Senior Scientist II

Position Overview

A privately held National Environmental Consulting Firm is seeking an Environmental Scientist, Geologist, Hydrogeologist or Engineer to assist with environmental litigation-project support. Primary duties include providing litigation technical support and assisting in on-going environmental litigation and settlement activities to determine liability, apportionment and cost allocation and cost recovery. Intended as a professional development path for candidate to become a testifying expert.

Position Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Geology or Engineering
• Minimum of 20 years of environmental consulting experience
• Minimum of 3 years of litigation support experience
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Pays close attention to detail
• Organized and has the ability to evaluate/prioritize large amounts of information at once
• Knowledge of Bates numbering, advanced file management/tracking
• Field experience under litigation scrutiny
• Experience writing or co-authoring professional publications
  
  

Preferred

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Geology, Hydrogeology or Engineering or in a related discipline
• Ideal candidate would have litigation support experience in some of the following areas: source and timing of chemical releases; soil, sediment, soil vapor and groundwater contaminant fate and transport; necessity and appropriateness of site cleanup costs, equitable allocation among PRPs, risk assessment, data validation, and compliance of response actions with federal and state regulations
• Familiarity with NCP/SAP and QAPP process
• Environmental forensics in air, sediment, water and soil
• Site investigation and characterization, and remediation experience
• Skilled in the areas of review, analysis, and interpretation of scientific data; historical document research; aerial photography interpretation; statistical analysis; and geospatial analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Familiar with compliance of response actions with federal and state regulations
  
  

Essential Duties

• Provide in-depth scientific analyses supporting expert testimony for litigation
• Assist in large document production evaluations
• Evaluate complex technical issues in dispute during litigation
• Support formulating expert opinions for reports, depositions and trial
• Investigations of private, commercial and industrial properties
• Interact and coordinate with environmental/legal clients
  
  

Roux is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or protected veteran status; and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Roux will take steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact HR@rouxinc.com .

Base Salary Range: $125,000 - $160,000. This salary range is based on what Roux in good faith believes it might pay at the time of posting for this position and for this geographic location. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as relevant work experience, market conditions, education/training, certifications, skill sets, and internal equity. In addition, this position is eligible for quarterly performance bonuses based on individual job performance and the profitability of the firm.