Lab QA/QC Coordinator

Lab QA/QC Coordinator / Chemist V

Description/Job Summary

HGL - WHO WE ARE 

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. 

HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media. 

With over 550 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects, but small enough that personal working environments are possible with senior management and HGL's talented team members. By joining HGL, you will be working toward restoring the environment and protecting our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It’s not just a job, it’s your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL’s mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today’s world. HGL’s corporate culture ensures you’ll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION    

Currently, HGL is seeking a Part-Time Lab Quality Assurance/Quality Control Coordinator to support our Maywood FUSRAP Project

Responsibilities/Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The Lab QA/QC Coordinator will be responsible for

• Directing HGL’s chemistry personnel from proposal development to field sampling to laboratory analysis to data validation to reporting.
• Working collaboratively with HGL’s Chemistry manager for ensuring resources for chemistry technical operations.
• Serving as the liaison between laboratories, data validators, HGL staff, and client.
• Developing and updating performance objectives and conducting annual performance reviews for HGL’s chemists. When needed, improving/correcting or rewarding performance, conducting training, advocating for chemists, and implementing performance improvement plans.
• Mentoring, training, overseeing, and assigning tasks to HGL’s chemists, ensuring adequate staffing is available through hiring, cross-training, teaming, and subcontracting to ensure HGL’s quality, budget, and schedule requirements are met for all programs and projects.
• Working with Chemistry Manager to resolve chemistry-related issues in a timely manner that ensures conformance with HGL’s performance standards, such as enforcing UFP-QAPP requirements with the laboratories and subcontracted validators.
• Ensuring chemistry resources are available to support field sampling events, submitting bottle orders, tracking laboratory progress, etc.
• Ensuring chemistry resources are available based on request from project managers for the preparation and writing of reports, letter reports, remedial investigation reports, monthly progress reports, standard operating procedures, and more.
• Ensure senior reviews are conducted for UFP-QAPPs, data validation narratives, data usability reports, data quality assessments, data validations, and other data reviews conducted by HGL chemists and subcontractors.
• Ensure coordination with database management personnel for the timely uploading, storage, and transmission of environmental analytical data from subcontracted laboratories into Locus EIM, SQL Server, FUDSChem, or other contract-required systems.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Required Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Ability to delegate, multi-task, and adapt to shifting priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of instrumentation used for environmental analysis (e.g., LC-MS/MS, GC/MS, ICP, GC-ECD, IC, etc.) 
• Familiarity with USEPA analytical methods as well as USEPA and DOD data validation guidelines
• Proficient in standard office computer applications and software, to include Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented and ability to manage multiple tasks and interface with multiple project managers 
• Commitment to working safely and adhering to all health and safety protocols
• Serving as prime point of contact with clients, management, and subcontractors.
• Managing project teams specifically assigned responsibilities related to sampling, environmental chemistry, laboratory analysis, data validation, and/or data management.
• Working on Federal contracts ideally with USACE, AFCEC, and EPA.
• PhD in chemistry, environmental chemistry, or a related scientific discipline field plus 2 to 4 years of directly related experience in environmental consulting and/or laboratory analytical chemistry or
  1. MA/MS plus 4 to 6 years of directly related experience or
  2. BA/BS plus 6 to 8 years of directly related experience.

Preferred Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT

• Familiarity with analytical database management systems such as LIMS, Microsoft Access, SQL, Locus EIM, EQuIS, and GIS desired.
• Supervisory and/or hands-on experience in laboratories conducting analyses using EPA methods and DoD Quality Systems Manual (QSM) Version 5.1 or later
• Supervisory and/or hands-on experience with data validation conducted in accordance with National Functional Guidelines, Contract Laboratory Program requirements, and DOD Data Validation Guidelines.

Details

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test is required. 

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected category. Some positions may require U.S. citizenship. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process should contact Human Resources directly at 703-478-5186.

EEO notices: US Equal Opportunity Employment Poster, US Equal Opportunity Supplemental Poster, Know Your Rights, and Pay Transparency Notice.

A full list of benefits is available at www.hgl.com/careers/.

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $50.63-$85.00/hour. This position's final salary can be impacted by various factors including, but not limited to, contractual requirements, geographic location, job-related education, training, experience, and skills. If your desired salary falls outside of this range, we hope you'll still apply as there may be other positions that better aligned.

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