What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Ecological Risk Assessor position at EHS Support?
Location
Northeastern U.S. (remote)
Who We Are
EHS Support is a specialty environmental consulting firm that provides solutions to complex environmental, health, and safety challenges across a range of market sectors and industries. With experts located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, we form long-lasting partnerships with our clients through a culture of excellence, innovation, work ethic, and integrity. We focus on hiring and retaining talented, motivated people who enjoy collaborating with and delivering value to our clients. Our team does more than identify problems- we provide solutions.
Job Overview
This Senior Ecological Risk Assessor opportunity is for a flexible and self-motivated individual that is willing to learn and grow as part of a team while providing ecological risk assessment expertise to projects within the Sediment and Risk Assessment (SRA) and Remediation (REM) service lines at EHS Support. As a Senior Ecological Risk Assessor, you will be joining a high-performance team of risk assessors, toxicologists, ecologists, scientists, and engineers that is focused on providing high-quality technical and strategic solutions to a variety of clients. Your primary responsibilities in the Senior Ecological Risk Assessor position will include leading ecological risk assessments for routine and complex scenarios under federal, state and international programs. You will also be responsible for managing a team of talented professionals, cultivating client relationships, and providing mentorship to junior staff members.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of site-specific ecological risk assessments conducted as part of remedial investigations, particularly contaminated sediment investigations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements under CERCLA, RCRA, or state programs.
- Conduct and oversee data analyses, including deterministic and probabilistic wildlife dietary modeling, ecotoxicity data review interpretation, and bioavailability assessments, and prepare screening-level and baseline ecological risk assessment reports.
- Support risk-based remedial decision-making based on ecological risk assessment findings to derive risk-based remedial goals and assess the protectiveness of remedial alternatives.
- Advocate for the technical findings and conclusions of ecological risk assessments and negotiate with state and federal regulators to select risk-based remedial goals and remedial alternatives.
- Design and implement long-term monitoring programs to evaluate remedy protectiveness.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, advancements, and emerging issues related to ecological risk assessment. Participate in technical conferences or work groups to advance novel approaches and the practice of ecological risk assessment.
- Implement and uphold rigorous quality assurance processes to maintain the highest standards in ecological risk assessment methodologies and reporting.
- Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely and successful completion within budget constraints.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate ecological risk assessments into broader environmental impact assessments and natural resource damage assessments (NRDA).
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Our Principles
EEO Statement : EHS Support is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
