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WEISS ASSOCIATES, a premier San Francisco Bay Area environmental consulting firm, thrives on delivering creative, practical and responsive solutions to our clients' environmental management, engineering, and scientific challenges. Our technically superior staff are recognized and respected not only for their intellect, but also for their efficiency, courtesy, and integrity. Weiss Associates is committed to the prosperity of our clients, staff, and community. We are seeking a Project Geologist or Hydrogeologist to manage private- and public-sector projects, including scope, schedule, and budget; performs technical project work; supervises junior staff; and participates in the company's business development. The position involves performing work in the field and office to support and manage primarily site assessment and remediation projects. Travel to project sites is required, therefore a valid California driver's license and driving record acceptable to our insurance carrier is required.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in geology or hydrogeology; MS preferred.
• Six (6) to twelve (12) years of experience working on environmental consulting related to site assessment and remediation.
• California professional registration required.
• Extensive knowledge of environmental regulations, including CERCLA/RCRA, and California and local regulations.
• Broad experience with a wide variety of site investigation and remediation projects.
• Regular and clear communication with project and task managers.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring technical staff.
• A California driver's license and a DMV record acceptable to Weiss's insurance carrier.

HAZWOPER

certification desirable. Additional experience in water resources and technical issues pertaining to groundwater basin management is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical site assessment and remediation expertise to staff and clients.
• Negotiate with regulatory agencies and stakeholders as directed by clients.
• Perform field work that includes supervising staff and contractors and, at times, conducting field activities that may include oversight of drilling and installation of wells; geologic logging of cores and soil samples; collection of environmental media samples for laboratory analysis, and monitoring of remediation activities.
• Review and develop maps, geologic cross-sections, hydrographs and chemical trend graphs.
• Prepare and review technical documents, including work plans, health and safety plans, feasibility studies, remedial action plans, and monitoring reports.
• Manage projects, including preparing client cost proposal and estimates, contract task orders, reviewing quality of firm's work product, communicating with clients about project progress, tracking budget and schedule, and approving vendor and invoices.
• Supervise subordinate staff, including providing mentorship, scheduling staff resources, and communicating to staff about performance.
• Develop new business, including identifying project opportunities, preparing proposals, conducting sales presentations and negotiating client contracts.
• Performing other related work as required

Accountability:

• Regular and clear communication with project and task managers.
• Flexibility in processes to assure that all deadlines are met.
• Maintain a strong attention-to-detail.
• Provide problem resolution using constructive negotiating skills.
• Perform work with high awareness of protecting the health and safety of staff, contractors, and the public.
• Track deadlines and prioritize workload of self and staff effectively to meet firm's budgets and deadline commitments to clients.
• Manage work product with a level of quality that exceeds firm and industry standards.
• Provide client service that meets or exceeds expectations.
• Contribute to business development strategy that results in new projects.

Salary range:

$120,000 - $160,000 per year; commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is exempt (salaried) in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Weiss offers a competitive benefits package, including bonus incentives; paid holidays, separate vacation and sick leave; 401(k) profit sharing; medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; and more! Weiss Associates is committed to equal employment opportunities and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, or military or veteran status. To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@weiss.com and reference Job #

PG102726

in the subject line.

Pay:

$120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Vision insurance

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

California Professional Geologist (Required) Ability to

Commute:

Berkeley, CA 94710 (Required) Willingness to travel: 25% (Required)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Berkeley, CA 94710