Who We Are
Quality Work. Quality Results.
Bay West stands at the forefront of the environmental consulting and remediation sector. Our dedication to safety, innovation, and our skilled team has driven us for over fifty years, delivering top-tier environmental consulting, industrial, and emergency response services. At Bay West, you'll be driven to innovate and make a real impact on environmental issues, all while advancing your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.
This Opportunity
We are seeking an Environmental Scientist to join our team! The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual with a strong desire to learn and grow in the field. This role will provide the opportunity to engage in diverse projects, gain hands-on experience in environmental sampling and remediation, and contribute to significant environmental initiatives. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team while also being able to perform tasks independently.
Responsibilities
Your Key Responsibilities
- Conduct field work as requested, to include out-of-town travel for up to two weeks at a time, multiple times a year
- Read/understand SOPs and obtain training on specific field tasks required
- Accurately and efficiently conduct environmental sampling (air, water, soil, sediment) in accordance with the supplied work plan and SOPs with minimal oversight
- Assist Site Supervisor in various highway construction projects as well as conducting roadway preconstruction investigations
- Assist in the correct installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, recovery wells (vapor phase and water) and treatment systems.
- Accurately and efficiently log soil cores/cuttings and prepare geologic boring logs and descriptions under supervisor of a Site Supervisor.
- Oversee the proper excavation of contaminated soil during remediation and construction projects under supervision of a Site Supervisor.
- Organize, digitize and file field notes in Document Locator in a timely manner
- Utilize and maintain field equipment in accordance with Bay West SOPs
- Help resolve problems as they arise in the field
- Manage schedule and relationships to maintain utilization goals and complete activities within promised time frames
- Demonstrate competency with most field activities, including various methods of drilling, soil, and groundwater sampling
- Assist in overseeing drilling and excavation crews, including conducting health and safety tailgate meetings and directing field crews
- Enter field and laboratory data
- Requires Excel skills
- Attention to detail is critical
- Summarize field methods and results
- Technical services - Geology/hydrogeologic analysis- Geologist only
- Help prepare well log summaries
- When not traveling, be available for one week out of every eight weeks to be part of an on-call Emergency Response (ER) team to clean-up hazardous and non-hazardous material spills, loading, unloading, and decontaminating ER equipment in an efficient and accurate manner
- Ability to travel 25 - 30% up to two weeks at a time
Qualifications
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- BA or BS - Geology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science or Related
- 0 to 3 years of experience in Geology/Geologist role
- Current 40-hour HAZWOPER certification or ability to obtain within 30 days
- Able to obtain site access to secure areas such as Federal or State sites
- Ability to learn common field practices involving drilling, groundwater sampling, and excavation oversight
- Ability to read and understand maps, schematic drawings, diagrams, and instruction manuals
- Proficiency using Word and Excel applications
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with field equipment such as water quality monitoring instruments, photoionization detectors (PIDs), and global positioning systems (GPS) units
Physical Requirements
- Repetitive motions: substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers (including reaching)
- Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs. over an 8-hour period and occasionally up to 50 lbs. over a four hour period.
- Frequent exposure to non-hazardous and hazardous work environments including contaminated air, soil, dust, fumes, smoke and other toxins
- Ability to work outside in varying conditions, such as high heat, high humidity and extreme cold in remote locations.
- Frequent walking, standing, reaching and bending for extended periods (up to 8 hours or more per shift).
Benefits
Bay West offers a comprehensive benefits package available to eligible employees, including but not limited to paid time off, health insurance options, ancillary benefits to support life at all stages, 401(k), employee assistance programs, and subsidies
Bay West is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Bay West
Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 55103
US
