Kleinfelder is a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, committed to a people-first culture and technical excellence. They are looking for an entry-level Geologist, Environmental Scientist, or Environmental Engineer to join their Environmental team, focusing on environmental compliance, assessment, and remediation projects.
Responsibilities
- Planning and executing field activities
- Data collection, inspections, soil, soil vapor, and groundwater sampling activities
- Soil classification, soil boring logs, environmental drilling and monitoring well installation oversight
- Authoring technical reports
- Communicating with staff
- Ensuring quality execution
- Evaluating site data to proactively progress projects toward regulatory closure
- Working with and around heavy equipment and/or communicating with other subcontractors (e.g., drillers, laboratories)
Skills
- 0 - 3 years of related experience, new graduates encouraged to apply
- Bachelor's degree in Geology, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Science or related experience
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel is required
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to follow direction and work independently or in a team environment
- Willingness to work outdoors in a variety of weather including hot and cold temperatures
- This role will include substantial field work (anticipate 3-5 days per week, year-round)
- Field hours will vary and will regularly require longer than a standard 8-hour day (sometimes 10-13 hours per day)
- Willingness to travel out of town occasionally for project work (approximately once or twice per quarter) to Denver area/CO Front Range
- Positive work attitude and ability to work safely and efficiently when managing multiple tasks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as organization and multi-tasking skills
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, judgment and problem-solving capabilities in order to ensure compliance with relevant state/federal regulations and client-specific requirements
- Familiarity with upstream oil and gas operations is a plus
- Experience conducting soil and/or groundwater environmental field investigations and data collection/sampling is a plus
- Oversight of soil borings, rock coring and monitoring well installation is strongly preferred
- Observation and highly detailed documentation in support of scientific investigations and engineered solutions
- Preparation of field reports
- Experience with various contaminants including petroleum compounds, metals, etc
- Knowledge of Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) sampling, investigation, and remediation regulations is a plus
- Experience related to scheduling, lab coordination, data evaluation, technical report writing, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) is a plus
- Knowledge of Colorado and/or Utah stormwater regulations and permitting requirements is a plus
- Familiar with SPCC and stormwater inspection requirements is a plus
- General GIS and EQuIS database knowledge is a plus
- Previous experience working on environmental projects and an established technical background in environmental compliance, assessment, and remediation is preferred but is not required
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid holidays
Company Overview
- Kleinfelder is an employee-owned engineering, science, and architecture consulting firm. It was founded in 1961, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.kleinfelder.com/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Kleinfelder has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 32 in 2025, 36 in 2024, 27 in 2023, 21 in 2022, 16 in 2021, 16 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.