Environmental Due Diligence - Staff Engineer/Scientist II

Position Overview

Roux’s Somerset, New Jersey office is seeking a candidate with a strong environmental due diligence skill base to join our environmental practice serving Fortune 500 industrial clients, real estate developers, attorneys, petrochemical, and manufacturing companies. The successful candidate will work with our team in completing due diligence/site assessment services, as well as assist within our compliance practice under senior leadership.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS in environmental, chemical, or civil engineering, environmental science, geology, or related field.
• 1 to 3 years professional experience in the areas noted below.
• Preparing ASTM-compliance Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) including site inspection, data review and evaluation, and reporting / documentation.
• Preparing NJ Preliminary Assessments (Pas) in accordance with NJDEP requirements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
  
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Engineer in Training (EIT), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or other professional certification or ability/desire to obtain.
• Experience or interest working with federal and state environmental regulations and best management practices pertaining to spill prevention and planning, air emissions and permitting, EPCRA, wastewater/stormwater management, hazardous waste management, and pollution prevention.
• Experience with electronic reporting systems like NJDEP’s RADIUS and NJDEP Online, PADEP’s GreenPort, and USEPA’s TRI-MEweb.
• Experience with air sampling or monitoring.
• Experience focused in NJ and PA.
  
  

Essential Duties:

• Performance of Phase I ESAs in accordance with the ASTM standard, including onsite property inspection and interviews.
• Performance of NJ PAs.
• Assisting with evaluation of regulatory applicability and compliance in a variety of industrial and commercial settings.
• Completing specific work tasks that fall within your areas of expertise, under management direction and oversight.
• Assist senior staff with permitting, data evaluation, compliance assessments and audits.
• Assist with facility inspections for compliance purposes.
• Evaluating environmental test results/inspections and making recommendations as necessary for maintaining compliance with regulatory agency requirements/permits.
• Regular travel throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
• Developing and maintaining productive relationships with colleagues and clients.
  
  

Physical Demands/Work Environment Conditions

This position requires work in the field (up to 50%) with the remainder of the time in the office. In the field, candidate will primarily be working independently to perform industrial hygiene sample collection, setting up and taking measurements from direct reading air monitoring equipment, perform the role of a health and safety inspector, assist clients with meeting compliance with various health & safety, and environmental requirements. These field activities require the ability to drive to different project sites and physically move around indoors and outdoors in various terrains, throughout all four seasons of the year. Office work is primarily stationary/sedentary using a computer and keyboard/mouse requiring repetitive hand movements.

Base Salary Range: $70,000 - $85,000. This salary range is based on what Roux in good faith believes it might pay at the time of posting for this position and for this geographic location. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as relevant work experience, market conditions, education/training, certifications, skill sets, and internal equity. In addition, this position is eligible for performance bonuses based on individual job performance and the profitability of the firm.

Roux offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position including:

• Medical, dental, and vision care coverage for employees and eligible dependents
• 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Supplemental life, long-term care, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off including holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave
  
  

Roux is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or protected veteran status; and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Roux will take steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact HR@rouxinc.com .