Environmental scientist jobs in Kings Mountain, NC

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Arcadis is seeking an Environmental Project Manager / Line Manager to be based out of our Charlotte, NC office. This full-time position within our Restoration East group will help manage power and energy, freight rail, and industrial projects with input from technical experts. The Project Manager part of this position requires both office and field work; you should expect to be out in the field up to 10-25% of the time mentoring junior staff. Field work will be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes. The Line Manager portion of this position serves as a key leadership role in our business operations by focusing on the success and growth of our people and developing their technical and consulting skills. You will have the ability to successfully coordinate and collaborate with all parts of the organization, including Client Account Leaders, Market Sector Leaders, and Service Line Leaders in other geographies and business units, and will always have a direct line of communication to Area Leaders. You will be a proven and inspiring leader who embraces and promotes Arcadis' vision and values: people first, integrity, client success, collaboration, and sustainability. The ideal candidate will have work experience in the utilities industry. Role accountabilities: Manage scope, schedule, staffing, and budget for environmental remediation projects, both large and small scale. Responsible for client and regulatory correspondence and interactions. Lead teams to evaluate data to support conceptual site models for environmental investigations. Delineate the nature and extent of contamination, evaluate, and implement remedial alternatives, and modify/optimize remediation and monitoring programs Strong writing skills are required as this role is responsible for technical report reviewing and writing. Oversee and participate in people management within the Area, including hiring, onboarding, performance management and terminations, and meet with Region and Area leadership periodically for Regional strategy and business development meetings. Make compensation recommendations to the Area Leader on leadership opportunities, staff promotions, quarterly market adjustments, merit increases, and spot bonus. Work with stakeholders on workload leveling across the Area, including identifying staff for project opportunities and the need for external hiring. Train, coach, and mentor staff on consulting best practices and motivate staff to achieve business growth goals. The ability to support and implement company priorities such as GEC usage, MEPC, Digital offerings, and sustainability. Be a visible steward of Health & Safety by completing required stewardship goals and being a strong mentor and example for H&S. Qualifications & Experience: Required: Bachelor's Degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering or closely related field Minimum of 10 years of experience in environmental consulting Previous project management experience Preferred: PE or PG Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $94944 - $161405. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. #LI-SC1