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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a detail oriented, well organized, dependable Geologist to join our Resilience Environment team in Hanover, Maryland. This full-time position requires strict adherence to health and safety procedures, attention to detail, strong work ethic, and excellent communication skills. Arcadis’ performance-based evaluations provide an opportunity for candidates to advance their career within the company. Responsibilities will include a combination of field and office-related tasks and may include travel for extended periods.
Role accountabilities:
Field activities may include the following:
- Oversight of drilling operations (installing monitoring wells and soil or rock descriptions)
- Soil, groundwater, and air sampling in compliance with State and Federal standards
- Implementation of injection or other in-situ based remedial technologies
- Oversight of remedial system installations
- Subcontractor oversight
- Extensive and detailed note-taking, and effective coordination and communication with project team members
- Emergency response support (environmental sample planning and collection, rail client and state/federal regulator correspondence, onsite contractor oversight) for train derailments/HAZMAT spills, with the potential to travel throughout the East Coast Mid Atlantic region
- Field work will frequently be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes. However, Arcadis provides substantial Health and Safety training, support and mentoring for all project activities, and promotes a strong safety culture where employee and public safety comes first.
Office activities may include the following:
- Data management (compilation, manipulation, and evaluation of data)
- Assisting with writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda
- Preparing cost estimates and proposals
- Coordinating work schedules with subcontractors
- Figure/map/boring log production
- Candidates must be proficient with MS Word and MS Excel. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and strong interpersonal communication skills, multi-tasking skills, and efficient time management.
This position does require travel and fieldwork. During some periods, fieldwork may be up to 70-80% of your time, with some travel requiring hotel stays. Candidates must be willing to work outside in all weather conditions and for extended periods. Candidates must also be able to meet the physical demands associated with performing field work, including lifting heavy equipment up to 50 lbs., working in a standing position for extended periods of time, working alone at remote sites, etc. Field work may be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Geology, Geosciences, or Environmental Science
- 3 plus years of related work experience
- Proficiency at using Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- A current valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Proficient in digital applications such as electronic data collection apps, Fulcrum, FieldNow, ground water forms, soil sampling logs, GIS, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current OSHA HAZWOPER 40 HR / 8 HR training
- Previous industry, consulting, or regulatory internship experience
- 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part-time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $64,800 - $97,200. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a detail oriented, well organized, dependable Geologist to join our Resilience Environment team in Hanover, Maryland. This full-time position requires strict adherence to health and safety procedures, attention to detail, strong work ethic, and excellent communication skills. Arcadis’ performance-based evaluations provide an opportunity for candidates to advance their career within the company. Responsibilities will include a combination of field and office-related tasks and may include travel for extended periods.
Role accountabilities:
Field activities may include the following:
- Oversight of drilling operations (installing monitoring wells and soil or rock descriptions)
- Soil, groundwater, and air sampling in compliance with State and Federal standards
- Implementation of injection or other in-situ based remedial technologies
- Oversight of remedial system installations
- Subcontractor oversight
- Extensive and detailed note-taking, and effective coordination and communication with project team members
- Emergency response support (environmental sample planning and collection, rail client and state/federal regulator correspondence, onsite contractor oversight) for train derailments/HAZMAT spills, with the potential to travel throughout the East Coast Mid Atlantic region
- Field work will frequently be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes. However, Arcadis provides substantial Health and Safety training, support and mentoring for all project activities, and promotes a strong safety culture where employee and public safety comes first.
Office activities may include the following:
- Data management (compilation, manipulation, and evaluation of data)
- Assisting with writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda
- Preparing cost estimates and proposals
- Coordinating work schedules with subcontractors
- Figure/map/boring log production
- Candidates must be proficient with MS Word and MS Excel. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and strong interpersonal communication skills, multi-tasking skills, and efficient time management.
This position does require travel and fieldwork. During some periods, fieldwork may be up to 70-80% of your time, with some travel requiring hotel stays. Candidates must be willing to work outside in all weather conditions and for extended periods. Candidates must also be able to meet the physical demands associated with performing field work, including lifting heavy equipment up to 50 lbs., working in a standing position for extended periods of time, working alone at remote sites, etc. Field work may be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Geology, Geosciences, or Environmental Science
- 3 plus years of related work experience
- Proficiency at using Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- A current valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Proficient in digital applications such as electronic data collection apps, Fulcrum, FieldNow, ground water forms, soil sampling logs, GIS, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current OSHA HAZWOPER 40 HR / 8 HR training
- Previous industry, consulting, or regulatory internship experience
- 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part-time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $64,800 - $97,200. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
#LI-HYBRID
#Resilience-ANA
#Environment-ANA
#LI-AO1
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Who's Hiring
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services18
- AECOM12
- Broadbent and Associates6B
- WSP4
- Haley & Aldrich4
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services28
- Technology & Software3
- Construction & Real Estate2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in environmental geologist jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in geology, environmental science, or a closely related field
- Experience collecting soil, groundwater, or soil vapor samples using standard field protocols
- Familiarity with federal and state environmental regulations including RCRA and CERCLA
- Proficiency in preparing Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment reports
- HAZWOPER 40-hour certification or willingness to complete it before project work begins
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to field sites as project schedules require
Tips for Your Environmental Geologist Job Search
Tailor your resume to site types
Environmental geologist job descriptions often call out specific site experience like Superfund, brownfields, or underground storage tanks. Match your resume's project descriptions to whichever site types the posting names, using the same terminology the employer uses.
List your state PE and certifications prominently
Licenses like Professional Geologist, HAZWOPER 40-hour, and state-specific certifications are often minimum requirements, not preferences. Put them in a dedicated credentials section near the top of your resume so hiring managers spot them before reading anything else.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists environmental geologist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by regulatory framework
Roles focused on RCRA compliance, CERCLA remediation, or Clean Water Act permitting require different experience. Targeting openings that match the regulatory programs you know best puts you ahead of generalist applicants who can't speak to those frameworks.
Prepare a field methods summary for interviews
Interviewers frequently ask which sampling protocols, drilling methods, and logging techniques you've used in the field. Have a concise, specific answer ready covering soil, groundwater, and vapor intrusion work so you can respond without hedging or generalizing.
Negotiate using your specialty, not just title
If you hold a niche skill, such as vapor intrusion modeling, PFAS investigation, or 3D site conceptual model development, frame it in the offer conversation. Firms with active projects in those areas often have budget flexibility for candidates who reduce their training curve.
Environmental Geologist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most environmental geologists?
The companies hiring the most environmental geologists right now include Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, AECOM, and Broadbent and Associates, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Consulting firms and government contractors tend to have the most consistent hiring volume across the country.
How many environmental geologist jobs are remote?
About 25% of environmental geologist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the field-intensive nature of most roles. Data review, report writing, and regulatory compliance positions are the sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid schedules, while site investigation and sampling roles almost always require on-site presence.
How do you become an environmental geologist?
You typically start by earning a bachelor's degree in geology or environmental science, then gain field experience through internships or entry-level technician roles focused on site assessments and sampling. Pursuing a Professional Geologist license in your state strengthens your candidacy significantly. Many environmental geologists also complete HAZWOPER training and build specializations in areas like remediation or hydrogeology through project work over time.
How do you get hired as an environmental geologist with little experience?
Focus your applications on field technician and staff geologist roles at environmental consulting firms, which are built for candidates coming out of school. Highlight any academic fieldwork, senior thesis research, or volunteer sampling projects. Completing HAZWOPER 40-hour certification before applying removes a common barrier. Firms that staff large remediation contracts often hire entry-level geologists in cohorts and train them on the job.
What does the environmental geologist interview process look like?
Most environmental geologist interviews begin with a phone screen focused on your field experience and regulatory familiarity, followed by a technical interview where you walk through past projects, sampling methods, and report writing. Some firms include a short writing exercise or ask you to review a sample boring log or site map. Final rounds often involve meeting a project manager or technical lead who assesses your ability to work independently in the field.
Where can I find and apply to environmental geologist jobs?
You can find and apply to environmental geologist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, location preferences, and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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