Project Environmental Scientist

Haley & Aldrich seeks a Project Environmental Scientist for a part-time role in Boston, MA. The position involves technical support on diverse projects, leading portions of project work, mentoring junior staff, and preparing documentation. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, 4+ years of experience, and strong communication skills. The role requires fieldwork and may involve travel. Join a team focused on enhancing community resilience and safety.
Are you looking to make the world a better place? At Haley & Aldrich, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development.

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are currently seeking a Project Environmental Scientist to work in a technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing group and company and get involved in a variety of projects for a diverse range of clients. This is a part-time position located in our Boston, MA office.

Duties/Responsibilities

In this position, you will:
• Split time and responsibilities between field assignments and office assignments.
• Lead portions of technical project work from project scoping through final deliverables under the direction of senior staff.
• Apply academic and industry knowledge as well as learnings from prior work experience to execute project work.
• Provide training, guidance, and informal mentoring to junior staff on their projects and within your technical discipline.
• Under the direction of senior staff, participate in communications with client, agencies, and internal teams within your discipline.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and detailed documentation of activities both in the field and during data evaluation.
• Lead project environmental data reduction, technical evaluation, and summarization tasks.
• Prepare project feasibility studies, remedial designs, cost estimates, and permit applications.
• Perform all work in accordance with company and client health and safety protocols.
• Demonstrate the company’s foundational safety behaviors.

Skills/Experience

Minimum Skills and Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field.
• 4+ years of related experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be proficient at writing technical reports to meet project requirements.
• Able to work independently on individual tasks supporting technical work and exhibit the ability to manage tasks and perform work on multiple projects or multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Desire to learn and grow in your profession, demonstrate a positive attitude, strong work ethic, resourcefulness, flexibility, and ownership.
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the position: lift 50 lbs., traverse unstable/sloping sites and landscapes, work outside in a range of weather conditions, and have the stamina for moderate physical activity for the majority of field working hours.
• Able to travel to work locations that may require overnight stays.

Preferred Skills
• Experience in environmental analytical testing and data reduction techniques for soil, water, and air.
• Experience with soil, groundwater, and air treatment technologies.
• OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training.

About Haley & Aldrich

Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow. Find us at haleyaldrich.com and LinkedIn .

Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package . Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page .

Note to external search firms: Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees. Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.