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Environmental Scientist/Engineer

SLR Consulting

Anchorage/Fairbanks, AKFull-time$75–85K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$75–85K/yr
Location
Anchorage/Fairbanks, AK
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

The Project Environmental Scientist/Engineer will join SLR Consulting’s Alaska Land and Water Group, supporting site investigation, environmental assessment, and remediation activities, including active treatment system design. The role combines office and field work across Alaska, with regular travel to urban and remote locations. Project exposure may include site cleanup, waste management, permitting and compliance, source testing, and air quality.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data InterpretationEnvironmental Regulatory CompliancePhase I Environmental Site AssessmentsGroundwater MonitoringSite MappingEnvironmental SamplingEnvironmental MonitoringEquipment CalibrationDrilling and Well InstallationTechnical WritingEnvironmental Regulatory ProgramsContaminant Fate and TransportWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAnalytical SkillsOrganizationMultitaskingPresenting Analytical ResultsMicrosoft OfficeFieldworkTravel

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Listed Field or Related3+ Years Relevant Work ExperienceValid Driver's License

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new Project Environmental Scientist/ Engineer you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal. Role The successful applicant will join our Alaska Land and Water Group, supporting a wide range of technical activities related to site investigation, environmental assessment, and site remediation, including the design of active treatment systems. This role involves regular travel and the ability to perform fieldwork in both urban and remote locations across Alaska. The position offers significant opportunities for professional growth and advancement, with exposure to diverse project work in site investigation and cleanup, waste management, environmental permitting and compliance, source testing, and air quality. Responsibilities: Office-based activities - Assist in data interpretation and preparation of site work plans, spreadsheets, figures, conceptual site models, and technical reports. - Compliance with and assessment of requirements of environmental regulations - Assist with Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, including desktop document review and public records requests. - Assist with obtaining permits and public utility locate requests for environmental construction tasks. - Coordinate groundwater monitoring programs (i.e., quarterly to annual events). - Be engaged with the companys Health and Safety program. - Preparing site maps in both plan and profile view. - Effectively communicate with project managers, subcontractors, regulatory agents, tenants, and clients during field activities. - Work within quality, budget, schedule expectations on scope-specific assignments. Field-based activities - Environmental sampling of groundwater, surface water, soil, soil vapor, and stormwater. - Environmental monitoring of groundwater levels, surface water flow conditions, stormwater controls, and possibly dust or air conditions. - Maintenance of environmental monitoring equipment, which could include calibration, ordering of calibration materials, and record-keeping. - Assisting with monitoring and sampling events, which would include laboratory coordination, bottles, Chains-of-Custody, sample shipment and procurement (or rental) of all necessary equipment (e.g. instruments) to complete monitoring events. - Maintaining environmental and operational databases and file systems. - Assisting with safety documentation for environmental activities. - Assisting with drilling and well installation projects to collect lithologic, environmental, and hydrogeologic data. Working @ SLR With us, youll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, theyll tell you thats just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years. Heres what else youll enjoy as part of our team: - Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives - The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location. {=html} - Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement Required Technical Skills and Experience - Bachelor of Science in Geology, Hy rogeology, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, or related field. - 3 to 7 years of relevant work experience - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong analytical skills, organizational, and multitasking skills - Experience presenting analytical results in tabular and graphical forms - Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of software (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) - Willing to commit to field assignments of up to two weeks away from home office (Anchorage or Fairbanks). Ability to travel by car, plane, helicopter, or motor vessel. - Possess valid drivers license Preferred Technical Skills and Experience Proficiency and experience in technical writing and development of technical documents. Understanding of state and federal environmental regulatory programs Understanding of contaminant fate and transport concepts. []{style="font-family: 'Times Ne "}

How this job compares

Set against the 776 open Environmental Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–85K/yr
  • US median$83–136K/yr524 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 27% below the US median midpoint ($109K) — in the lowest quarter of Environmental Scientist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Environmental Scientist jobs in Alaska and 776 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Environmental Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 643 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 316 of the 776 open Environmental Scientist jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 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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