Career Opportunities at DPRA
DPRA is an exciting, challenging, and rewarding place to put your analytical and high-tech skills to work. We are a company on the move and are looking for others to share our vision. We strive to hire the most talented people, give them the tools and resources they need, and the freedom to create and perform. Positions that we frequently recruit for include: engineers, IT professionals, and analysts. Individuals hired for these jobs help us to provide analytical, technical, and management services to support a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors.
DPRA offers competitive starting salaries and excellent benefits including matching 401(k) and bonus potential in a relaxed yet highly professional environment that recognizes and rewards individual achievement and accomplishment.
We invite you to join the DPRA team and become an important player in a client-oriented consulting firm. Please review the following high-visibility positions to see how you can join our team.
DPRA is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.
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DPRA offers competitive starting salaries and excellent benefits including matching 401(k) and bonus potential in a relaxed yet highly professional environment that recognizes and rewards individual achievement and accomplishment.
We invite you to join the DPRA team and become an important player in a client-oriented consulting firm. Please review the following high-visibility positions to see how you can join our team.
DPRA is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.
Download U.S. Job Application [ Adobe PDF, 64 KB]
Download Canadian Job Application [Adobe PDF, 60KB]
CURRENT OPENINGS:
Opportunity:
CFAST Integrator Developer
Description:
- Provide timely advice and technical support to the command's use of CFAST in contingency, crisis and exercise planning.
- Provide technical assistance to JFCOM staff in all aspects of CFAST supported planning processes and assist the command in transforming planning processes to meet established Adaptive Planning goals utilizing CFAST and other integrated technology capabilities.
- Support coordinated planning effort within the theater by assisting JFCOM component commands with CFAST related implementation of JFCOM planning guidance and by overseeing and coordinating DPRA team planning support to the components.
- Support the identification of requirements to the Joint Staff J7 Adaptive Technology Working Group to enable CFAST to support JFCOM Theater planning needs.
- Provide stability/corporate knowledge on tactics, techniques and procedures due to high turnover of personnel (i.e. JFCOM augmentee's etc.) and an exceptionally high operational tempo.
Status:
Full-Time
Education:
Combination of Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree and/or experience in relevant defense planning discipline to equal 12-14 years total experience. Must currently possess Secret clearance but Top Secret is preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Detailed knowledge of a particular phase of military deployment, transportations, and/or logistics management. Ability to help translate domain knowledge into software applications.
Preferred Skills:
Recent experience working in the military or as a contractor for the military at a major command or senior level staff.
Recent experience working in the military or as a contractor for the military at a major command or senior level staff.
Location:
Norfolk/Arlington, VA
Contact:
AR090801
HR Coordinator
Posted: 09/29/08
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Posted: 09/29/08
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Opportunity:
Lab Technician/Chemist
Lab Technician/Chemist
Description:
Responsible for sample preparation, extraction, Gas Chromatography-operation, and assist isotope lab manager to operate Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometers and other analytical equipment. Preparation of laboratory reports as necessary.
Status:
Full-Time
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Chemistry or closely related science discipline.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must be detailed oriented, organized and have experience with wet chemistry and laboratory equipment, such as Gas Chromatography. Strong working knowledge of computers to include: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access, with ability to perform data entry and storage.
Preferred Skills:
Ability to understand and/or speak fluently in the Chinese language; some travel between San Diego County and San Luis Obispo, CA needed for the first 3 months of employment for off-site training.
Ability to understand and/or speak fluently in the Chinese language; some travel between San Diego County and San Luis Obispo, CA needed for the first 3 months of employment for off-site training.
Location:
San Marcos - San Diego County, CA
Contact:
SM090801
HR Coordinator
Posted: 09/11/08
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Posted: 09/11/08
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Opportunity:
Due Diligence Manager
Due Diligence Manager
Description:
Manage existing environmental due diligence project client portfolio lenders, law firms, developers, industry, and city, county, and state government. Conduct due diligence training for new and existing staff. Perform marketing to new and existing clients.
Status:
Full-Time
Education:
Bachelors Degree in geology, engineering, environmental science, biology, or comparable field.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Thorough understanding of U.S. EPA's All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) rule and AST 1527-05 standard for conducting Phase I environmental site assessments. Excellent writing and oral communication skills. Ability to analyze environmental data and formulate appropriate conclusions and recommendations. Minimum 3 to 6 years experience conducting environmental due diligence projects.
