WSP

Senior Technical Manager Geologist

WSP$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Geology or a closely related field; Master's is a plus.
  • Professional licensure (GA P.G. or ability to obtain).
  • At least 10 years of environmental project experience with client and regulatory interaction.
  • In-depth knowledge of CERCLA and RCRA regulations and compliance.
  • Proven experience in site investigations and remediation efforts, specifically around soil, surface water, and groundwater.
  • Proficient in soil and groundwater sampling using various drilling methods.
  • Strong technical report writing and project proposal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and participate in high-level environmental field studies and projects.
  • Develop and prepare technical reports for environmental projects.
  • Lead site investigations and assessments, ensuring effective strategies.
  • Perform project management tasks, including budget, schedule, and material coordination.
  • Provide guidance on data collection and analysis to inform remediation strategies.
  • Prepare complex visual data representations for environmental findings.
  • Analyze geological and hydrogeological data to support corrective action planning.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements to balance professional and personal commitments.
  • Opportunity to work on high-impact projects that influence environmental policy and practice.
  • Continuous professional development and training opportunities in environmental sciences.
  • Collaborative and inclusive work culture that emphasizes teamwork.
  • Access to advanced technology and tools for environmental assessment and remediation.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Technical Manager Geologist with RCRA and CERCLA experiencefor our Savannah, GAoffice. The position will involve projects with our Site Assessment and Remediation Team within the WSP Earth & Environment Business.

In this role you will manage and participate in environmental projects such as high-level field studies, technical report preparation, project management, and interaction with clients, regulators, contractors, and stakeholders. Projects will include environmental site investigations and site characterizations, geological studies, RI/FS work plans, groundwater sampling and bedrock mapping, sampling plans for remedial design, remedial design, and remedial action/corrective actions. As a senior technical manager, you will evaluate groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment, soil vapor, and air samples along with geological and hydrological information to develop conceptual site models regarding the nature and extent of contamination and develop the strategy for remediation in compliance with CERCLA and RCRA guidelines and the National Contingency Plan (NCP). Position requires some travel and fieldwork as needed.

Your Impact
  • Develop technical reports describing field activities and presenting environmental data for projects regulated under CERCLA, RCRA, Solid Waste, Clear Water Act, or LUST.
  • Participate in a wide range of environmental and engineering projects, from conceptual site model development to design and implementation of remediation and risk management strategies.
  • Develop, lead, and implement environmental site investigations/assessments.
  • Perform project management duties, such as develop proposals, manage budgets, monitor schedules, and coordinate equipment and materials.
  • Provide guidance with data collection efforts for extracting, identifying, and compiling environmental data from soil, soil gas, groundwater, boring logs, and other matrices for investigations, and surveys.
  • Prepare complex data and visualizations such as soil analyses, groundwater modeling, geologic cross-sections, and other illustrations.
  • Analyze, evaluate, and interpret geologic, hydrogeologic, and chemical data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing corrective action plans.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Geology, or closely related discipline. Master's degrees and above are a plus.
  • Essential professional licensure/certification (GA P.G. or ability to obtain license).
  • Minimum of 10 years of environmental project experience, including task management, proposal writing, client contact, and regulatory interaction.
  • Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements especially in the areas of CERCLA and RCRA.
  • Experience with site investigations and remediation of environmental impacts to soil, surface water, and groundwater.
  • Experience sampling soil and groundwater via drilling including direct-push, hollow-stem auger, and other similar drilling methods.
  • Experience with soil logging based on the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS).
  • Experience installing groundwater monitoring wells, remediation wells, and soil gas wells.
  • Subcontractor management experience including procuring subcontractor bids, purchase requisitions and scheduling work.
  • Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience writing technical reports and project proposals.
  • Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from test results, data collation, and identifying the cost-effective responses to address contamination.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  • 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Health and Safety Training Certified and annual refresher (29 CFR 1910.120).

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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