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Environmental Scientist & Engineer Expert

100/hr
Remote
contract
Posted August 28, 2026
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Listing checked October 29, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery

Key details

Pay
$100/hr
Location
Remote
Job type
contract
Posted
August 28, 2026

Overview

AfterQuery builds expert evaluation and training data with frontier AI labs, and this contract role asks environmental professionals to judge how well models handle real environmental work. You will review site assessments, permitting and compliance analysis, remediation designs, air and water quality modeling, and impact studies for technical and regulatory accuracy. The schedule stays open: the work is remote and async, with hourly pay, and you decide when to take on tasks. Your reviews and demonstrations help shape how AI systems reason about environmental systems.

What You'll Do5

  • Check AI-generated environmental analyses for errors in technical method and regulatory interpretation, covering topics such as site assessment, permitting, compliance, remediation design, air and water quality modeling, and impact studies.
  • Write expert demonstrations that show how you handle site assessment, permit applications, compliance reviews, or remediation workflows from your own practice.
  • Rank model responses against environmental standards and regulations, and label the output so trainers can tell accurate work from flawed work.
  • Point out missing regulatory citations, flawed assumptions, calculation gaps, or mismatches with NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Air Act, or Clean Water Act requirements when those issues appear.
  • Provide written feedback that explains why a response meets or misses a regulatory test, so model developers can use the critique in training.

Requirements6

  • Degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, geology, hydrology, or a closely related discipline.
  • At least two years of professional environmental work in assessment, permitting, compliance, remediation, or modeling.
  • Clear technical writing that explains regulatory and scientific reasoning to reviewers who may not share your specialty.
  • PE, PG, or CHMM credential gives your application an edge.
  • Hands-on work with NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Air Act, or Clean Water Act programs.
  • Comfort with environmental modeling or GIS tools such as AERMOD, MODFLOW, or ArcGIS.

Who Should Apply

An environmental scientist or engineer with at least two years across assessment, permitting, compliance, remediation, or modeling. You know the regulatory side of the work and can explain technical choices in clear writing. A PE, PG, or CHMM credential and GIS or modeling experience strengthen your fit.

Salary Insight

The listing sets pay at $100.00 per hour for contract work. That figure reflects an expert review rate, so ask AfterQuery about project volume and weekly hour expectations before you plan around it.

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Environmental ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringGeologyHydrologySite AssessmentPermittingRegulatory ComplianceRemediationEnvironmental ModelingGisArcgisAermodModflowNepaCerclaRcraClean Air ActClean Water ActImpact AssessmentAir Quality ModelingWater Quality ModelingTechnical Writing

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