Project Scientist/Engineer - Environmental Data Analyst

About You

You are an Environmental Scientist or Engineer with a passion for environmental data analysis. You possess a strong quantitative and applied statistics background. You are experienced in leading projects and large tasks with an impeccable attention to detail. You enjoy providing technical support on client projects involving management, analysis, visualization, and reporting of complex environmental datasets. Collaborating with colleagues with diverse expertise is exciting for you, and you are also comfortable working independently. You excel at managing and performing multiple tasks with competing deadlines. A lifelong learner, you want to keep growing intellectually and professionally. Quality management and integrity are among your strongest principles.

About Integral

Integral Consulting Inc. is a science and engineering firm delivering sound technical solutions to meet today's challenges in the health, environmental, and natural resource arenas. We are a values-driven collaborative team that is as passionate about company culture as we are about the work we do for our clients.  Since our founding 20 years ago, we have operated with a demonstrated commitment to the well-being, diversity, and professional development of our staff and an equal commitment to strong partnerships with our clients and teaming partners.  We are a company where people come to solve today’s toughest environmental challenges through innovative ideas, exceptional teamwork, and dedication to accuracy and technical quality.

About the Job

We are currently seeking a mid-level environmental data analyst to support our Hydrology, Geosciences, and Chemistry Practice, and other business areas of the company. The position will support multiple clients and projects, with the common theme of providing data and statistical analysis support to a diverse portfolio of environmental projects. The day-to-day work will vary. One day you may be leading a task to discover, access, and clean historical datasets. Another day you may be performing multivariate statistical analyses to differentiate sources of contamination.  Other days you may work with project teams to build interactive data visualizations to support development of conceptual site models. Career growth at Integral offers future opportunities to manage tasks and projects, communicate with clients, and present and/or publish your work through science conferences and peer-reviewed journals. Assignments will require a combination of teamwork and independent leadership.

Responsibilities

As a Project Scientist/Engineer – Environmental Data Analyst, your job functions will include, but not be limited to:

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (data managers, engineers, environmental scientists, toxicologists) to develop and implement data analysis plans to support environmental investigations
• Leading data and statistical analysis tasks from start to finish with minimal supervision, applying appropriate statistical methods and visualization techniques
• Organizing and wrangling data of all shapes and sizes from a variety of data sources while maintaining the highest degree of data integrity
• Performing quality assurance reviews of technical analyses and results
• Developing R Shiny web applications to present data to clients and stakeholders
• Preparing technical reports summarizing analytical methods and results in a clear, concise manner
• Leading and mentoring other data analysts

Qualifications

Candidates should hold a B.S. or M.S. degree in environmental science or engineering, geochemistry, hydrogeology, ecology, toxicology, or related technical field. Candidates with a B.S. or M.S. degree from another quantitative field and a demonstrated interest in environmental applications will be considered.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of experience working as an environmental consultant in a data analyst role
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience using R statistical programming language, including the use of Rmarkdown, plotly, and tidyverse packages (specifically dplyr and ggplot2), or equivalent experience using Python, including the use of NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, and folium
• Deep understanding and experience with the complete environmental data life cycle from field sampling to written synthesis
• Strong knowledge of environmental chemistry and forensic methods
• Strong background in applied statistics
• Experience with data harvesting techniques like web scraping and API calls
• Experience with development, deployment, and maintenance of R Shiny and/or plotly dash web applications
• Proficiency with code versioning tools, such as Git
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A desire to grow both intellectually and professionally
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers

Annual Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000

An employee’s total compensation package includes annual salary, company-subsidized (employee and family) medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) participation with a company-match of 1% to 4% of annual compensation, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability, paid sick leave (80 hours per year), paid vacation (15 days), paid holidays (9 days per year), and the potential for an annual discretionary bonus based on company performance. Paid time off will be pro-rated to reflect part-time scheduled hours, if applicable.

We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and are committed to a proactive program of affirmative action and diversity development. Integral Consulting Inc. provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions); national origin; age; sexual orientation; disability; marital status; military, veteran, or Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act protected veteran status; gender identity or gender expression; or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws.  The “EEO is the Law” poster can be viewed HERE.

All employees are required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If extended an offer of employment, you will be required to provide valid proof of your COVID-19 vaccination prior to the start of employment. For any employee who chooses not to receive a vaccination due to a medical reason or based on religious beliefs, Integral may offer reasonable accommodation. Each request for exemption, regardless of the reason, will be evaluated individually by Human Resources in accordance with the Company’s equal employment opportunities policies and applicable law. A copy of Integral’s COVID-19 vaccination policy will be provided to qualified candidates who are invited to interview with us.

All offers of employment are contingent on candidates successfully passing an employment history screening, degree verification, and a federal, state, and county criminal background and Watch List screening. Candidates will receive a written notice of this requirement. All screenings will be done in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws.