About HRP Associates, Inc.:
HRP Associates, Inc. is a nationally recognized environmental consulting firm known for its technical excellence, collaborative culture, and commitment to delivering smart, sustainable solutions. Our Clifton Park office is expanding, and we’re looking for an experienced Senior Geologist or Senior Environmental Scientist who’s ready to take a leadership role on impactful environmental projects.
If you’re energized by complex challenges, motivated to mentor junior staff, and eager to shape the future of environmental consulting, HRP offers the platform to elevate your career.
Job Description:
As a Senior Geologist or Senior Environmental Scientist at HRP, you’ll lead multidisciplinary projects, guide technical strategy, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients. You’ll manage environmental investigations, oversee field programs, and contribute to the development of innovative, practical solutions. This role blends technical expertise, project management, and team leadership — ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic consulting environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage environmental and geological projects from scoping through completion
- Oversee field programs including drilling, sampling, remediation, and site characterization
- Develop work plans, scopes, budgets, and schedules
- Analyze and interpret environmental and geologic data to support project decisions
- Prepare and review technical reports, proposals, and regulatory submittals
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, regulators, and project partners
- Mentor and train junior scientists and geologists
- Support business development through proposal writing, client outreach, and strategic planning
- Ensure compliance with HRP’s health and safety standards across all project activities
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
- 5+ years of relevant environmental consulting or geological experience
- Strong technical background in site investigation, remediation, hydrogeology, or environmental compliance
- Proven project management experience, including budgeting and client communication
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead teams and mentor junior staff
- Familiarity with state and federal environmental regulations
- Willingness to travel for field assignments, with possible overnights of up to a week at a time
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to physically lift up to 40 pounds
- Professional licensure (PG, LSRP, PE, or similar) is a plus
- Geologist-in-Training (GIT) certification or ability to obtain within one year
Why HRP Is a Great Place to Advance Your Career:
- A collaborative, people-first culture that values expertise and initiative
- Opportunities to lead high-impact, technically challenging projects
- Strong support for professional development and licensure
- A growing office where your leadership will directly shape team success
- A company that encourages innovation, autonomy, and continuous learning
Benefits & Company Culture:
The vision of HRP Associates, Inc., is reliant on the expertise of our dedicated professionals who provide excellent consultation to our loyal clientele. We lead the industry in our commitment to employee growth and satisfaction in a positive, gratifying, and challenging workplace environment. We offer professional development opportunities, competitive salaries, and an excellent benefits package to qualified employees.
We are always searching for top talent to join our growing team throughout HRP’s various locations. We constantly promote a fun and dynamic company culture, as well as a great work-life balance. Ideal candidates will enjoy working in team settings, participating in company-wide events and outings, possess a positive attitude, and can relate to our internal cultural motto of, “Work hard, play hard!”
Other major benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Life/Disability Insurance
- Company-sponsored Profit-Sharing Pension Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Holidays and Vacations
- Continuing Education Reimbursement
HRP Employee Resource Groups:
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) such as:
- HRP Women - supports the professional and personal development for women employees while bringing awareness to women’s issues and fostering an inclusive environment.
- 312 Committee - organizes employee events to support our culture and employee relationships
- Giving Group - coordinates events with local charities and organizations
- Wellness Committee- promotes health and wellness
Who We Are:
HRP Associates, Inc. is a full-service environmental engineering and hydrogeology firm headquartered in Farmington, CT, with regional offices in Derby (CT); Plymouth, Massachusetts; Saint Charles, Missouri; Clifton Park & Buffalo, New York; Greenville & Charleston, South Carolina; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We also have satellite offices in Charlotte, North Carolina; San Diego, California; and Houston, Texas.
HRP's staff of professionals includes chemical, civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineers; inspectors; geologists; hydrogeologists; and industrial hygienists.
For more information on job postings in all our offices and to find out more about the company, please visit our website at www.hrpassociates.com and our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/HRPAssociatesInc. HRP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, or a related field
- Master's degree
- 5+ years of relevant environmental consulting or geological experience
- Technical experience in site investigation, remediation, hydrogeology, or environmental compliance
- Project management experience, including budgeting and client communication
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead teams and mentor junior staff
- Familiarity with state and federal environmental regulations
- Willingness to travel for field assignments, including possible overnight stays of up to one week
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to physically lift up to 40 pounds
- Professional licensure such as PG, LSRP, PE, or similar
- Geologist-in-Training certification or ability to obtain it within one year
What We Do
For 40 years, the consulting engineers at HRP have worked together with our clients to assure that they reach their intended business goals and achieve the right solutions to their environmental and civil engineering challenges. HRP Associates, Inc. was founded in 1982 to serve the environmental needs of the regulated community subject to the newly-enacted Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA). Today, HRP is a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consulting firm, with 10 offices throughout the U.S. We have completed projects in nearly every state. Not only do we provide critical services to clients throughout the U.S., we have also extended our Global Consulting Services to over twenty countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. At HRP, as part of our continuous improvement policy, we constantly strive for and achieve new and better methods to lead your projects to successful completion. Our engineering consultants do this by listening carefully to your concerns, by innovating new ideas and processes internally, and by implementing solutions that are flexible, effective and sustainable. Our collaborative business approach means you will always be fully involved and informed through the development and completion of your project. We are sure that you, like our current clients, will find that this partnership approach provides your company with the unsurpassed level of service and integrity that you expect. HRP will help you "Move Your Environment Forward."
