Entry Level Geologist, Environmental Engineer or Environmental Scientist

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
This position within Villegas involves the collection of environmental data from sites in various stages of the assessment and remediation process.
Under direct supervision, this person will be responsible for completing well-defined, assigned field and office tasks including:

• Plan, execute, analyze and report on environmental measures in natural systems
• Apply standard field practices and techniques using basic field equipment to collect samples of soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, and potable water; prepare samples for shipping, and complete chain-of-custody or similar paperwork
• Apply knowledge of natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology, hydrology, and mathematics) to explain observations
• Study contaminants and determine how to restore the environment
• Gather and interpret chemical and on-chemical data and other information to be used in the preparation of scientific reports, compiles and organizes environmental data collected by others
• Applies standard field practices and techniques in specific situations
• Prepares basic data and scientific documents
• Performs supervised field tasks, such as soil logging, monitoring well installation, sampling, testing, water level/groundwater gradient surveys, etc.
• Review analytical data for general indicators of quality for routine analyses based on well-defined guidelines.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree in relevant scientific discipline (e.g., environmental science, soil science, agriculture, geology,engineering or any scientific related field)
• Knowledge of environmental data collection, identification, investigation, and data entry

MODE OF APPLICATION
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their resume to [email protected].
Shortlisted applicant will be contacted.