Job: Licensed Site Professional
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Posted: 05/16/2012
Job Type: Engineering/Architecture
Jobing Description
Description
LICENSED SITE PROFESSIONAL
**This position will be filled in either our Manchester, New Hampsire or Plainville, Massachusetts office.**
As a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) at Terracon, you will be responsible for executing and reporting on a wide variety of environmental consulting services including: Phase I Environmental Site Assessments; subsurface investigations; and remediation projects.
General Responsibilities:
As a fully competent professional, applies diversified principles and practices in broad
areas of assignments. Makes independent decisions on problems and methods.
Performs as a fully-qualified professional proficient in the use and application of
principles, theories, practices and company standards in their discipline. May devise
new approaches to problems encountered. Assignments may involve application of
computer software, including spreadsheets, CAD, as well as computer modeling. In
some cases, directs the ongoing technical policies/procedures for carrying out daily
responsibilities of work assignments on clients projects.
Essential Functions and Duties:
Assists in establishing and updating current policies/procedures for all technical projects
in field of expertise for the company, to ensure proper interpretation and implementation
by subordinate staff.
Provides technical direction/training to all less experienced professional staff to enhance
individual capabilities for advancement and promotion along career paths.
Performs other office, laboratory, and/or field consulting assignments as necessary to
accomplish work for client.
Assists in technical training and makes informed decisions based upon state of the art
technology issues.
Participates in the development of marketing strategies and presentations of
qualifications to clients on projects.
In accordance with company procedures, approves or prepares reports for relatively
complex projects, making appropriate recommendations as necessary on relatively small
or large projects.
Acts as senior consultant on projects requiring complex and innovative investigation
techniques and supervises the analyses and formulation of recommendations in written
report formate to clients; provides technical review of reports.
Safety Responsibilities:
Complete safety orientation program
Abide by safety and personal protective equipment policies
Demonstrate safe work practices and avoid unsafe behaviors
Drive defensively, avoid preventable accidents and always wear a seat belt
Attend regularly scheduled safety training
Report all unsafe conditions to your Supervisor
Other Duties:
Will perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk
or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle,
or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or
move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Essential Skills/Abilities:
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to prepare reports using Microsoft Office.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet
and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme
cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to
loud.
Overnight travel may be required with this position.
Education/Experience:
Ph.D degree with at least 4 years of demonstrated consulting experience in field of
expertise, or
MS degree with at least 6 years of demonstrated consulting experience in field of
expertise, or
Bachelor s degree with at least 8 years experience in an environmetally-related field; or equivalent
License/Registration:
Valid driver s license (unless arrangements have been made with approval of Division Manager and Corporate).
Certification as recognized in field of expertise is required.
Professional Geologist or Engineer registration in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Maine is a plus.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Terracon requires that candidates complete a satisfactory criminal background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.
**No Recruiters/Agencies Please**
"Terracon" collectively refers to Terracon Consultants, Inc. and its related/affiliated companies (H.C. Nutting and TSVC, Inc.). We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, handicap, age, sex, or veteran status. If an offer is extended and accepted, the new employee must pass the following requirements: drug screen, driver evaluation criteria, and verification of licenses/certifications and educational degrees.

