Are you a trained chemist experienced in environmental forensics and are you ready to join an inclusive workplace, committed to leading new ideas and pathways, and to delivering value? If the answer is, "Yes!" then we have an exciting career opportunity for you.Who are we? We are Environmental Standards and a subsidiary of Montrose, which is a global environmental services provider offering environmental planning and permitting, measurement and analytical services, and environmental resiliency and sustainability solutions. Our qualified engineers, scientists, technicians, associates, and policy experts are proud of our collective expertise and the collaborative nature of our approach to helping clients. We strive to optimize environmental resiliency in a way that effectively complements our clients' decision-making and operations and efficiently fulfills their project requirements.Montrose has over 90 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia and is approaching 3500 employees - all ready to provide solutions for environmental needs.Montrose's Advisory and Specialty Services Division, which includes Environmental Standards, supports clients across public and private sectors to meet their unique and complex environmental demands. Our experts take a strategic approach to address broader environmental goals from sustainability program development, data-driven decision-making using economics and ecology expertise, data management and validation, software strategy and implementation support, chemistry quality assurance, and EHSS auditing. We work through our highly specialized practice areas, including Environmental Forensics, to deliver excellent quality, impactful solutions based on data integrity.A DAY IN THE LIFEOurSenior Associate Environmental Forensic Chemistposition is afully remotework arrangement. We invite qualified applicants residing across the United States.As a key member of the Environmental Standards Forensic team, you will be responsible for a full range of activities including:
Become familiar with Environmental Standards' administrative personnel and department capabilities. This familiarization should include specific knowledge of corporate personnel policies and procedures, timekeeping and expense accounting procedures, project accounting and time reconciliation procedures, etc.
Become familiar with our Business Development (BD) personnel and department capabilities. This familiarization should include specific knowledge of how to utilize our Customer Relations Management (CRM) software, sales experience and practices of the firm's BD personnel, and the resources available for BD purposes.
Become familiar with our established areas of practice, namely Chemistry, EHSS, and Environmental Data Management to a level adequate to identify potential opportunities and to sell these services.
Review and become familiar with Chemistry SOPs relating to data validation, site assessment activities, and corporate Health and Safety protocols.
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Demonstrate industry-leading understanding of the principles of analysis, the requirements for compliance and admissibility, and the procedures for validation.
Observe, if available, laboratory audits conducted to determine laboratory compliance with The TNI Standard, ISO/IEC 17025, Technical Specification Manuals, and other documented quality management systems.
Participate as a senior team member in environmental and environmental forensic data review and interpretation projects.
Become familiar with our Consulting Chemistry, EHSS, and Data Management practices. This level of detail should include a clear familiarity with the staff and their professional capabilities, the types of project work the pract
ice has performed, and the types of clients the corporation has worked for (including the names of the leading active clients).
Engage your indust y contacts to actively sell services offered by Environmental Standards.
Identify ways our services can be used in chemical forensic applications to industries nationwide.
Provide project management and function as a leader in laboratory procedural review and environmental data interpretation for a variety of established analytical methods, including organic and inorganic analytes.
Demonstrate industry-leading understanding of the principles of analysis, the requirements for compliance and admissibility, and the procedures for validation. Navigate independently to successfully market to and for other Environmental Standards staff and capabilities.
Conduct, when assigned, laboratory audits to determine laboratory compliance with The TNI Standard, ISO/IEC 17025, Technical Specification Manuals, and other documented quality management systems.
Prepare and provide authoritative supervision on the preparation of program quality documents, including SAP/QAPPs, SOPs, QMPs, and Technical Specification Manuals.
Provide meaningful technical and marketing support during the growth of the company's Chemistry practice, and take responsibility for identifying, screening, and training new hires in the discipline.
Actively participate in business development and growth initiatives for the environmental forensics practice, including meeting sales goals.
Identify qualified leads and develop successful proposals to establish a book of work for yourself and junior staff.
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Attend/support client meetings arranged by BD staff as requested.
Attend business and industry meetings as needed and requested.
Attend at least one (1) educational seminar per quarter to stay abreast of applicable regulatory changes, technological changes, or industrial needs.
Present at least two (2) professional papers at relevant industry conferences/trade shows.
Maintain or exceed external client billability goals with the balance of time dedicated to effective sales efforts. Annualized performance goals will be determined for revenue, net labor multiplier, revenue-generating hours, and others as determined annually.
Typical clients include multinational corporations, retail, industrial and energy companies, as well as legal firms and others who provide support in these areas.Typical forensic and other consulting projects involve: establishing forensic project objectives with the client, specifying data and related requirements relative to investigative needs, recommending and vetting laboratory providers, ensuring validity and usability of laboratory data, evaluation and interpretation of data/information, development of conclusions and documentation of supporting evidence, written and oral communication of project outcomes.YOUR EXPERTISE AND SKILLSTo perform this job successfully, individuals must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, or an allied science from an accredited college or university; advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 10+ years of environmental analytical data validation experience, or environmental analytical laboratory experience focused on QA or client services/project management.
Minimum of 5+ years of environmental chemical forensic data interpretation experience.
Strong grasp of statistical data evaluation techniques.
Strong understanding of US EPA methods for the preparation and analysis of environmental samples.
Strong understanding of interpretation and data
usability assessment.
Strong understanding of analytical chemistry principles and their application to environmental data review.
Strong English written and oral communication skills.
Established track record of preparing and delivering technical presentations at i