Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level
Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
Step into Your New Role
The Hamilton (Trenton) NJ office has an immediate opening for a position at their Linden, NJ project for an Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, or Geologist with 0 to 2 years of experience to work on environmental assessment and remediation projects.
Responsibilities include completing field activities (soil sampling, groundwater sampling), competing field oversight of subcontractors, authoring technical reports, communicating with staff of all levels, ensuring quality execution, and evaluating site data to proactively progress projects toward regulatory closure.
Qualified candidates should possess:
- 0 - 2 years of related experience
- Knowledge of NJDEP regulations and guidance documents (a plus)
- Experience conducting environmental field investigations and data collection/sampling
- Experience with various contaminants including chlorinated compounds, petroleum compounds, metals, MGP waste, etc.
- Knowledge of RCRA & CERCLA regulations and HAZMAT assessments (a plus)
- Office experience related to scheduling, lab coordination, data evaluation, technical report writing, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or Geology
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification with up-to-date 8-hour refresher (a plus)
- Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) card (a plus)
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required, as well as
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to follow direction and work independently, as well as, in a team environment and a positive professional attitude
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, judgment and problem-solving capabilities in order to ensure compliance with relevant state/federal regulations and client-specific requirements
This position may require work on projects requiring full vaccination from COVID-19. If that is the case, you will be required to show proof of vaccination or an acceptable exemption in order to work on the project.
Move Forward with Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.
Progress with an Employer that Values You
Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:
Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.
Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.
Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES
Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.