Preferred Skills:
40-hour health and safety training. Asbestos inspector license.
40-hour health and safety training. Asbestos inspector license.
Location:
St Paul, MN
Contact:
SP090801
HR Coordinator
Posted: 09/05/08
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Posted: 09/05/08
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Opportunity:
Industrial Hygienist/Health & Safety Professional
Industrial Hygienist/Health & Safety Professional
Description:
Health and safety consulting including 1) health and safety compliance auditing; 2) health and safety compliance assistance; 3) application of industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices; 4) recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards; 5) operation of hazard sampling equipment; 6) and business development.
Status:
Full-Time
Education:
B.S. in industrial hygiene, engineering, or other specific discipline.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of occupation health standards and industrial hygiene concepts, principles, and practices. Minimum 5 years experience as a consultant.
Preferred Skills:
Registration, or eligibility to be registered, as a Registered Occupational Hygienist or Certified Industrial Hygienist.
Location:
St Paul, MN
Contact:
SP070801
HR Coordinator
Posted: 07/07/08
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Opportunity:
Records Management Specialist (3 Positions)
Records Management Specialist (3 Positions)
Description: Status:
Provide records management support for DPRA’s contract with the US EPA. This support will include developing filing systems; collect, organize, index, scan, redact and inventory records in accordance with established procedures.
Full Time
Experience:
18 months experience with Federal Records Management.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Lotus Notes.
• Ability to operate computers.
• Excellent verbal communication and organization skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Must possess or be eligible for the Basic Background Investigation (BBI) security clearance.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Experience with EPA records systems.
Contact:
AR0608-01
Posted: 06/05/2008 ______________________________________________________________________
Opportunity:
Environmental/Legal/Regulatory Policy Research Assistant
Description:
Environmental policy research of environmental consulting projects by conducting literature and record searches, creating and managing data sets, analyzing cost and economic data, and performing database queries. Also responsible for preparation of project memoranda, reports, briefings, and presentation materials.
Status:
Full Time
Education:
Bachelor of Administration in environmental policy, environmental sciences, economics or business or related discipline.
Experience:
None required. Prefer 1-3 years experience in related field.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Background in environmental policy a plus.
• Excellent academic record.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical writing, compuer (Microsoft Office) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Capable of working independently and as a team member.
Location:
Arlington, VA
Contact:
AR0308-01
Posted: 03/27/08
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Opportunity:
Joint Staff Planning
Description:
Support the Pentagon's planning contract with J7. Joint Operational War Plans Division (JOWPD). Provide timely advice and technical support to the Division Chief JOWPD on the development and implementation of Adaptive Planning (AP) and use of CFAST in contingency, crisis, and exercise planning.
Provide operational & technical assistance to Joint Staff in all aspects of joint operational planning and execution technology. Draft documents and briefings in support of planning processes and assist the Chief, JOWPD in transforming the planning and execution processes to met established Adaptive Planning goals in accordance with SeeDef guidance.
Support DPRA Component Command AP subject matter experts (SME) representatives who provide onsite CFAST support to the component commands.
Support the identification of all requirements for the development and implementation of the Adaptive Planning process to the Joint Staff J7 JOWPD.
Provide stability/corporate knowledge on tactics, techniques and procedures due to high turnover of personnel (i.e. Joint Staff military action officers, etc.) and an exceptionally high operational tempo.
Status:
Full-time
Education:
Combination of Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and/or experience in relevant defense planning discipline to equal 12-14 years total experience. Military education at Command and General Staff Course level (CGSC) with War College preferred. Top Secret required with SCI required.
Experience:
Detailed knowledge joint operations and execution process at the Joint Staff, OSD, COCOM or Service Staff level. Knowledge in particular phase of military planning, intelligence, deployment, transportation, and/or logistics management. Ability to communicate to Senior Officers and Civilians on a daily basis the goals, progress and road ahead of the Adaptive Planning program. Recent experience working in the military or as a contractor for the military at a major command or senior level staff.
Location:
Arlington, VA
Contact:
KN0108-01
Posted: 01/22/2008
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Opportunity:
Senior Environmental Engineer
Description:
The successful candidate will be able to provide technical oversight and guidance on indoor and outdoor air monitoring and air modeling.
Status:
Full-Time
Education:
Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering or closely related discipline.
