Managing Soil Scientist

12720 E Nora Spokane Washington
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** A Brief Summary of This Position:
** The Managing Scientist will provide project technical support and supervision in the field and the office as well as business development and project management responsibilities. This role drives division growth, leads client engagement across multiple sectors, and ensures the highest standards of soil science and agronomic expertise across all project work.  Managing Scientist tasks will include preparing monitoring plans, conducting monitoring, analyzing data, and preparing technical reports for wastewater land application systems and other regulated sites.

Monitoring media will include groundwater, surface water, process water, soils, climate, food processing and other by-products and crop tissue. This person will work with soil chemical reactions (fate and transformations); soil microbiology and soil fertility in nutrient cycling and cropping; and soil water infiltration and drainage. These skills will be used to develop practical, cost-effective wastewater land application systems and other systems that include a natural treatment component for meeting state and federal water quality protection requirements.

Project management responsibilities will involve communicating with supervisors, clients/farmers and contractors to develop meaningful proposals (scoping, scheduling, budgeting) and managing internal and external resources to complete high quality project deliverables on time and on budget.  This role requires strong customer service capabilities with a commitment to understanding and meeting customer needs. The candidate must also excel in team settings, working cooperatively to achieve shared goals.  

This position will report to the Senior Global Director – Water Solutions and could have direct supervision.
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* Key Responsibilities:

**** Scientific Leadership
*** Serve as the lead scientist on multidisciplinary projects focused on natural treatment systems, wastewater recycling, and soil-based water management strategies.
* Guide project teams in designing, implementing, and optimizing land-applied wastewater systems, vadose zone analyses, and sustainable reuse solutions.
* Ensure scientific rigor, defensibility, and innovation across all technical deliverables, models, and field programs.
** Business Development
*** Drive strategic expansion of the division’s market share in wastewater, water reuse, and sustainable water management technologies.
* Cultivate and strengthen relationships with municipal utilities, industrial clients, agricultural operations, and food sector partners.
* Collaborate closely with the
** Strategic Partner Group
** to support Valley’s strategic accounts, aligning customer objectives with Valley technologies and services.
* Partner with
** Valley Dealers
** to create project opportunities, enhance dealer capabilities, and support growth in land application and water reuse projects.
* Contribute to proposal development, scoping, pricing strategies, and long-term business planning.
** Technical Expertise
** Provide advanced soil science and agronomic expertise for a wide range of client needs, including:
* ** Regulatory Support:
** Permitting, compliance reporting, regulatory negotiations, and stakeholder engagement.
* ** Irrigation & Agronomy:
** Irrigation scheduling, crop selection, nutrient cycling, and soil–plant–water relationship optimization.
* ** Wastewater & Nutrient Management:
** Development of land…