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AECOM Environmental Specialist in Los Angeles, California

Company Description

How will you make your mark?

At AECOM, our work in providing access to clean water enables communities to thrive and ecosystems to flourish, contributing to a resilient future. As a global leader in infrastructure consulting, we are at the forefront of significant water projects, with over 6,000 of the industry’s best minds driving innovation and technical excellence. Together, we develop solutions that are not only best in the world, but best for the world.

With an acceleration in infrastructure investment, your bold ideas and global expertise have never been more crucial. Join our dynamic team, where innovation, career growth, and collaboration are celebrated. Enjoy the freedom to grow with customizable career paths, water-specific technical and professional development and the potential to contribute to transformational projects worldwide. Discover your #H2Opportunity

Job Description

AECOM's Disaster Response team is actively seeking an Environmental Specialist to be located in the Los Angeles area to support California wildfire recovery efforts. This is a full-time role.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Assist in the preparation of project related technical documents including proposals, environmental reports, technical specifications, and drawings for review.

  • Field work and oversight associated with environmental investigations, OM&M sites, and remediation activities will be required, and will include drilling oversight, soil sampling, well installation, groundwater sampling, surface water sampling, investigative/remedial excavation oversight, vapor sampling, etc.

  • Remediation design projects: Phase 1 and 2 environmental site assessment (scheduling, procurement, execution, cost control).

  • Preparation of Remedial Actions Plans, Environmental Risk Assessments, Remediation projects

  • Technical writing and preparing technical documents, such as reports.

  • Collaborating and coordinate work with peers from the environment business, peers from other engineering disciplines, clients, contractors, and sub-consultants.

  • Quality management: demonstrated ability to follow internal processes and help projects be compliant.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree + 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

  • Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of related experience in the environmental field.

  • Willingness to travel to undertake fieldwork is required (field demands can include working long hours, working in inclement weather conditions, and working in remote locations).

  • Must be able to manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high degree of attention to detail.

  • Must be flexible with project types and responsibilities,

  • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills to effectively express technical information to multiple audiences including subcontractors, field staff, clients, colleagues, etc.

  • Proficient with MS Office Suite; excellent knowledge of Excel and Word.

  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills; conduct yourself with integrity, work within multi-disciplinary teams, deal with complex issues, and maintain effective working relationships.

  • Have a high level of initiative and enthusiasm for getting things done.

  • Registered Engineering In Training (EIT) (or eligible for licensing after obtaining sufficient experience.)

Additional Information

  • Relocation is available for this position.

  • Sponsorship is not available for this position.

  • Project site travel required for this role as needed. (est. up to 75%)

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $75,000.00 - $110,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: REF44091T

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: On-Site

Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc

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