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https://www.imerys.com/careers/jobs/req-11601

Job location:

Willsboro, New York, USA

Created moment:

June 11, 2026

Job reference:

REQ – 11601

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Position

Jr. Geologist

Job Summary

Job Title: Junior Geologist

Location: Willsboro, NY (fully on-site)

Reports to: Mine Manager / Geology Specialist

Job Summary

Imerys is seeking a site-based Junior Geologist to join our Willsboro, NY team. This role will support Ore QA/QC, active drilling campaigns, site-based geological data management, and short-term mine planning, while playing a critical role in environmental compliance and operational data support. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to both surface and underground operations, assisting in the transition of mining methods from Surface to underground and the maintenance of essential site systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ore Control: Provide in-pit grade control and laboratory QA/QC to ensure that ore shipments meet quality standards.
• Geological & Drilling Support: Support diamond drilling and blast hole sampling campaigns by assisting senior technical staff with logging core/cutting, contractor management, drillhole planning, database management, and sample preparation.
• Environmental Monitoring & Compliance: Monitor and assist with environmental compliance activities, including regulatory reporting and the collection/analysis of field data to ensure adherence to site permits and safety standards.

Additional Supporting Responsibilities:

• Reporting & Data Management: Prepare routine reports, geological maps, and tables using analytical data to support resource modeling, mine design, and reconciliation efforts.
• Field Operations: Conduct field activities including Blast hole survey, collection of ore cutting from blast hole drilling, field documentation, and oversight of drilling subcontractors as required.
• SAP & Inventory Support: Supports the development departmental budgets and tracks actual vs budgetary goals. Assist with the site accounting processes such as requisitions, inventory adjustments, and goods receipts.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Education: BS degree (preferably in Geological Engineering or Geology or related).
• Experience: 0–3 years of technical experience in a junior role; operations experience is highly preferred.

Technical Toolkit:

• Proficiency in, or aptitude to learn, geological modeling software such as Surpac, Leapfrog, and ArcGIS.
• Proficiency in Google sheets or MS Excel and 
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems is a plus.
• Soft Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to establish positive relationships with a diverse workforce, including peers, superiors, and contractors.
• Certifications: Must be willing to obtain/maintain necessary safety certifications (e.g., MSHA) and comply with all site-specific Health and Safety Plans.

Physical Requirements

• Field activities may require working in unfavorable weather conditions and operating within specialized protective equipment as necessary.
• This is a site-based role requiring a mix of office and field time, with some travel to project sites as required.

Compensation: $65,000 – 85,000 commensurate with experience

https://careers.rti.org/jobs/13420?lang=en-us

Job Description

Why RTI

RTI International is an independent, scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world’s most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.
About the Hiring Group

Our laboratory supports a diverse portfolio of international proficiency testing (PT) programs serving both commercial and government clients. The group specializes in the preparation, analysis, and distribution of high-quality reference materials used to evaluate laboratory performance across a range of analytical disciplines. Our work is grounded in rigorous scientific methods and strict adherence to regulatory and quality standards, including ISO guidelines, EPA quality systems, and OECD Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).

Team members collaborate in a dynamic laboratory environment that combines hands-on analytical work with logistical coordination, ensuring that PT materials are accurate, reliable, and delivered efficiently to participants worldwide.
What You’ll Do

Responsibilities

In this role, you will contribute to both the analytical and operational aspects of proficiency testing programs. You will work with a variety of materials—including asbestos, manmade mineral fibers, and environmental samples—while supporting laboratory processes from sample preparation through quality control and distribution. This position requires attention to detail, adherence to established procedures, and the ability to perform both independent and team-based laboratory tasks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the selection, safe handling, and preparation of bulk building materials and raw asbestos minerals for PT sample production
• Preparing and handling suspensions of asbestos and manmade mineral fibers, including aqueous deposition onto filters
• Performing routine bench chemistry tasks such as gravimetric sample reduction, aliquoting, and turbidity and pH analysis
• Conducting independent analyses using optical (light) microscopy in accordance with established analytical methods
• Supporting the generation of vapor-phase chemical samples collected on sorbent media
• Performing contamination checks and quality control sampling to verify the suitability of PT materials
• Assisting with sample preparation for analysis using microscopic, X-ray, and other analytical techniques
• Participating in PT sample packaging and shipment preparation for domestic and international program participants
• Following and contributing to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including drafting or revising documentation as needed
• Recording laboratory observations, performing basic calculations, and compiling data for evaluation and review
• Maintaining compliance with applicable regulatory and quality standards (e.g., ISO, EPA, OECD GLPs)
• Assisting with laboratory inventory management, including ordering and stocking supplies and equipment
• Supporting research activities and performing additional laboratory tasks as required

What You’ll Need

Qualifications:

Job requirements are a combination of education and related experience. Judgment of an acceptable equivalent combination, on an individual basis, is the responsibility of RTI Management.

