Environmental Scientist or Engineering Intern (P0)

Position Details

Opening for full-time interns from May through August 2025. The candidates will work on a variety of projects pending client demands and may include Phase I and II environmental site assessments, site reconnaissance, environmental sampling (indoor air, soil gas, groundwater), waste management, environmental data processing and evaluation, oversight of third-party maintenance activities at remediation systems, and reporting. The internship program is expected to include two interns to work collaboratively to maintain progress on client projects during competing summer demands of more senior staff. The candidates will be supportive team members contributing to our environmental services. The candidates will work out of the office in Mountain View, CA, at least three days per week, eligible to work remotely up to two days per week if responsibilities allow.

About Locus

Locus, established in 1997, is an award-winning firm and recognized industry leader in environmental engineering and sustainability services, providing environmental compliance, specialty investigations, highly experienced remediation/restoration, technical oversight, and hazardous materials management services. Locus specializes in solving complex client problems. Locus is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and offers high-level engineering consulting and strategic support services.

Key Responsibilities

• Implements work plans for environmental assessment and sampling
• Implements health and safety plans
• Uses proprietary database software
• Coordinates waste profiling and disposal
• Quality assurance and quality control of data
• May communicate with public during field work
• Works well with others

Requirements

• Entering Senior by Fall 2025 or Recent Graduate for BS in Engineering, Environmental Science, or other Sciences

or

Degree seeking or Recent Graduate for MS in Engineering, Environmental Science, or other Sciences

Also:

• US work authorization is required
• Self-starter with good communication and writing skills
• Ability to work thoughtfully, independently, and on a team

Location:
Mountain View, CA

Term:
Full-time intern (30-40 hrs/wk) from May through August 2025. Exact duration pending candidate availability.

Experience:
Entry-level.

Compensation:
$25 per hour

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Intern for Climate Action Program Implementation (P2)

Position Details

Opening for a full-time intern from May through August 2024. The candidate will work directly with an Accredited Lead Verifier under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Cap-and-Trade programs of California, Oregon, and Washington State. The position entails auditing of emissions data reports of facilities and entities with large GHG emissions. For example: pulp and paper mills, dairy production facilities, transportation fuel suppliers, glass manufacturing plants, semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Reported emissions determine the reporter’s financial obligation under the cap-and-trade program of their respective state, programs for combatting climate change. Reported product data (e.g. paperboard and market pulp, dairy products, glass, hydrogen) will also be audited. The candidate may also participate in auditing of reports associated with alternative fuel producers and importers under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (e.g. renewable diesel from low-carbon feedstocks and renewable natural gas from dairy manure).

This is a challenging position that requires attention to detail and effective communication with supervisor. The ideal candidate will work under direct supervision of the Lead Verifier to audit report content and report on findings per regulatory requirements under the cap-and-trade programs.

One week of travel to a subset of facilities may be included for experiential learning and enhanced engagement in the full verification process. This is optional depending on the candidate’s interest, experience, and availability.

The candidate’s supervisor is located in Iowa City, Iowa, is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of California and Minnesota and is an accredited Lead Verifier for all report and application types under California, Oregon, and Washington’s cap-and-trade and clean fuels programs.

About Locus

Locus Technologies is a leading GHG Verification Body on the West Coast. Locus has completed over 890 verifications under the California Air Resources Board’s GHG and LCFS Programs, and Oregon and Washington’s parallel programs. Accredited by CARB since the inception of the verification programs (2010, and 2020, respectively), Locus maintains Lead Verifiers accredited under all sector specialties and application/report types. Locus is also accredited under Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s GHG and Clean Fuels Programs, as well as Washington Department of Ecology’s GHG Program. Locus additionally provides consulting services for reporters and fuel pathway holders in the GHG/LCFS space, including report/application preparation and proposed capital projects evaluations.

Locus, established in 1997, is an award-winning firm and recognized industry leader in environmental engineering and sustainability services, providing environmental compliance, specialty investigations, highly experienced remediation/restoration, technical oversight, and hazardous materials management services. Locus specializes in solving complex client problems. Locus is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and offers high-level engineering consulting and strategic support services.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Environmental Science, or other Sciences. Entering Senior by Summer 2025 or Recent Graduate.
or
MS in Engineering, Environmental Science, or other Sciences. Degree seeking or Recent Graduate.

US work authorization is required.

Location

Iowa City, IA

Term

Full-time intern (30-40 hrs/wk) from May through August 2025. Exact duration pending candidate availability.

Compensation

$20-25 per hour.

