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KOMAN Family of Companies

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 KOMAN Government Solutions, LLC (KGS), a wholly-owned 8(a) subsidiary of the Natives of Kodiak, is an Alaska Native Corporation, providing environmental investigation, remediation, munitions and explosives of concern support, operations and maintenance, long-term monitoring, and construction services to our clients.
 
 
 We have an immediate need for a
 
 Senior Environmental Project Chemist
 
 to support our diverse portfolio of DoD, USEPA, other federal agencies, and private sector projects. This position can be full or part-time depending on the candidate&rsquo;s availability. This is a hybrid position reporting to either our Marlborough, MA or Exton, PA office locations. However, remote candidates will also be considered.
 
 
 In this leadership role, you&rsquo;ll serve as principal contact to internal and external customers for all chemistry-related activities and will manage and direct all internal requests for chemistry support. You will be responsible for mentoring and oversight to our part-time data validator and to additional chemistry and data validation staff as we grow the business. You will assign work and review chemistry and data validation work products for completion and accuracy prior to client submittal. You will be responsible for managing laboratory products and determining which validation assignments may need to be subcontracted, as well as monitoring laboratory and validation subcontracts to ensure they are compliant with the project requirements.
 
 
 
 Why Work Here?
 
 
 
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 Competitive salary with Paid Time Off and Holidays
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 Benefits selected start first of month after hire.
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 Robust benefit options: medical, vision, dental, additional life insurance, critical illness, additional hospitalization coverage, pet insurance, and identity theft offerings.
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 Company paid 1X salary life insurance, short term disability and long-term disability insurance.
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 Company match up to 4% on 401K
 
 
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 Typical Work Assignments Include
 
 
 
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 Proposal support: identify preferred environmental analytical laboratories, create requests for price proposals, and obtain competitive pricing.
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 UFP-QAPP and work plan support: prepare chemistry portion of UFP-QAPPs. Ensure that all work plans prepared by junior staff correctly identify analytical methods, preservation requirements, bottleware, and number and frequency of required QA/QC samples.
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 Resolve chemistry-related client or regulatory comments on plans and reports.
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 Laboratory procurement and coordination: Support preparation of analytical laboratory scopes of work; procurement of those laboratories; and coordination with laboratories prior to, and following, sampling events.
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 Auditing laboratory operations when needed.
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 Laboratory data report review: ensure reports meet criteria for completeness, correctness, sensitivity, and conformance with requirements. Ensure data received meets the requirements of the UFP-QAPP.
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 Data validation: follow established DoD and USEPA guidelines to determine the analytical quality of laboratory data. Ensure data validation meets the requirements of the UFP-QAPP. Review all data validation reports prepared by junior staff.
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 Database management: Follow established procedures for management of analytical data in NIRIS, various USACE chemistry databases (including FUDSChem, ERPIMS, and EDMS), and state-specific databases.
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 Implementation and monitoring of corrective action, as needed.
 
 
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 Required Qualifications
 
 
 
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 Bachelor of Science degree (Master&rsquo;s preferred) in Chemistry or Environmental Chemistry.
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 Minimum 10 years of experience supporting federal projects.
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 Expertise in chemical data quality management of environmental analytical data, including working knowledge of industry-standard procedures for environmental data verification and data validation.
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 Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe.
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 Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
 
 
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 The Ideal Candidate Will Have
 
 
 
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 Commercial environmental analytical laboratory experience.
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 Experience with validation of data using current DoD QSM requirements for various methods including explosives, perchlorate, PFAS, PCBs, in addition to more common environmental analytical methods.
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 Experience working on DoD, USEPA, and other federal agency projects and/or state environmental/department of health agencies.
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 Experience directing and mentoring junior staff/chemists.
 
 
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 As a Federal Contract Employer, KOMAN Families of Companies follows Federal Laws as it pertains to drug testing. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo drug testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with Federal Law. It is important to note although a State may have legalized a controlled substance, if the controlled substance is illegal per Federal Law, it is then considered to be illegal. KOMAN Families of Companies is a Drug-Free Workplace. Successful completion of a background and DMV record check also must be completed prior to hire.
 
 
 
 
 Preference will be given to Natives of Kodiak, Inc. Shareholders and Descendants of Shareholders in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2000e - 2(i)
 
 
 
 
 KGS is an Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
 
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Senior Environmental Chemist - Exton, PA

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Senior Environmental Chemist - Exton, PA