Principal Risk Assessor

Title: Principal Risk Assessor

Location: Seattle, WA

Job Type: Regular Full-time

What's the Opportunity?

Anchor QEA is seeking a full-time site characterization and risk assessor to support and advance our pacific northwest and national operations. Qualified candidates will have an B.S. degree in environmental science, biology, toxicology, or related field and at least 15 yrs. experience in site characterization and risk assessments. This position will involve a balance of technical leadership, project management, business development, and staff mentoring. Project opportunities are expected to include investigations associated with contaminated sites, remediation, restoration, sediment, water, and biota characterization, bioaccumulation,

Responsibilities:

The position will manage and provide technical oversight to risk assessments and site investigation activities including: development of risk assessment work plans and conceptual site models, negotiation with regulatory agencies on such work plans, direction of field data collection, supervision of data analysis, conducting and reporting results of studies, and developing strategies for our clients. Project work will also include risk-adjacent efforts, including sediment characterization for dredging and the beneficial use of dredged material projects and bioavailability and bioaccumulation analyses.

Successful candidates will have experience with project management, client interaction, and agency negotiations. The position will also participate in business development activities related to risk assessments, site investigations, remediation, and restoration. As a technical leader, the successful candidate will also be responsible for mentoring staff, leading teams, growing our capacity to win work, and positioning Anchor QEA to take advantage of future industry trends.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• B.S. or higher degree in environmental sciences, biology, toxicology, or related field
• 15+ years of professional experience in consulting, industry, or governmental agencies
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Creates strong morale on team through a culture of trust
• Possesses a keen understanding of the business, industry trends, and competitive landscape
• Makes prompt, clear, and sound decisions that may involve tough choices or risks
• Creates a culture of support, engagement, and collaboration for teams they lead
• Provides all staff with development opportunities and coaching
• Proven record of winning work
• Leadership and project management experience on high profile risk assessment and sediment investigation projects including complex sites under CERCLA, MTCA, or related statutes including work on remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and remediation design.
• Experience with bioaccumulation testing and modeling
• Development of sediment, surface water, stormwater, and tissue sampling programs
• Participation in professional organizations such as the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Expertise demonstrated by presentations, publications, awards, expert testimony, teaching, or other leadership roles

What Can You Expect?

A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits detailed below.

Who Are We?

Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients' first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees' reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at www.anchorqea.com.

How to Apply?

Apply online through Anchor QEA's Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation:

• Salary Range: $173,000 - $197,000 annually
• Annual Bonus
• Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

• Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance
• Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
• Vacation: 3 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
• Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
• Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check