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Environmental Field Technician (P9)

Position Details

Immediate opening for a full-time Environmental Field Technician. This position involves field work including collection of environmental samples, maintenance of field equipment, coordination with engineers and contractors, and documentation of activities. Hands on outdoor work and the ability to troubleshoot equipment in a timely manner is required. Local candidates are preferred.
Locus Technologies is a San Francisco bay-area based environmental services and software development firm. You will be a team member contributing to services in the remediation, compliance, and sustainability markets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Sample collection of water, air, and vapor samples
  • Operates equipment to monitor field parameters
  • Documentation of field activities through logs and chain of custody records
  • Assists with operating and maintaining treatment and mitigation systems
  • Works closely with engineers and scientists on project requirements
  • Coordinates with laboratories, drillers, vendors and subcontractors
  • Follows work plans and HASPs
  • Follows environmental regulations and orders

Required Qualifications

  • Self-starter and ability to work independently
  • Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team of environmental professionals
  • Attention to details and strong time management capabilities
  • Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing troubleshooting skills
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Professional-level written English
  • Ability to lift heavy equipment
  • Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel, ….)

Desirable Qualifications

  • 40-hour HAZWOPER training
  • Experience with remediation systems and extraction wells
  • Field equipment automation experience

Compensation

Comprehensive compensation package, including paid holidays and paid FTO, health insurance, dental/vision insurance, performance bonuses, and competitive salaries. Annual salary of $35,000-$85,000 or hourly equivalent.

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Accredited CARB GHG Lead Verifier (P8)

Position Details

Immediate opening for a full-time Accredited Lead Verifier under the California Air Resources Board’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) program. Additional accreditation under CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and/or Oregon’s GHG and/or Clean Fuels Programs and/or Washington GHG Program is beneficial. This is a challenging position that requires knowledge and understanding of the regulations, and effective direct communication with clients, regulators, and colleagues. The ideal candidate will work independently to research regulatory requirements, review report content, and attest to the validity of GHG/LCFS/CFP reports and applications submitted to the State Agencies.
Travel is required and will vary depending on regulatory requirements and client locations.
In addition, the successful candidate will be a team member contributing to our established environmental consulting practice, which may include consulting services in the GHG/LCFS space, environmental investigation, remediation, and field work.

About Locus

Locus Technologies is a leading GHG Verification Body in the State of California. Locus has completed over 750 verifications under CARB’s GHG and LCFS Programs. Accredited by CARB since the inception of those programs (2010, and 2020, respectively), Locus maintains Lead Verifiers accredited under all sector specialties and application/report types. Additionally, Locus is an accredited Verification Body under Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s GHG and Clean Fuels Programs, as well as Washington Department of Ecology’s GHG Program, including dozens of additional verification projects. Locus additionally provides consulting services for reporters and fuel pathway holders in the GHG/LCFS space, including report/application preparation and proposed capital projects evaluations.
Locus, established in 1997, is an award-winning firm and recognized industry leader in environmental engineering and sustainability services, providing environmental compliance, specialty investigations, highly experienced remediation/restoration, technical oversight, and hazardous materials management services. Locus specializes in solving complex client problems. Locus is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and offers high-level engineering consulting and strategic support services.

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering, Environmental Science, or other Sciences
  • CARB Lead Verifier accreditation in Greenhouse Gas program with at least one Specialty
  • US work authorization is required
  • Valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing is required

Compensation

Comprehensive compensation package, including paid holidays and paid FTO, health insurance, dental/vision insurance, performance bonuses, and competitive salaries. Annual salary of $85,000 – $165,000, based on experience.

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Project/Senior Field Engineer Or Senior Technician (P7)

Position Details

Immediate opening for a full-time, mid or senior level, Environmental Field Engineer with 5 or more years of experience. The ideal candidate will assume responsibilities for field services, field engineering, and automation including operating and maintaining groundwater treatment systems and monitoring networks. This position includes participating in and guiding sampling efforts, providing technical input, and assisting with designs. Hands on outdoor work and the ability to troubleshoot equipment in a timely manner is required. Local candidates are preferred.

Locus Technologies is a San Francisco bay-area based environmental services firm that offers technically complex projects. You will be a team member contributing to services in the remediation, compliance, and sustainability markets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operating and maintaining remediation systems including groundwater treatment systems, soil gas vapor extraction and vapor mitigation systems.
  • Routine extraction and monitoring well maintenance.
  • Responds to treatment and extraction system failures to ensure little or no down time, including well and transfer pump troubleshooting and repairs.
  • Chemical and supply ordering and scheduling.
  • Collaborate with engineering team on project design, field work planning, and optimization.
  • Identify equipment for upgrades or maintenance. Ensures appropriate tools are available.
  • Oversee or perform tool/equipment maintenance.
  • Maintaining equipment area and field vehicles.
  • Coordinates with laboratories, drillers, vendors and subcontractors.
  • Follows work plans and project requirements.
  • Follows Health and Safety Plans.
  • Follows environmental regulations and orders.
  • Supervise technicians and field staff as necessary and review work in a safety conscious matter.

Required Qualifications

  • 5 + years as a Field Engineer or performing field work in the environmental industry.
  • Four-year college degree in engineering, geology, or related field (or equivalent).
  •  Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing troubleshooting skills.
  • Process treatment knowledge.
  • Self-starter and ability to work independently.
  • Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team of environmental professionals.
  • Attention to details and strong time management capabilities.
  • 40-hour HAZWOPER training.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Professional-level written English.
  • Ability to lift heavy equipment.
  • Proficient computer skills. (Word, Excel, ….)

Desirable Qualifications

  • Field equipment automation experience.
  • Mechanical and electrical design experience.
  • Experience with solvent groundwater contamination.

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Sales Account Executive (S2)

Position Details

Locus is the leading provider of SaaS (software as a service) solutions, revolutionizing the environmental, sustainability, energy, and EHS compliance industry. We are looking for Account Executives with a “hunter’s” mentality and strong communication, presentation, persuasion, and technical skills to play a part in continuing our strong revenue growth trends. Do you have what it takes to be with the best-of-the best? Do you thrive on closing deals? The Account Executive position at Locus provides a compelling career opportunity for sales professionals with a proven track record of exceeding quota in technology sales. We are seeking talented rainmakers to drive new business from lead generation to close, and from our loyal, 95+% customer satisfaction-rated customer base. Ideal candidates must fluently speak in terms of value and solutions, be world class listeners and team-oriented. In this role, you will be focused on opportunity scoping and solution design in addition to customizing applications and training in order to ensure pitch and pilot success.

Your compensation will be based on an attractive commission program. For those who qualify, there is a program designed to stabilize income for your initial phase in the business. Ideal candidates will be self-managed and self-disciplined, and will make a great addition to a goal-oriented team.

With a number of major Fortune 100 companies as customers, best-in-class CRM/Sales Force Automation tools, a marketing focus on lead generation and a sales-driven culture, we are looking for an energetic individual to play a major role in driving Locus to the next level of growth.

Do you have what it takes to help companies that implemented silo EHS solutions to switch to Locus’ SaaS-based enterprise environmental compliance software? If so, please read on.

The qualified candidate must have a “can-do” attitude. Additional efforts include:

  • Initiate cold calls to prospective customers
  • Lead qualification for all leads and sales opportunities
  • Achieve monthly quota of calls, lead generation, qualified opportunities and closed business
  • Up-selling and leveraging business from both new and established customer relationships

In return for your efforts, Locus offers a competitive compensation package. If you think you have what it takes to be among the best and to take your career and our company to the next level, consider submitting your resume/CV today. Submissions with a cover letter will be given preferential review.

Additionally, preference will be given to candidates located in Northern California, New Jersey, Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Houston, TX.

Requirements

Your skill set includes solid sales forecasting ability and revenue achievement while building satisfied, loyal and referenceable customers. You have a passion for sales and 5+ years in SaaS and/or applications sales focused primarily to the VP/CxO level (ideally in EHS compliance, ERP or B2B company), candidates should possess:

  • A background in inbound and outbound prospecting and closing of new business
  • Consistent over-achievement of a $1M+ quota
  • Familiarity with environmental compliance, sustainability, energy, and GHG management
  • Strong desire to work in software technology sales
  • Minimum 5 years of business experience (EH&S Software Sales a plus)
  • Ability to conduct software demonstrations and presentations that range from standard to custom in a variety of industry segments
  • Experience implementing entire suite of products in proof of concept scenarios and production applications
  • Desire to support prospects through their evaluation process, providing training and support assistance
  • Ability to deliver training and workshops as necessary to attract new clients and grow existing clients
  • Understanding of a customer’s technical and business environment and requirements
  • Comfort presenting complex technical topics to business and technical audiences in an Enterprise Software environment
  • Understanding of carbon accounting, climate change strategy, CSR Reporting, and GHG inventory strategy
  • Ability to travel domestically, 25% travel
  • Government sales experience a plus

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Entry-Level Environmental Scientist (P1)

Position Details

Immediate opening for a full-time entry-level environmental scientist with 0 to 3 years of experience at environmental firm that offers technically complex projects and unique opportunities for growth. You will be a support team member contributing to our environmental services and software markets. You will participate in services software customer service. Position is mentored by senior staff.

