Overview
Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?
Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Water Resources Scientist to join our Water and Natural Resources practice in our St. Louis, Farmington, or Jefferson City, Missouri, or Overland Park, Kansas, offices. This position is ideal for a scientist with experience supporting Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance, water quality monitoring, and aquatic resource assessments. In this role, you will contribute to municipal and industrial wastewater permitting, surface water sampling, continuous and long-term water quality monitoring programs, aquatic biological assessments, and hydrologic surveys for public- and private-sector clients. You will work with experienced engineers and scientists to interpret environmental data, prepare technical reports, and develop practical water resources solutions, with opportunities to coordinate field programs and lead project tasks.
Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers and scientists serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.
We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Prepare and review municipal and industrial NPDES permit applications, renewals, and modifications; evaluate permit conditions, regulatory changes, effluent limits, and discharge data; and develop discharge monitoring reports and supporting technical evaluations.
Conduct and coordinate surface water, wastewater, sediment, and biological sampling; document field conditions and maintain complete sampling records.
Install, operate, and maintain continuous water quality monitoring instrumentation; review and validate continuous and discrete datasets to evaluate nutrients, turbidity, conductivity, and other water quality indicators.
Support aquatic biological assessments through macroinvertebrate sampling, stream habitat assessments, fish collection, and analysis of biological community metrics; contribute to nutrient and cyanobacteria investigations as applicable.
Conduct bathymetric surveys and streamflow measurements using acoustic Doppler and related surveying instruments to characterize lake and river conditions and support infrastructure, outfall, and water resources evaluations.
Analyze environmental data and prepare monitoring plans, technical memoranda, regulatory compliance reports, and wastewater management alternatives evaluations; coordinate with laboratories, clients, regulatory agencies, and interdisciplinary project teams.
Serve as a task lead on selected assignments, supporting scopes, schedules, budgets, field logistics, data quality reviews, junior staff guidance, and proposal preparation under the direction of project managers; follow project health and safety requirements.
Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.
Ability to obtain a Missouri State Highway Patrol Boater’s License or equivalent to operate company vessels.
Education and Licensure
Bachelor's degree in ecology, environmental sciences, water resources, biology, limnology, or a closely related discipline. (required)
Master's degree in environmental sciences, aquatic ecology, water resources, or a closely related discipline. (preferred)
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
At least 5 years…