Description
ICF is seeking motivated Environmental Biologists to support an EPA contract, the Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT), across the country. The team performs soil, water, air, waste, and biota sampling and analysis for chemical contaminants primarily supporting Superfund site assessment, remediation, and emergency response but also for compliance under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Additional support provided by the team includes field sampling and analysis, biological support, risk assessment, sample receipt and tracking, maintenance and monitoring of laboratory support equipment, chemical and supply inventory, environmental compliance activities, warehouse support, and analytical subcontracting.

JOB DESCRIPTION

ICF is looking for passionate, dedicated Environmental Biologists to join our diverse team of scientists. The Environmental Biologist will work closely with other scientists, chemists, risk assessors, and project managers to perform biological testing on hazardous waste, water, soil, sediment, tissue, vegetation and other media, and prepare and/or review human health and ecological risk assessments for releases of hazardous substances at Superfund sites.

• Participate in planning activities, including meetings, conference calls, and/or site visits to support the development of project objectives, study designs, and schedules.
• Prepare project-specific work plans, SAPs, and QAPPs in adherence with relevant EPA guidance.
• Research and review applicable regulations, guidance documents, data calculations, species-specific reference toxicity values, literature, and database references, as well as perform statistical analysis of data.
• Perform biological testing on hazardous waste, water, soil, sediment, tissue, vegetation, and other media, employing a range of techniques including aquatic and sediment toxicity testing, bioaccumulation, seed germination, microbial, viral, and other biological tests. Conduct reference toxicity testing simultaneously with site-specific toxicity testing.
• Conduct other biological sampling and perform biological assessments (e.g., biodiversity studies, bioaccumulation studies, immunoassays and gene expression studies, toxic algae surveys, sediment oxygen demand studies, biological toxicity testing, specimen preparation and examinations, biological and ecological risk assessments, bacterial and viral assessments and Microtox testing).
• Support the preparation and/or review biological and human health data and assessments, including ecological risk assessments, human health risk assessments, biodiversity assessments, and endangered species assessments.