Environmental Design Engineer - PFAS Remediation Focused

Description

The company is hiring an experienced environmental engineer for its Industrial Remediation Practices group to support remediation system design and operations, soil and groundwater investigations, and remediation projects.

You will bring prior remediation system design work and experience overseeing operations, maintenance, and monitoring, along with data management and technical report writing.

The role needs strong technical skill across disciplines and good working relationships. You will work independently at times and alongside engineers and scientists on a range of remediation projects.

The company is a global infrastructure consulting firm working in water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings. It is a Fortune 500 firm with over 50,000 staff and fiscal 2025 revenue of $16.1 billion.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and design support for private industrial and municipal remediation projects.
• Develop, coordinate, and oversee field work for pre-design investigations.
• Design and support remediation systems, and model remediation performance and subsurface conditions.
• Analyze data and prepare or review engineering reports, plans, calculations, drawings, figures, and specifications using accepted practices.
• Write study and design procedures that help others produce high-quality, cost-effective work.
• Take part in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables.
• Prepare construction cost estimates and effort estimates for projects.
• Produce your discipline's part of plans, specifications, and estimates packages, and write technical specification sections.
• Run quality control reviews of design calculations and drawings.
• Help set engineering budgets and schedules.
• Write reports for clients and regulatory agencies.
• Plan and manage environmental field work, including remediation system operation, maintenance, and monitoring, groundwater sampling, fluid level gauging, and subcontractor oversight.
• Support project managers with budgeting, scheduling, scope development, and cost tracking.
• Support business development through pre-proposal meetings, site visits, and proposal writing and review.
• Apply the company's quality management system to project deliverables.
• Give specialized technical input to studies and designs in your area of expertise.
• If you are a senior technical resource, you may act as technical advisor to the team.
• Mentor junior staff and build trusting relationships with clients and colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field and 6+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience or education that has been demonstrated.
• Valid driver's license and a passing motor vehicle records check under company policy.
• Strong verbal and written communication, which is critical to the role.
• Ability to switch between many different projects with a positive attitude and a commitment to health and safety.
• Desired: experience in water collection, conveyance, and treatment system engineering, including stormwater and sediment and erosion control engineering and permitting.
• Desired: remedial technology design for water and wastewater.
• Desired: PFAS experience across the project life cycle, including investigation (studies, media sampling, drinking water and water quality evaluation, groundwater monitoring), treatment and remedial design (RSSCTs, technology feasibility, pilot studies, supporting remedial designs), implementation (construction support, permitting, design clarifications), and operations (treatment performance evaluation, routine and non-routine maintenance, operation and maintenance plans).
• Desired: knowledge of construction quality assurance and quality control.
• Desired: ability to support business development and handle project travel.
• Preferred: FE or EIT, which is required.
• Preferred: direct PFAS experience.
• Preferred: master's degree or PhD in civil or environmental engineering.
• Preferred: 10+ years in environmental consulting and remediation system design.
• Preferred: 40-hour HAZWOPER training.
• Preferred: comfort using Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Preferred: clear speaking and writing skills.
• Preferred: strong attention to health and safety.
• Preferred: PE designation in any US state.

Conditions

Travel to project sites, including driving and overnight stays, may be required up to 20-30% of the time at points.

US citizenship or permanent residency is required, and sponsorship will not be offered now or in the future.

New hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

The vacancy is current, and the company intends to fill it by January 31, 2027.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and keeps applicant information confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability coverage.
• Paid time off, leaves of absence, and voluntary benefits.
• Perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, and an employee assistance program.
• Business travel insurance and service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
• Training and development programs to build technical and leadership skills, plus access to technology and a network of experts.