Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Description: Straughan Environmental, Inc. is a woman-owned, leading engineering and environmental firm advancing sustainable and resilient communities. With a 25-year history of growth through performance on large, complex, and high-profile projects, we provide solutions to diverse clients in the federal government, local government, transportation, water/wastewater and energy markets. Our mission is advancing sustainable and resilient communities, and we work every day to achieve our mission in surprising ways. Whether our team is managing one of our multi-million dollar environmental compliance programs for Federal agencies like NASA, engineering an ecological restoration project, working on environmental policy and planning, or identifying wetland plants in the field, each member of our team individually and collectively contributes uniquely to advancing sustainable and resilient communities.
Position:
Support a range of activities related to water quality management, oil operation and storage tank management, hazardous waste management, and release response, as part of a team providing a full range of environmental compliance support activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Utilize technical knowledge and/or experience to assist in ensuring compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations, and permit conditions.
• Collect samples of stormwater, wastewater, oil, soil, and wastes for analyses.
• Conduct programmatic inspections such as storage tank or waste collection sites.
• Compile and maintain data, prepare reports, and participate in technical reviews.
• Respond to and cleanup chemical spills.
• Provide support to other environmental program areas as assigned.
• Be flexible and work across a wide range of environmental media.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in relevant scientific discipline.
• Relevant experience in environmental programs, especially at federal installations, is preferred.
• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER training is required but will be provided as needed.
Other Requirements:
• Ability to gain access to work on a federal government facility.