Graduate Environmental Risk Assessor

About the Role

We are looking for a Graduate Environmental Risk Assessor to join our team. Risk Assessors at GHD are typically engaged in projects that apply risk assessment and risk management strategies to support contaminated site decision-making under Federal, state, and international site cleanup programs. This includes supporting and implementing site characterization and remedial action projects that involve efforts to identify and control potentially unacceptable human and ecological exposures to chemicals in the environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate large environmental datasets for a wide variety of traditional, as well as emerging (e.g., PFAS), or proprietary chemicals.
• Interpret site characterization data.
• Perform statistical and spatial data analysis.
• Perform contaminant fate/transport and exposure modeling to quantitatively evaluate human health and/or ecological risks.
• Assist with the preparation of reports and other written communications.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Produce accurate reports by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.
• Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software.
• Gather and summarize data for special reports.
• Collect a range of straightforward samples and undertake testing as directed and in accordance with defined processes and requirements to support regulatory compliance activity.
• Support project management activities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Familiarity with spreadsheet and database software.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout North America.
• Hybrid Work Model: Three days a week in the office.

Qualifications

• Master degree in a related field of Science, e.g., Biology, Toxicology, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Science, Ecology, or related field.
• Bachelor degree will be considered with work experience.
• Knowledge or experience in:
• Ecological or human health risk assessment
• Environmental fate and transport modeling
• Statistical data analysis and sampling design
• Emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS)
• Natural resource damages assessment (a plus, but not required)