Experience:
5-10 years experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The successful candidate will have the ability to design, conduct, and evaluate indoor and outdoor air assessments, and have strong written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
Industrial hygiene experience is preferred but not required. We would also prefer the candidate to have the knowledge of State Air Regulations with GIS expertise a plus. AutoCAD, Microsoft Access and Database Programming also preferred.
Location:
St. Paul, Minnesota
Contact:
SP070702
HR Coordinator
332 Minnesota St., Suite E-1500
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1314
FAX: 651-227-5522
Posted: 08/16/2007
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Opportunity:
Applications Developer
Description:
This position will provide application development support on various projects. Work with the IT team to research and implement various technology solutions. Provide maintenance support related to existing applications. Test and deploy application releases on an as-needed basis.
Status:
Full Time
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
Experience:
8+ years of IT experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strong 5 years experience with J2EE development including Servlets, JSP, Struts Framework, and Hibernate.
• 2 years of experience with SWING.
• XML Developer with expertise in XML related tecnologies such as XML/XSL, DTD, XML Schema and SOAP.
• Visual Basic and C++ experience.
• Strong 3 to 4 years experience with Oracle Databases, data-modeling and strong experience in SQL, stored procedures.
• Test driven development experience using JUnit, Cactus or similar tools.
• Familiarity with design tools (eg: Poseidon).
• Strong knowledge in Apache and Tomcat.
• Knowledge of reporting tools like Jasper Reports.
• Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle - SDLC (Analysis, Design, Development and Testing).
Preferred Skills:
Must be able to work in dynamic environment. Must be able to work in dynamic environment. Must be able to adapt to rapid deadlines and new technologies.
Location:
Dallas, TX
Contact:
DA020701
FAX: 303-289-0609
Posted: 08/16/2007
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Full-time
Education:
Combination of Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and/or experience in relevant defense planning discipline to equal 12-14 years total experience. Military education at Command and General Staff Course level (CGSC) with War College preferred. Top Secret required with SCI required.
Experience:
Detailed knowledge joint operations and execution process at the Joint Staff, OSD, COCOM or Service Staff level. Knowledge in particular phase of military planning, intelligence, deployment, transportation, and/or logistics management. Ability to communicate to Senior Officers and Civilians on a daily basis the goals, progress and road ahead of the Adaptive Planning program. Recent experience working in the military or as a contractor for the military at a major command or senior level staff.
Location:
Arlington, VA
Contact:
KN0108-01
Posted: 01/22/2008
___________________________________________________________________________________
Opportunity:
Senior Environmental Engineer
Description:
The successful candidate will be able to provide technical oversight and guidance on indoor and outdoor air monitoring and air modeling.
Status:
Full-Time
Education:
Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering or closely related discipline.
Experience:
5-10 years experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The successful candidate will have the ability to design, conduct, and evaluate indoor and outdoor air assessments, and have strong written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
Industrial hygiene experience is preferred but not required. We would also prefer the candidate to have the knowledge of State Air Regulations with GIS expertise a plus. AutoCAD, Microsoft Access and Database Programming also preferred.
Location:
St. Paul, Minnesota
Contact:
SP070702
HR Coordinator
332 Minnesota St., Suite E-1500
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1314
FAX: 651-227-5522
Posted: 08/16/2007
___________________________________________________________________________________
Opportunity:
Applications Developer
Description:
This position will provide application development support on various projects. Work with the IT team to research and implement various technology solutions. Provide maintenance support related to existing applications. Test and deploy application releases on an as-needed basis.
Status:
Full Time
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
Experience:
8+ years of IT experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strong 5 years experience with J2EE development including Servlets, JSP, Struts Framework, and Hibernate.
• 2 years of experience with SWING.
• XML Developer with expertise in XML related tecnologies such as XML/XSL, DTD, XML Schema and SOAP.
• Visual Basic and C++ experience.
• Strong 3 to 4 years experience with Oracle Databases, data-modeling and strong experience in SQL, stored procedures.
• Test driven development experience using JUnit, Cactus or similar tools.
• Familiarity with design tools (eg: Poseidon).
• Strong knowledge in Apache and Tomcat.
• Knowledge of reporting tools like Jasper Reports.
• Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle - SDLC (Analysis, Design, Development and Testing).
Preferred Skills:
Must be able to work in dynamic environment. Must be able to work in dynamic environment. Must be able to adapt to rapid deadlines and new technologies.
Location:
Dallas, TX
Contact:
DA020701
FAX: 303-289-0609
Posted: 08/16/2007
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