
Early-Career Environmental Geologist, Engineer, or Scientist
Asheville, NCFull-timePosted 6 days agoStill listed today
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Geosyntec Consultants is hiring an early-career environmental geologist, engineer, or scientist for its Asheville office and contaminated site assessment and remediation practice. The role applies academic knowledge to consulting projects while developing business skills. Work includes field investigations, data analysis, remedy evaluation, regulatory services, and technical writing. The posting requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and a valid U.S. driver’s license; two years of related experience is preferred.
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Overview
Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?
Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an Early-Career Environmental Geologist, Engineer, or Scientist in our Asheville, North Carolina office, as part of our contaminated site assessment & remediation practice. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real-world situations while also learning the business skills for a successful consulting career.
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, scientists, technical and project employees 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.
To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Fieldwork such as soil, surface water, and groundwater sampling, drilling and contractor oversight, aquifer testing, geophysical investigations, and remediation system operation and maintenance;
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Support chemical data and contaminant fate & transport evaluation;
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Groundwater and soil remedy evaluation, cost estimation, and implementation;
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Support hydrogeologic data analyses;
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Environmental due diligence, regulatory compliance services, and permitting;
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Data analysis, including preparing maps, tables, and figures;
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Contribute to preparation of technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals;
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Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.
Education and Licensure
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Bachelor’s degree in geology; environmental science; or environmental, civil, or chemical engineering (required)
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Advanced degree in the same. (optional)
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
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At least 2 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (preferred)
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Regular field work and overnight travel. (required)
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Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing. (to be provided by Geosyntec; required)
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Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)
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Experience with maintaining schedules, accomplishing goals within a set timeline, working in a group, and communicating with supervisors or management. (preferred)
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Prior research experience in contaminated media, remediation technology or hydrogeology. (preferred)
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Prior internship experience in environmental consulting. (preferred)
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Experience with ArcView, Microsoft Access. (preferred)
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,549 open Environmental Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- North Carolina median$91–160K/yr52 salary ranges
- US median$34–42/hr74 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 68 open Environmental Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 1,549 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Environmental Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 1,328 postings).
- Education
- 952 of the 1,549 open Environmental Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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