Lead Geologist/Environmental Scientist

Foth is a 100% member-owned science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, with over 85 years of success. Our 750 members across 33 locations are dedicated to solving our clients’ toughest science and engineering challenges . Consistently ranked by Engineering News Record in the top 150 firms, we offer a values-based, collaborative, and flexible work environment with professional growth opportunities. If you thrive working alongside a smart and caring team, Foth may be the place for you.

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Ready to lead meaningful work that protects the environment and delivers practical solutions for our clients? Foth is looking for a collaborative, innovative, and results-driven Lead Geologist / Environmental Scientist to join our team in Green Bay or Madison, WI.

You’ll tackle complex groundwater challenges, emerging contaminants like PFAS, and environmental compliance while working across multiple client sites and teams. If you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise, grow your client and leadership skills, and make a tangible impact, we’d love to meet you.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be the go-to technical resource on permitting and compliance projects, leading reports, permit and renewal documents, and fresh approaches that improve and optimize compliance and remediation work

• Apply your geologic expertise and groundwater and surface water modeling skills to turn field and third-party data into insights that support permitting, industrial development, and site remediation

• Coordinate and manage fieldwork, including well installations, soil borings, groundwater sampling, and landfill gas monitoring, while leading data management and analysis efforts

• Build trusted relationships as a primary client contact, representing client interests with regulators, stakeholders, vendors, and contractors, and communicating complex technical issues with clarity

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Science or related field

• 10 years of professional experience in environmental permitting and compliance

• Experience navigating federal and state regulations governing landfills and other solid waste facilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, or related field

• Professional Geologist (PG) licensure or ability to obtain

• 5+ years of permitting, compliance and remediation experience at solid waste facilities

• 5+ years of experience working in the environmental consulting industry

• 3+ years of project management experience

• Experience with surface and groundwater modeling for impacts assessments and evaluations

• Experience with PFAS and other emerging contaminants

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