Job Description

AECOM is seeking an Environmental Scientist to join our Remediation team in our Piscataway, New Jersey office. The successful candidate will work with a diverse team of technical staff and leaders across our practice area delivering professional consulting services to some of our key clients.

This position is expected to begin in May/June 2025.

This is a field and office-based role comprising approximately 70% field work and 30% office-based work. Office-based work will be conducted from the Piscataway office; this is not a remote or hybrid position. Field-based work will require travel within New Jersey and potentially the New York Metropolitan Area or outside of these areas (from days to weeks) to support projects as needed across the United States. When conducting field-based work, expected work hours are 6:00/6:30 AM (arrive onsite) through mid- to late-afternoon (site departure).

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Performing routine fieldwork working under close supervision from field task leaders.
• Fieldwork will mainly consist of groundwater sampling.
• Frequently lifting, carrying, and loading field equipment such as sample coolers up to 20 pounds with assistance.
• Frequently moving across a variety of uneven terrains such as mud, rock, grass, dirt, and other unpaved terrains to conduct field work
• Frequently working in adverse seasonal weather conditions.
• Performing work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule under supervision. Reserving and organizing field-related travel expenses and receipts for reimbursement submittal (e.g., reserving a rental car, purchasing project-related items using company credit card, tracking receipts, and preparing and submitting expense reports)
• Develop knowledge of job-specific federal, state, and local laws and regulations and assigned job specifications.
• Collecting and analyzing data under the supervision of an experienced scientist/engineer.
• Preparing progress reports for internal and external stakeholders. Attending meetings and reporting on project tasks.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Soil Scientist, or closely related field and 2+ years of experience in environmental consulting and or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

• Valid driver's license, subject to a pre-employment Motor Vehicle Record Screening and Medical Surveillance screening

• Due to the nature of this role, US citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with environmental field work (e.g. soil logging, groundwater sampling, etc.)

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training

• Working knowledge of PADEP underground storage tank regulations

Additional Information

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.