Senior Risk Assessor - Environmental Services (Multiple Locations)

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Senior Risk Assessor for Environmental Services in Aiken, SC. The role involves leading project teams, managing risk assessment projects, and developing client relationships, particularly in vapor intrusion. Candidates should have extensive experience in environmental risk assessment and strong project management skills. The position offers professional growth opportunities and requires some travel. Leadership and mentorship responsibilities are also included.
Burns & McDonnell is hiring a Senior Risk Assessor for their Environmental Services in Aiken, SC. This role involves leading project teams, managing risk assessment projects, and developing client relationships. Candidates should have extensive experience in environmental risk assessment, particularly in vapor intrusion, and possess strong project management skills. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and requires some travel.
Description

We are seeking a self-motivated senior-level environmental Risk Assessor to join our successful team of professionals in our Environmental Services group. Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm ranked numerous times on FORTUNE’s List of 100 Best Companies to Work For and voted as a Best Place to Work in numerous cities across the United States.

The Senior Risk Assessor will serve as a technical subject matter specialist and lead project teams serving a portfolio of well-established clients and projects in the public and private market sectors. Leadership responsibilities will include technical leadership through participation in industry trade organizations, conference presentations, and mentorship; management of risk assessment projects and tasks; and client relationship development and maintenance.

This position provides the opportunity to exercise your entrepreneurial spirit and challenge and grow yourself professionally within one of the industry’s leading firms. Be on the cutting edge of the environmental industry, using new technologies and approaches to solve our clients’ most interesting and challenging problems.

The successful candidate should possess a diverse environmental assessment and remediation consulting background, technical leadership in the field of risk assessment and vapor intrusion, and proficient project management skills. Demonstrated experience in the successful development and execution of human health risk assessment and vapor intrusion projects is a requirement. Experience in oversight of ecological risk assessment and development of regulatory site management strategies within CERCLA, RCRA and state regulatory programs is a plus. Existing client relationships are a plus. Some travel is required, and professional registration is preferred.
• Lead project teams in the completion of human health and ecological risk assessments consistent with federal and state standards.
• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to less experienced staff members and assist in coordinating technical training, career development and thought leadership within areas of expertise.
• Assist clients in stakeholder management activities related to contaminant toxicology, vapor intrusion, and risk assessment.
• Project implementation, QA/QC, project scheduling and budget management.
• Some marketing responsibilities will be required and regular meeting and correspondence with clients, agencies, subcontractors or outside personnel will be required.
• Lead project strategy development and preparation of risk assessment and vapor intrusion work plans and reports for CERCLA, RCRA, and other state-led programs.
• Effectively balance billable and non-billable time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Toxicology, Public Health, or related life science discipline or related field, from an accredited curriculum.
• Minimum 8 years of related professional experience in environmental risk assessment.
• Strong vapor intrusion experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of and current knowledge of applicable CERCLA, RCRA and state-led regulations and regulatory programs.
• Experience conducting risk assessments on emerging contaminants is preferred.
• Technical leadership and project management experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within a Team framework.
• Self-motivation and the ability to multi-task (write reports, analyze data, perform technical project tasks, etc.) are also a prerequisite.
• Must have ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of project-related matters.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled

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Job Environmental

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Other Locations US-OK-Oklahoma City, US-PA-Reading, US-MI-Grand Rapids, US-TN-Oak Ridge, US-KS-Wichita, US-ME-Portland, US-AZ-Tucson, US-FL-Orlando, US-TX-Austin, US-NE-Omaha, US-OH-Akron, US-GA-Atlanta, US-MA-Newton, US-NM-Albuquerque, US-AZ-Phoenix, US-TX-Fort Worth, US-TN-Chattanooga, US-WI-Madison, US-VA-Norfolk, US-NC-Charlotte, US-TN-Nashville, US-AR-Springdale, US-VA-Richmond, US-OR-OR FIELD EMP - Portland, US-NC-Raleigh, US-FL-Miami, US-AL-Huntsville, US-TX-Amarillo, US-UT-Salt Lake City, US-MI-Detroit, US-PA-Lancaster, US-OH-Columbus, US-SC-Greenville, US-MO-Saint Louis, US-NJ-Morristown, US-SC-Aiken, US-FL-Melbourne, US-TX-Houston, US-VA-Arlington, US-VA-Roanoke, US-KY-Lexington, US-ND-Bismarck, US-TX-Dallas, US-SD-Sioux Falls, US-PA-Conshohocken

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 241823

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JJ #ENS