Group Leader
Montrose Environmental Group Inc.

Job Info

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ABOUT YOU

Are you passionate and ready to join an inclusive work environment, committed to leading new ideas and pathways, and to delivering value? If the answer is, "Yes!" then we have an exciting career opportunity for you. Who are we? We are Montrose, a leading environmental services company with 1,600 employees across 70 locations worldwide, focused on supporting clients as they deal with the environmental challenges of today, and prepare for what's coming tomorrow.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Our Mission is: To help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us, and is supported by our Principles: We Value Our People, We Value Our Community, We Value Our Clients, We Value Our Shareholders. We care for the well-being of our people and offer:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Industry leading benefits packages including company paid life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Progressive vacation policies and company holidays including floating holidays to meet the diverse needs of our people.
• 401(k) plan offered
• A financial assistance program to help support peers in need
• An educational reimbursement program
• Access to best rates in the industry to bring your student loan debt down to size

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Enthalpy Analytical, is part of the larger organization, Montrose Environmental Group, is comprised of over 9 laboratories servicing air, water, soil, tobacco, cannabis, and toxicology testing. Regulations drive the need for our services, but our unique capabilities allow us to add value to clients beyond environmental compliance.

Our Richmond, VA facility is currently seeking a Full-Time Group Leader (ICPMS).

As a key member of the laboratory team, Group Leaders equip and maintain a well-trained and informed staff to meet the expectations of our clients by efficiently and profitably generating defensible date on time. Our Group Leaders will be an analyst who is responsible for most aspects of an operating team within the lab. 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
• 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 QAC 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 the Lab Supervisor or Lab Director
• Ensure staff comply with Enthalpy's Health and Safety Plan
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, individuals must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and responsibilities.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a scientific field
• 3-4 years of experience working in a lab
• Understanding of physical and chemical principles underlying why procedures are specified the way they were for each method with which they work.
• 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 have shown the ability to organize, communicate, and facilitate priorities to staff in an effective manner
• They must be able to handle non-routine samples and be capable of managing an effective workflow in their department (this includes managing man-hours, machine time and logistics for numerous assays)
  

Preferred Skills

• Effectiveness. Positive outcomes & results of communication skills
• Conflict resolution skills: Removes/Breakdown organizational communication barriers
• Assertion Skills-Problem diagnosis, assess corrective action, not blame
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and maintain composure during

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees so classified.

MAKE THE MOVE

From comprehensive air measurement and laboratory services to regulatory compliance, emergency response, permitting, engineering, and remediation, Montrose delivers innovative and practical design, engineering and operational solutions that keep its clients on top of their immediate needs - and well ahead of the strategic curve.We are a fast-paced and dynamic team. At Montrose, you are your own boss, but you will get tons of guidance and plenty of support from talented, super-smart colleagues. Therefore, if freedom, autonomy, head-scratching professional challenges attract you, we'd love to speak with you.

Want to know more about us? Visit montrose-env.com and have fun!

Montrose is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Montrose is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment for individuals with disabilities.

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