Key Responsibilities

  • Follows and develops work plans and HASPs
  • Uses in-house proprietary database software and provides costumer support
  • Contributes to software technical documentation and implementation of testing plans
  • Quality assurance and quality control of data
  • Communicates with clients and stakeholders
  • Assists with environmental services, as needed

Requirements

  • Self-starter with good communication and writing skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to details and strong time management capabilities
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment

Desirable Qualifications

  • EIT or ability to obtain within one year, preferred
  • MS with demonstrated writing skills such as a thesis
  • Experience using or developing databases

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Environmental Engineer or Geologist (P5)

Position Details

Immediate opening for a full-time entry or junior-level environmental engineer/geologist with 0 to 3 years of experience at environmental consulting and software firm that offers technically complex projects and unique opportunities for growth. You will be a team member contributing to our environmental services market, participating in services related to investigation, remediation, and sustainability. Position is based out of Mountain View, CA. Candidate must be local due to field work responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Follows and develops work plans and HASPs
  • Conducts field work including groundwater monitoring/remediation, indoor air and soil gas sampling, and assisting with mitigation system installation
  • Coordinates with laboratories, drillers, vendors and subcontractors
  • Conducts and leads analytical tasks such as field mapping, preparing tables, and charts using software reporting tools.
  • Evaluates and interprets field and sampling results, contributes to monitoring and evaluation reports
  • Uses in-house proprietary database software
  • Quality assurance and quality control of data
  • Communicates with clients and stakeholders
  • Assists with greenhouse gas verifications

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geology, Biological Sciences or related field
  • 0– 3 years + environmental consulting experience
  • Self-starter with good communication and writing skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to details and strong time management capabilities
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment
  • Ability and willingness to travel to project and client sites–~25% of work time, mostly within Santa Clara County
  • Valid California Driver’s License
  • Reliable Transportation

Desirable Qualifications

  • EIT or ability to obtain within one year, preferred
  • MS with demonstrated writing skills such as a thesis
  • Experience with ArcGIS and/or CAD software
  • Experience using or developing databases

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SQL Server Database Developer (D4)

Position Details

Locus Technologies has an immediate opening for a talented, energetic, independent SQL Server Database Developer with strong skills in database design, reporting and analytics to support Locus’s environmental online software services, including Locus EIM, the world’s largest commercial Software as a Service environmental data management system, and our state-of-the-art Locus Cloud Platform for managing compliance and organizing environmental and resource data and information. This is the opportunity to combine your passion for database development with the excitement of cutting-edge technology, as part of Locus’s Information Management Group.

Requirements

Must have at least 2 years of experience with:

  • Database tuning, monitoring, and query optimization
  • Creating and modifying tables, views, and functions
  • Developing stored procedures and using dynamic SQL
  • Report writing best practices
  • Importing data into SQL databases
  • Developing and implementing database security policies
  • Using SQL data warehouses
  • Keeping objects and schemas consistent across multiple databases and servers
  • Knowledge of SQL Spatial Objects not required, but preferred

Other Requirements:

  • Ability to follow and fix data intensive business applications
  • Ability to work under pressure and tight schedule
  • Ability to deliver quality work on time
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong collaboration skills

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J2EE Software Developer (D3)

Position Details

Locus is looking for a solid mid-level software product developer with experience in J2EE-based software product development. You will be involved in building innovative and state-of-the-art SaaS business applications and services.

You will be responsible for developing J2EE services and applications that support business transactions, reporting, and analytics for millions to billions of records. You will be developing solutions for our well-established environmental management application and our new platform for defining and rendering business applications in real-time.

Requirements

You must excel at both working independently and work in a group setting. This is an opportunity to build a world-class commercial, cross-enterprise environmental web application that offers unprecedented performance and ease-of-use in an emerging business area of environmental information management. You must be passionate about programming!

Locus Technologies is an established firm, is profitable, and has an experienced management team in place.

Must have working experience with the following technologies:

  • Hibernate and/or JDBC
  • MVC architecture like Spring
  • REST
  • jQuery and JavaScript
  • J2EE application servers
  • T-SQL
  • Apache Tomcat and Maven
  • Windows

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