. You will be responsible for ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance, collaborating closely with project teams nationwide, and providing technical guidance on environmental data management and quality assurance. This position offers the opportunity for broad project exposure, technical growth, and interdisciplinary teamwork within a leading environmental consulting firm.

Duties/Responsibilities

In this position, you will:

• Serve as scientist/chemist to perform project support and data validation services under direction of senior environmental chemists and other senior staff.
• Ensure compliance with technical and quality assurance requirements.
• Write or review Quality Assurance Project Plans, including traditional and UFP-QAPP formats.
• Provide guidance in value-added ways for our scientists and engineers to leverage data to make informed decisions.
• Work closely with teams working in other offices across the US.
• Understand project requirements and client needs.
• Lead portions of technical project work from project scoping through final deliverables under the direction of senior staff.
• Demonstrate the company’s foundational safety behaviors.
  
  
  

Skills/Experience

Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• BS/BA degree in Chemistry (BS strongly preferred). BS/BA in other sciences with strong academic and work experience in chemistry may be considered.
• Minimum 2 years of commercial or government laboratory experience performing EPA methods to analyze chemicals in environmental samples
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience with environmental data validation using professional judgment informed by EPA, DoW and State guidance.
• Experience with data management in EQuIS is a plus.
• Knowledge of Federal and state environmental regulatory requirements is a plus.
• Proficient technical writing, verbal communication, reasoning, and time management skills.
• Able to work independently on individual tasks supporting technical work and exhibit the ability to manage tasks and perform work on multiple projects or multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Desire to learn and grow in your profession, demonstrate a positive attitude, strong work ethic, resourcefulness, flexibility, and ownership.
  
  
  

The salary range for this positionin the Pacific Northwest is $85,000 - $105,000 annually. Actual compensation will be based upon a variety of factors such as education, related work experience, certificates, skills, and current market conditions. This role is eligible to participate in the company’s performance-based bonus program. This bonus program is based on overall company performance and the results achieved compared to peers. This role may be eligible to receive a sign-on bonus.

About Haley & Aldrich

Haley & Aldrich is committed to delivering the value our clients need from their capital, operations, and environmental projects. Our team of 1,000 engineers and scientists across the United States draw inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow. Learn more at haleyaldrich.com.

Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package. Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page.

Note to external search firms: Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees, Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.