Entry-level Civil or Environmental Engineer - Solid Waste

About the role

At SCS Engineers, you'll be on the front lines of environmental protection—reducing greenhouse gas emissions and optimizing solid waste operations through innovative engineering. Dive into real-world projects that blend design, permitting, and construction, gaining hands-on experience across multiple disciplines. As an entry-level engineer in our Tampa office, you will provide engineering and design support to the Tampa team within our existing solid waste practice, serving private and municipal clients in the landfill, landfill gas, compost, and solid waste management industries.

Responsibilities

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support civil and environmental project work, including landfill, landfill gas collection and control systems, industrial wastewater, and stormwater permitting and design.
• Prepare construction plans, specifications, and construction documents.
• Develop solid waste facility and environmental control system infrastructure permit applications, regulatory agency submittals, and responses with supporting documentation.
• Collect samples from hazardous and non-hazardous sites, including soil, air, surface water, groundwater, and landfill gas.
• Oversee drilling activities involving monitoring and well installation, borehole logging, well development, and sampling.
• Conduct and document construction quality assurance observations to ensure compliance with construction documents.
• Complete quality control reviews on all work products (reports, design plans, design calculations, data, etc.) prior to submission.
• Independently coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, and clients with project manager support and oversight.
• Effectively communicate with other technical professionals in a team setting to achieve client goals.
• Coordinate with GIS and CAD drafters for design plans/figures or use AutoCAD or ArcGIS for basic design plans/figures.
• Prepare permit applications, regulatory agency submittals, and responses with supporting documentation and engineering analysis.
• Prepare calculations in support of design documents and reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in civil, environmental, biosystems, or geotechnical engineering required.
• 3 months of relevant solid waste, environmental, and/or engineering internship, work, and/or research experience required.
• Ability to learn AutoCAD or comparable software is required.
• Local field work expected 10-20% with the remainder in our Tampa office; extended travel, including interstate driving and traveling by plane, may be necessary.
• Strong preference for individuals who have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam.
• Valid Driver’s License with a driving record in good standing required.

Pay

USD $65,000.00 - USD $70,000.00 per year.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance.
• 100% employer-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401K, including employer match.
• Annual Bonus Program.
• Student Debt Employer Contribution Program.
• Paid holidays, PTO, and Paid Parental Leave.

About SCS Engineers

SCS is building a world where environmental systems and infrastructure strengthen the health, safety, and resilience of communities—from reducing methane emissions at landfills to producing alternative energy, from repurposing contaminated properties to sequestering carbon. As a 100% employee-owned firm, we bring a long-term perspective, personal ownership, and shared success to everything we do. Our workplace culture is guided by three core principles: trust, care, and grow.