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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer's success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
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Leidos is currently seeking a Risk Assessor to join our environmental consulting team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of an experienced consulting practice and apply your skills to support our consistently growing base of federal and commercial customers in the U.S.
This is a remote position; occasional travel will be required to Leidos offices and/or project locations.
Must possess a valid driver's license and pass government background checks to access U.S. Government facilities and systems. Due to contract requirements, only U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents will be considered.
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The Risk Assessor will work with Leidos Project Managers and Senior Staff and interface with multiple Leidos offices. The Risk Assessor should be comfortable working in a team environment, and demonstrate excellent written and strong verbal communication, as well as organizational skills. Frequent collaboration with the project manager and project team members is expected. The successful candidate will be dedicated to working full-time in support of document preparations and will be an initiative-focused, goals-oriented individual, requiring some supervisory oversight to start.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist in conducting human health and ecological risk evaluations, including development of conceptual site models, selection of appropriate toxicity values, calculation of cancer risks and noncancer hazards, and analysis of uncertainties associated with the risk evaluations.
- Provide technical support in evaluating and interpreting quantitative and qualitative environmental sampling data acquired during site investigations.
- Support preparation of technical reports, including work plans/sampling plans, human health and/or ecological risk assessments, remedial investigation (RI) reports, feasibility studies (FS), proposed plans (PP), and records of decision (ROD).
- Willing and able to travel periodically to Leidos office and/or project locations.
What Sets You Apart:
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Earth Science, Biological Science, Chemistry, Toxicology, Ecology, or related scientific field, with a minimum of 2 years' relevant experience in the environmental science/engineering consulting field.
- Working knowledge of EPA human health and/or ecological risk assessment guidance and methods within the framework of the CERCLA RI/FS/PP/ROD process.
- Ability to compile, manage, and interpret environmental investigation and monitoring data for organic and inorganic chemical parameters.
- Some experience working with federal environmental regulators.
- Proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
You Might Also Have:
- Understanding of data validation qualifiers indicating usability.
- Environmental statistical methods knowledge (e.g., calculation of UCLs, trend analysis) and software tools (e.g., EPA ProUCL, SAS, etc.).
- Knowledge and experience with EPA online calculators for determining cancer risks, noncancer hazards, and screening levels/preliminary remediation goals.
- Knowledge and experience with data and/or risk analyses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- Experience working with radiological data
- RCRA and CERCLA process documents knowledge (Corrective Action Plans/Reports; RI/FS/PP/ROD).
- Experience working with state regulators is desired
Original Posting Date:
2024-04-10
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $55,250.00 - $99,875.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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