What are the responsibilities and job description for the Consulting Geophysicist position at Spheros Environmental?
Brief Description
About Spheros Environmental Group:
Today’s world is changing rapidly. Environmental challenges continue to grow in scope, number, and complexity while environmental events increase in severity around the globe. To keep up with the ever changing conditions, rules, and regulations in the environmental space, clients increasingly require external scientific expertise to navigate the regulatory landscape and maintain their right to operate. Spheros aims to be a leader in comprehensive environmental consulting services, setting the standard for excellence, innovation and sustainability practices worldwide.
Position Summary
Years of Experience
This role requires frequent travel to outdoor work sites and may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, rough terrain, and physically demanding tasks such as lifting up to 40 lbs., prolonged standing, or walking.
Travel Requirements
Occasional travel (up to 10%) for client meetings or site visits.
Salary Range
Equal Employment Opportunity
Spheros Environmental is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, or veteran status. We also verify employment eligibility using E-Verify.
There is no deadline to apply.
About Spheros Environmental Group:
Today’s world is changing rapidly. Environmental challenges continue to grow in scope, number, and complexity while environmental events increase in severity around the globe. To keep up with the ever changing conditions, rules, and regulations in the environmental space, clients increasingly require external scientific expertise to navigate the regulatory landscape and maintain their right to operate. Spheros aims to be a leader in comprehensive environmental consulting services, setting the standard for excellence, innovation and sustainability practices worldwide.
Position Summary
- The Consulting Geophysicist is an industry-recognized subject matter expert who brings advanced technical capability and experience to the team. This position is intended to elevate technical excellence across the organization and strengthen the groundwater services line through innovative geophysical applications, high-quality project execution, and strategic guidance. The position is part-time and project or task based only with no guarantee of hours.
- Demonstrated professional expertise in major surface, airborne, and borehole geophysical methods, including refraction and reflection seismics; electromagnetics; electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and induced polarization; gravity; magnetics; ground-penetrating radar; and radiometric methods.
- Support the design and execution of geophysical projects, including survey planning, field operations, data processing, QA/QC, and interpretation.
- Develop clear, technically sound narratives for reports, including preparation of graphics, cross-sections, figures, and plots to effectively communicate geophysical data, results, and uncertainty.
- Provide professional and technical mentorship to staff, helping to strengthen internal geophysical capabilities and elevate project quality.
Years of Experience
- Bachelor's Degree (Master's degree preferred) and/or equivalent experience.
- 20 years of experience.
- Professional Geophysicist (PgP, State of California)
- Electrical resistivity and induced polarization software
- Seismic refraction, reflection and MASW software
- Electromagnetic and magnetic software
- Cross-method & general software (e.g. Surfer, Voxler, Tekplot, GIS, ReflexW)
This role requires frequent travel to outdoor work sites and may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, rough terrain, and physically demanding tasks such as lifting up to 40 lbs., prolonged standing, or walking.
Travel Requirements
Occasional travel (up to 10%) for client meetings or site visits.
Salary Range
Equal Employment Opportunity
Spheros Environmental is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, or veteran status. We also verify employment eligibility using E-Verify.
There is no deadline to apply.