Environmental Associate

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE

Michael Baker International's civil engineering professionals manage and staff active projects in over 40 countries on five continents.

Services are provided for a broad range of projects and capabilities, including highways, airports, bridges, rail and transit systems, government and commercial facilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, oil and gas infrastructure, and commercial/urban development.

Our fields of expertise span all areas of civil engineering and include an extensive variety of specialty disciplines, such as environmental compliance and restoration, coastal engineering, urban development, and mining.

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking an Environmental Associate for our Moon Township, PA office.

The primary focus of this role will be in support of site investigation/restoration projects under various federal and state regulatory programs and environmental compliance projects including hazardous material inventories, spill contingency planning and stormwater compliance assessments, with an emphasis on conducting environmental assessments and remediation studies, plans and field work.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellent communication, writing, presentation, interpersonal, attention to detail and time management skills.

What You'll Do:

You will assist with day-to-day tasks/projects under the direction of project managers and senior staff members and work effectively with project teams, clients and other stakeholders.

You will work in an office or field environment, as needed.

Typical tasks may include, but not be limited to:


* Conducting Phase I environmental site assessments.


* Conducting field work in support of projects to include soil and water sampling, monitoring well installation and other general field tasks individually and working with a field team.


* Providing accurate documentation of field tasks performed in accordance with established procedures and preparing field sketches and site maps.


* Calibrating, operating and maintaining field instruments and equipment.


* Constructing environmental data tables using spreadsheet, database and word processing software and preparing graphs and charts from synthesized data.


* Assisting in development of environmental reports to summarize field procedures, data collected and existing environmental conditions.


* Communicating and interacting with other staff and subcontractors.


* Managing personal workload and coordinating schedule with supervising manager and department manager as appropriate.


* Under the supervision of a senior staff member, interacting with clients regarding project issues such as interviewing for site assessments.


* Moderate travel to project sites will be required at various times of the year.


* Working simultaneously on multiple tasks of varying size and complexity.


* Attending CPR, First Aid and hazardous operations ...