Senior Environmental Project Scientist for Emergency Response Team

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston has continued to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years. In both the public and private sectors our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.
Weston is hiring a Senior Project Scientist to support environmental investigation, remediation, and emergency response projects that protect public health and the environment. This role is ideal for an experienced technical leader who can manage complex field efforts, guide technical decisions, and deliver high-quality client outcomes.
The position supports our contract with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 that includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., and seven Tribal Nations. The successful candidate will have a strong desire to make a difference in our communities by doing work that helps to protect public health and our environment.
Location: West Chester, PA
Key Responsibilities
Lead complex environmental investigations, remediation programs, emergency response activities, and related field and office assignments from planning through completion.
Manage project execution in accordance with scope, budget, schedule, technical requirements, regulatory standards, Weston procedures, and client expectations.
Plan and oversee field investigations and sampling programs at active construction, remediation, and potentially hazardous sites.
Direct field staff, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary teams while coordinating resources and reinforcing safe, efficient work practices.
Analyze field observations, analytical data, and monitoring results to develop defensible conclusions, recommendations, and project strategies.
Prepare and review scientific reports, investigation summaries, removal action documentation, technical memoranda, work plans, sampling plans, health and safety plans, quality assurance documents, schedules, budgets, and other deliverables.
Conduct peer reviews of project scopes, technical documents, calculations, data interpretations, and deliverables to support quality and consistency.
Identify project risks, constraints, and opportunities, and implement corrective actions when needed.
Communicate project objectives, progress, needs, concerns, and deliverable expectations to clients, stakeholders, Project Managers, subcontractors, technical teams, and leadership.
Maintain accurate and auditable field documentation, correspondence, notebooks, technical files, and project records.
Mentor junior staff and provide technical guidance to project teams.
Evaluate new technologies, tools, and techniques for potential use in project execution and Weston service offerings.
Safety Responsibilities
Lead EHS compliance for complex assignments and ensure work aligns with Weston’s EHS Program, project safety plans, technical procedures, quality requirements, and applicable regulations.
Reinforce Stop Work Authority, personal accountability, and project- and site-specific safety expectations with staff and subcontractors.
Coordinate with EHS personnel when plans do not align with project scope or site conditions.
Work safely at active and potentially hazardous sites using required PPE, including OSHA Levels D through A, as applicable.
Required Qualifications: