Environmental Group Leader - 325B Department

Overview

Montrose Environmental Group is a global environmental services provider offering environmental planning and permitting, measurement and analytical services, and environmental resiliency and sustainability solutions. Our qualified engineers, scientists, technicians, associates, and policy experts are proud of our collective expertise and the collaborative nature of our approach to helping clients. We strive to optimize environmental resiliency in a way that effectively complements our clients’ decision-making and operations and efficiently fulfills their project requirements.

We have over 135 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia and over 3000 employees – all ready to provide solutions for environmental needs.

We are looking for a motivated Group Leader based in our Durham, NC laboratory to join an inclusive work environment and help lead new ideas and pathways while delivering value.

• Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career
• Direct exposure to our industry’s leading experts who are solving the world’s toughest environmental challenges
• An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive and collaborate with talented colleagues
• Opportunities to engage and contribute in our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource groups
• Competitive compensation package: annual salary ranging from $75,000 to $100,000 commensurate with accomplishments, performance, credentials and geography
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 401k with a competitive 4% employer match
• Progressive vacation policies, company holidays and paid parental leave benefits to ensure work/life balance
• A financial assistance program that supports peers in need, known as the Montrose Foundation
• Access to a student loan planning tool to optimize your student loan payoff plans and compare student loan rates with lenders

Enthalpy Analytical, as part of Montrose Environmental Group, is comprised of over 9 laboratories servicing air, water, and soil testing. The Durham, NC facility is currently seeking a full-time Group Leader (M325B). As a key member of the laboratory team, Group Leaders equip and maintain a well-trained and informed staff to meet client expectations by efficiently and profitably generating defensible data on time.

The M325B group focuses primarily on running samples for the EPA’s M325B testing program, which requires a high level of operational efficiency to meet the biweekly sampling cycle. Additional duties are:

• Personnel supervision, time management, and operational efficiency
• Hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions
• Conflict resolution, personnel skills development and team building
• Accurate and timely communication with internal and external clients
• Project scheduling
• Analyze samples as needed by using various published methods
• Development of analytical methods
• Final Report Review
• Preparation of data summaries for inclusion in client reports
• Sample and Standard Preparation as needed
• Occasional split shift and/or weekend duties
• Instrument calibration and maintenance
• Troubleshooting and problem solving
• Write and assist the QAD and TD with updating related SOPs
• Maintain adequate consumables and parts for analyses
• Maintaining organized records of sample preparation and analysis, and equipment maintenance
• Communicate with client’s questions or concerns
• Initiate and address non-conformance issues
• Overhead projects designed to improve efficiency of, or accuracy of analyses
• Comply with Enthalpy’s Quality Assurance Program and other policies
• Other duties as assigned by upper lab management
• Ensure staff comply with Enthalpy’s Health and Safety Plan

• Associates degree or higher in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience preferred
• Group Leaders must be well versed in most of the methods run within their department
• They must understand the underlying physical or chemical principles that underpin the assays being performed
• They must be able to organize, communicate, and facilitate priorities to staff in an effective manner
• They…