• BS in Geology, Geoscience, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Skills & Abilities:

The following skills and abilities are required to perform the essential duties of this role. Additional role-specific requirements may be outlined in a supplemental addendum.

• Basic knowledge of laboratory equipment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Knowledge of chemical hygiene and good laboratory work practices
• Experience safely handling asbestos minerals in a laboratory environment
• Ability to transition between tasks and projects in a dynamic work setting
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions and established procedures
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to obtain appropriate security clearances, if required by contracts
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency with project-specific documentation
• Ability to maintain a strong customer focus, flexibility, attention to detail, and a positive attitude in day-to-day activities
• Knowledge of ISO quality standards and GLP regulations (desired but not required)
• Understanding of crystallography (desired but not required)

Physical & Mental Demands:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. These may include:

• Remaining in a stationary position for extended periods of time
• Performing repetitive tasks with a high level of attention to detail and quality
• Operating a computer and standard office equipment
• Effectively thinking, learning, and concentrating in a fast-paced environment
• Frequent communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Moving within and between office and laboratory environments
• Conducting laboratory safety inspections, as applicable
• Managing stress associated with multiple, concurrent, and tight deadlines
• Working more than 40 hours per week, as workload and deadlines require
• Maintaining consistent, reliable, and predictable attendance

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role, in accordance with RTI procedure 4.2.1.
EEO & Pay Equity Statements

For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available here.

RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

For Applicants in Massachusetts Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.
Equal Pay Act Minimum/Range

$45,000 – $50,000

For any individuals who would be interested in applying, send resume and CV to katelynn.shail@peerlessmidwest.com.

Peerless Midwest, Inc., a regional full-service water supply contractor with headquarters in Mishawaka, Indiana, provides hydrogeologic, drilling, well and pump, and system design/control services to public water supply, industrial, and agricultural clients located throughout the Midwest. We are looking for an entry level hydrogeologist to join our Mishawaka, Indiana headquarters office.

In this role, you will work with our team of hydrogeologists, project managers, and technical staff to complete hydrogeological components of multi-disciplinary environmental studies, on a variety of projects. The projects may include aquifer performance testing and analysis; well field development and safe yield modeling; regulatory permitting for new and existing public water supply systems; wellhead protection management and contingency plan development; and analytical and numerical groundwater modeling projects primarily supporting wellhead protection delineations.

What you will experience in this role:

• Project coordination – carry out hydrogeological field tasks as the need arises, including communication with field crews, customers, and project managers.

• Prepare and submit well permit applications, i.e. local and state drilling and construction permits, coordination with local authorities.

• Groundwater sampling including SOCs, VOCs, and IOCs. Coordination with laboratories to deliver/ pick up bottles, drop off samples, fill out chain-of-custody forms, and interpretation of test results.

• Field work involving borehole drilling and cuttings description, down-well video surveys, geophysical logging of boreholes, mud rotary, cable tool, hollow-stem auger and sonic drilling oversight, aquifer performance test design and oversight, and groundwater level monitoring, groundwater sampling, and short and long-term groundwater monitoring projects.

• Travel will be required in this position. The successful person must be prepared to undertake field assignments.

• Report Preparation – data processing, evaluation, and interpretation, using a variety of software tools including: Microsoft Word and Excel, ArcMap, Win-Situ, GFLOW and MODFLOW, GeoGraphics, and Aqtesolv.

What you will bring to this role:

• B.S. or M.S. in Geology or Hydrogeology

• 0 to 3 years of experience in hydrogeology/geoscience

• Valid driver’s license (chauffer’s license preferred) with a good driving record

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team

• The ability to manage time, meet deadlines and budgets, and prioritize projects

• Comfortable working outdoors in a variety of site environments

• Strong analytical and technical writing skills

• Knowledgeable in the use and operation of various environmental field equipment, water level meters, data loggers, pumps and flow meters, etc. a plus

• Experience with any above-mentioned software a plus

• Strong commitment to safety

• 40 – hour HAZWOPER training a plus

• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOT medical card

• Ability to pass a background check

Our commitment to you

Fostering gender balance, diversity and acceptance of flexible working is central to the way PMI does business. We offer a professional, friendly and inclusive culture based on our core values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect and Integrity. In addition to a competitive salary, PMI provides attractive career options including professional development via continuing education courses, paid vacation and sick time, bonus program, use of a company vehicle, and family-friendly flexible work arrangements. As a 100% employeeowned company, PMI grants shares to employees through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

About PMI

As one of the region’s leading well drilling and pump service companies, PMI delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities and set the path of our collective future. We service water wells and pumps across the Midwest from our headquarters in Mishawaka, IN and from several satellite support offices. To do this, we actively seek and nurture the very best people in their respective fields to join our team of over 130 professionals operating in the groundwater industry. In return, we offer remarkable career shaping opportunities to extend your skills and gain valuable experience.