General Description
Under the direction of the Regulatory Compliance and Planning Manager, the Environmental Scientist will play a key role in ensuring operational compliance by providing expert regulatory and environmental guidance. The primary focus will be on potable water and wastewater systems, with additional responsibilities spanning multiple environmental media, including hazardous waste management, industrial wastewater, and stormwater management. This position will involve auditing, permitting, reporting, and various compliance-related activities, ensuring that all operations adhere to applicable environmental regulations. The Environmental Scientist will work closely with a skilled team to support and advance environmental compliance, management, and stewardship initiatives.
How You Will Fulfill Your Mission
- Provide program management support and subject matter expertise in areas which include drinking water, surface water, stormwater, environmental resource permits, wetland delineation, industrial wastewater, domestic wastewater and septic systems, consumptive use, limited use wells, underground injection control, and construction dewatering.
- Manage NASA-KSC water quality records.
- Participates in spill, release, and emissions event/incident investigations as assigned.
- Participate in regulatory agency inspections and audits.
- Review proposed regulations and identify impacts and risks to NASA-KSC operations.
- Responsible for any environmental tasks that may be assigned to manage environmental department workload and site environmental compliance.
- Assist NASA customers and other commercial tenants to ensure compliance with industrial wastewater permitting.
- Manage and update the KSC Industrial Wastewater Inventory (KIWI) as requested.
- Support environmental due diligence efforts as assigned.
- Support surveillance inspections as a subject matter expert for various environmental media such as stormwater, potable water, domestic wastewater and septic systems, and industrial wastewater.
Why We Value You
- You are able to work independently and show a high level of initiative and attention to detail.
- You have a consistent character and do not yield to pressure to compromise or cut corners.
- You have a strong ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and customers by clearly expressing your intent and understanding the focus and purpose of the conversation while allowing each person to get their point across.
- You are open to new ideas and innovations and can create modifications or changes in yourself to adapt or suit a new environment/situation.
- You have faith in your own ideas and ability to be successful.
- You hold yourself to the highest standard and work to inspire your team to produce quality work.
Specific Knowledge/Certification Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of science in environmental science, environmental management, physical science, or related field.
- Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of environmental regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team member across technical disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Geographic Information System (GIS) experience
- Government contracting experience.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Working Conditions
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to walk, sit, or stand for extended periods of time; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear; have sufficient manual dexterity to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, and other such office equipment as necessary; may occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds or more with assistance. Specific visual abilities required by the job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.
- Work Environment: Work will be performed in an office setting and with regular outdoor activities and may require irregular hours.
- Travel: A low to moderate amount of travel away from office may be required.
