INTERA Incorporated is looking to fill a senior-level position to lead technical and business development teams executing and pursuing nationwide PFAS projects. This person will complement the diverse groups within INTERA that are engaged with solving PFAS problems that challenge water utilities, governmental agencies, and private companies. In this position, the successful candidate will have the responsibility of:

• Leading business development efforts associated with the assessment, investigation and remediation of PFAS impacts
• Directing technical aspects of INTERA’s PFAS business initiative; including leading and/or active participation in INTERA’s PFAS and environmental technical advisory committees
• Developing and presenting strategies for solving PFAS problems facing existing and prospective clients
• Guiding project teams in technical aspects such as PFAS fate and transport, human and ecological risk, and regulatory compliance
• Leading teams in responses to request for proposals
• Collaborating with marketing teams to update and develop statement of qualifications, service brochures, and INTERA’s website
• Presenting to professional organizations
• Networking and staying current on the state of the science

Required Qualifications

• Successful business development efforts associated with the assessment, investigation and remediation of sites impacted with PFAS, VOCs/SVOCs, metals, and/or other inorganic compounds
• Proven PFAS investigation and remediation experience
• Publications in peer-reviewed technical journals related to the investigation and/or remediation of PFAS in soils and groundwater
• Master’s Degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering, and/or hydrogeology, geology, or related field
• 10 years of experience with increasing level of responsibility
• Expert in hydrogeology, contaminant fate and transport, environmental regulations, and mitigation and remediation methods
• Strong understanding of human health and ecological risk assessments
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership in team or mentoring settings
• Willingness to travel to project sites, and client and INTERA offices

Desired Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience working as environmental professional with consulting firm and/or in academia
• Expert in chlorinated hydrocarbon, petroleum hydrocarbon, and 1,4-dioxane investigation and remediation methods
• Knowledge of the risk associated with emerging contaminants such as micro plastics and 6PPD-quinone
• Strong understanding of state and federal environmental regulatory laws, regulations, and rules
• Experience using fate and transport models to predict movement of contaminants in vadose zone and groundwater
• Proficiency with geostatistical methods used for assessment of data
• Experience providing environmental litigation support and expert witness testimony
• PhD in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering, hydrogeology, geology, or related field
• Active participation in environmental professional organizations
• Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist licensure
• HAZWOPER training

Expected salary range commensurate with skills and experience and dependent on location:  $120,000 to $160,000

About INTERA & Our Benefits

INTERA is a Top Workplaces USA 2024 award winner!

Founded in 1974, INTERA has grown into an international geosciences and engineering consulting firm that helps clients make informed business decisions, mitigate risk, and drive optimal outcomes in a multitude of industries. Building and sustaining a strong company culture is at the heart of INTERA’s practice of good stewardship. We strive to foster an environment where people love the work that they do and the place that they work because we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. As an employee-owned company, we are committed to investing in our people’s needs for security, health, and well-being with:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance that includes a free health plan option for employee-only coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer match and a Student Debt Retirement Savings Program
• Paid parental leave – up to 12 weeks for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term and long-term coverage – paid 100% by the company
• Paid holiday, at least 3 weeks of vacation per year, and sick time
• Opportunities for stock ownership
• Performance-based bonuses and award programs for technical paper publication and employee referrals
• Career coaching instead of performance evaluations
• Tuition reimbursement, financial assistance for professional licensure and registration, and one paid membership to a professional society
• Pet insurance, LegalShield, IDShield, and more

These are some of the reasons why many of our employees have spent 10 to 25 years at INTERA. We love what we do, and it shows.