Senior Environmental Geologist

Location: Hybrid; partner offices in San Diego, California, and/or remote work from the San Diego, CA region.

Company

hirify.global and Padre Associates provide environmental science, geoenvironmental, geotechnical, and civil engineering consulting services for public and private clients.

What you will do

• Lead multidisciplinary teams conducting soil, air, and groundwater investigations and implementing remedial responses.
• Review and interpret geological, hydrological, and contaminant data to evaluate risks and optimize mitigation and remediation measures.
• Design and execute soil, indoor air, and hydrologic testing, including fate-and-transport evaluations.
• Plan and manage projects in accordance with Federal and State regulations, including proposals, scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to project managers, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Build client relationships, support business development, and mentor junior and mid-level staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology and at least 25 years of environmental-field experience.
• California Professional Geologist license (CA PG) required, with the ability to obtain licenses in other states as needed.
• Experience with environmental due diligence, investigation, compliance, and remediation projects regulated by California and Federal agencies, including RWQCB/SWRCB, Cal EPA DTSC, and RCRA.
• Experience with hazardous materials associated with the oil and gas industry, chlorinated solvent releases, and emerging contaminants.
• Experience with remediation technologies including ISCO, DPE, SVE, HVDPE, bioaugmentation, landfarming, excavation, and LNAPL recovery.
• Current 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training, a current 8-hour refresher preferred, a valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel to project sites and offices.

Nice to have

• Experience obtaining alternative funding for California environmental projects, including USTCF, SCAP, and OSCF.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and industry mapping, logging, or data-modeling tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with access to partner offices in San Diego and remote work from the San Diego region.
• Collaborative work with multidisciplinary project teams, clients, and regulatory personnel.
• Company safety and quality programs support project execution.