Project Level Environmental Professional Engineer / Professional Geologist

About the role

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is seeking a Project Level Environmental Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist to work in our Sacramento, CA or Concord, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Perform task management duties on site investigation, remedy selection, and remediation projects across Northern California
• Cookordinate with and mentor junior-level staff on small to large project and tasks
• Lead conversations with private and municipal clients, as well as relevant regulatory agencies
• Prepare and peer review project deliverables as needed, including work plans, reports, remedy selection documents, and internal, client, or agency-facing presentations
• Guide team members in meeting Kleinfelder’s safety and quality standards
• Prepare proposals for small to medium sized projects (<$50,000 to $250,000) with support from senior staff
• Review RFPs and RFQs, and participate in go/no-go evaluations of identified opportunities
• Manage small to medium sized projects (Work independently and perform routine, well-defined field and office tasks and analysis under direct supervision by senior team members)
• Communicate effectively with field/construction contractors
• As needed, oversee subsurface drilling investigations to determine the presence and extent of impacts in soil, soil vapor and groundwater
• Confirm the quality procedures used by team members when collecting multimedia samples for field and laboratory testing
• Assists in performance of hydraulic tests to support hydrogeologic analysis of water resource projects and environmental remediation system design (including groundwater recovery and treatment, de-watering, and hydraulic containment) (as needed)
• Prepare designs, reports, and calculations for simple to moderately complex environmental site assessments and remediation type projects (commercial, industrial, and educational facilities, levees, dams, pipelines, electrical facilities, etc.)
• Supervise and direct surface and subsurface investigations that employ soil borings, test pits, well installations, well destructions, soil, groundwater, and vapor sampling, aquifer testing, and surface geophysical surveys

Requirements

• 6-10 years of related environmental experience – 8+ years highly preferred
• BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a BS in Geology or other related discipline (e.g., Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, Environmental Geology, etc.)
• Collaborative spirit and resourcefulness along with prompt geological and engineering judgment and decision making
• Ability to organize priorities and multi-task effectively, along with a thirst to learn and achieve continuous improvement in a team environment
• Motivated self-starter; someone who takes initiative and is willing to tackle challenging new tasks with support
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills
• Current Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG) or ability to be qualified and pass one of these exams within one year of being hired
• A problem-solving mindset is essential
• Must be able to follow proper procedures, perform accurate computations, and maintain cordial relationships with coworkers, contractors, and clients
• Capable of clear and concise verbal and written communication and can operate with moderate to minimal supervision
• Ability to perform bending, kneeling, standing, and lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 30 lbs
• Will require OSHA HAZWOPER 40-hr certification (if not already certified)
• Will require enrollment in the medical monitoring program requiring initial and annual physicals and initial and random drug screens