We have an open position for an entry level staff person to assist in the management of expanding environmental consulting contracts. The work is fast-paced and challenging. Applicant must be detail-oriented with strong analytical, organizational, verbal, and writing skills and must be able to work effectively as a team member on projects with tight deadlines. Four year college degree with excellent word processing and spreadsheet software skills required. Experience with contracts administration and/or accounting preferred. Competitive benefits and salary.

This is an entry level opening to assist with network administration, in-depth server and workstation troubleshooting, and user support. Routine IT management tasks include maintaining backups, configuring new computers, and setting up video conference equipment. Requirements include a four year college degree, familiarity with Windows administration, strong technical communication skills, and the ability to function in a dynamic work environment, with challenging, time sensitive tasks. Experience with Linux and Cisco IOS, as well as familiarity with software development processes and technologies (ColdFusion, .NET, Java, etc.) would be helpful. This is an ideal position for someone who enjoys working with computers and technology, is motivated to learn new technologies, enjoys problem solving, and supporting 80+ users and 35+ servers.

Environmental consulting firm working in the public sector seeks an analyst to support implementation of federal and state air quality programs.  Four year college degree required.  Background in environmental science , engineering , policy or data systems helpful.  Projects include emissions data analysis; compliance data review; report preparation; and support for other air quality assignments involving the U.S. EPA's emissions trading, climate change, transportation, and compliance programs.  This is an entry to intermediate level position.  Work requires excellent analytical, communication, computer and writing skills.  Competitive salary based on experience.  Excellent benefits.

Immediate opening for a Java developer. Project involves developing an environmental data collection and management system including web and desktop application development using Java technology and frameworks. SQL Experience required. Oracle experience preferred. Experience with web development, Struts2, Hibernate, and Spring frameworks a plus. Team development environment utilizing continuous integration. Four year college degree required; computer science or software engineering degree preferred.

This position is for a full time QA Lead responsible for leading a QA team through the full life cycle of development. Responsibilities include reviewing requirements, assisting in the development of automated testing processes, designing test plans, test cases and test scripts for manual and automated testing web-based applications, managing defect tracking, and working with other team leads to ensure that the overall quality of our software products meet expectations. Requirements include a four-year college degree, a minimum of 5 years of experience in software quality assurance, a minimum of 3 years of experience leading an SQA team, hands-on experience with white box, black box, automation, load testing, and the ability to work easily in a team environment using strong interpersonal and communication skills. Experience with UNIX and Java web applications is a plus. Competitive salary based on experience. Excellent benefits.

We have an immediate opening for an entry-level programmer/analyst. Ideal opportunity for recent college graduate with IT related degree. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Responsibilities include: maintaining, upgrading and developing environmental data management systems; and application development in Visual Basic, .NET, ColdFusion, Java, etc. Four year college degree and significant course work involving information technology required.

This position is for a full time programmer/analyst to assist in the development of large scale, web-based, environmental data management systems using ColdFusion. Experience with development using XML, web services, Java, and MS SQL Server or Oracle is desirable. Projects involve a complex, multi-tiered architecture, working with very large sets of data and collaborating with teams of technical specialists and electronic registry systems for managing GHG and emission trading programs. Four year college degree and 1 - 5 years of directly related experience required. IT related degree preferred. Competitive salary based on experience. Excellent benefits.

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last updated on: May 5, 2008