Scientist/Geoscientist

AECOM has an exciting opportunity for a Scientist/Geoscientist III to join our Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) team.  This hybrid role will join our Anchorage, Alaska team primarily working on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and permitting projects. Our EPP team serves numerous federal and private industry clients, delivering a variety of resource management and energy infrastructure projects. In this role, you will lead project teams to prepare environmental analysis and permitting documents with a particular focus on our growing line of work with mining, power producers, and federal land management agencies. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: Contribute to both federal and state environmental documents and permitting activities for mining and other projects.Assess proposed mining projects for impacts on water, geology, soil, and other environmental resources.Utilize basic scientific principles, theories, practices and existing technologies to develop solutions for technical problems with limited scope.Conduct occasional field studies to observe and record data, conduct analyses, and document existing conditions.Apply knowledge of natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology, hydrology, and mathematics) to explain observations.Prepare technical documents and proposals.Engage in study/training on contaminants and remediation of the environment.Perform unsupervised tasks.Coordinate with task and project managers, working with on-site subcontractors and field staff, supporting sampling, data collection, and field documentation.This position will be on either a project management or technical support track.  Qualified candidates (or candidates with the desire to take on these roles) would work closely with senior-level project managers and/or senior technical staff to learn AECOM’s project management procedures and/or technical project expectations. AECOM has a project manager training and certification process and multiple avenues for technical knowledge supporting advancement.About AECOM’s Environment Business Line  Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.