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Staff Environmental Engineer or Scientist

Geosyntec Consultants

Raleigh, NCFull-timePosted 6 days agoStill listed today

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Compensation
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Location
Raleigh, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid U.S. Driver's License, required

Job overview

Geosyntec Consultants is seeking a Staff Environmental Engineer or Scientist for its environmental management and site assessment team in Raleigh, North Carolina. The role applies academic knowledge to environmental consulting projects and offers opportunities to learn consulting business skills. Work includes field investigations, site assessments, regulatory services, data analysis, technical document preparation, and brownfields redevelopment, with regular fieldwork and overnight travel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Environmental Field Sampling, nice to haveVapor Intrusion Assessment, nice to haveVapor Mitigation Design, nice to haveEnvironmental Site Assessment, nice to haveRegulatory Compliance, nice to haveEnvironmental Permitting, nice to haveData Analysis, nice to haveTechnical Report Writing, nice to haveBrownfields Redevelopment, nice to haveArcView, nice to haveMicrosoft Access, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Geology or Environmental, Civil, or Chemical Engineering, requiredAdvanced Degree in Same Fields, nice to have2+ Years Related Experience or Equivalent, nice to haveValid U.S. Driver's License, requiredSatisfactory Driving Record, requiredPrior Field Sampling or Contaminated Media Research, nice to havePrior Environmental Consulting Internship, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Environmental Engineer or Scientist as part of our environmental management and site assessment team in our Raleigh, North Carolina office. The position will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real-world situations while also learning the business skills needed 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

  • Fieldwork such as soil, soil gas, indoor air, groundwater, and surface water sampling, and drilling and contractor oversight

  • Vapor intrusion assessments, vapor mitigation system design, construction oversight, testing, and operational maintenance and monitoring

  • Environmental due diligence (Phase I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessments)

  • Regulatory compliance and permitting services for air, stormwater, wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, universal waste, and/or chemical handling

  • Data analysis, including preparing maps, tables, and figures

  • Preparation of technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals

  • Brownfields redevelopment work, including contaminated site construction planning and contractor oversight during construction

  • Fast-paced environment, working with clients (municipalities, private developers) with quick and strict deadlines

  • Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.

Education and Licensure

  • Bachelor's degree in geology or environmental, civil, or chemical engineering. (required)

  • Advanced degree in the same. (preferred)

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (preferred)

  • Regular field work and overnight travel. (required)

  • Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing. (required; provided by Geosyntec)

  • Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)

  • Prior field sampling or research experience in contaminated media. (preferred)

  • Prior internship experience in environmental consulting. (preferred)

  • Experience with ArcView and/or Microsoft Access. (preferred)

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,630 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/hr73 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 71 open Environmental Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 1,630 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
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 1,408 postings).
Education
1,018 of the 1,630 open Environmental Engineer jobs (62%) 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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