Environmental Chemist (Corvallis, OR)

Put your analytical skills toward making a positive impact on the planet and your career! Join ICF in support of the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) contract at the new Region 9 Laboratory in Corvallis Oregon.

ICF is looking for an Environmental Laboratory Chemist in support of the USEPA Region 9 Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) contract. ESAT provides analytical quality assurance (QA) and technical support to USEPA programs such as Superfund and other programs requiring the identification assessment remediation and regulation of environmental hazards. The team performs analysis on soil water air waste and tissue samples for chemical contaminants using USEPA-approved methods supporting EPAs mission to protect human health and the environment through programs such as the Drinking Water programs Clean Water Act (CWA) Clean Air Act (CAA) Superfund (CERCLA).

The Environmental Chemist will apply their knowledge and work experience to primarily support the preparation and analysis of organic chemistry methods with possible cross-training on various inorganic analyses. All team activities must comply with EPA methods for various media (air water soil biota) and environmental programs as well as the NELAC standard (2016). Job duties include sample preparation in support of and operation of GC-ECD GC-FID and GCMS to determine volatile and semivolatile organic compounds pesticides Aroclors and fuel hydrocarbon as well as new and emerging contaminants. The successful candidate must be able to work both independently and as member of a team.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in chemistry biology environmental science environmental engineering or related.
• Minimum 2 years of laboratory experience using EPA-approved methodologies and instrumentation preferably GC-FID GC-ECD and GC/MS.
• Excellent verbal interpersonal and written communication skills and the ability to think critically.
• U.S. citizenship required per federal contract.
• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS an EPA background check to obtain access to US federal property.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solvent extraction experience using EPA methodologies and CLLE SPE ASE and other techniques.
• Prior progressive experience in laboratories accredited for environmental analyses (e.g. TNI or NELAC state programs).
• Experience working at Federal facilities.
• Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) experience knowledge of Promium Element LIMS is a plus.

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