Senior Engineer - Thickening and Dewatering

About the role

Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer, focused on thickening and dewatering, to join our Solids & Energy Practice. This position is a strategic hire to build our capacity to deliver and innovate for our clients. This Senior Engineer role independently performs a wide range of environmental engineering tasks associated with the analysis, planning, and development of solutions that promote environmental protection, water sustainability, and responsible resource management.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform technical analyses and evaluate sustainable environmental engineering solutions.
• Prepare, review, and finalize technical reports, calculations, and design documentation.
• Design environmental protection systems and infrastructure in accordance with regulatory and project requirements.
• Develop facility, watershed, or resource management plans with defined scopes and objectives.
• Analyze complex data sets and ensure technical accuracy and regulatory compliance of deliverables.
• Provide technical support for permitting, regulatory approvals, and coordination with vendors and stakeholders.
• Support project execution through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

Skills And Competencies

• Proficient knowledge of environmental engineering principles, methods, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Able to manage assigned tasks independently and meet project deadlines.
• Clear and effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Typically, a minimum of 5 years of related work experience in Environmental Engineering or related field.
• Experience in preparation of plans and permit applications for environmental projects.
• Prior experience in guidance and development of less experienced colleagues.
• Typically certified in the SMS Framework, and progressing through the SMS competencies.

Preferred Experience

• 6 – 10 years of increasing responsibility in related thickening/dewatering experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the planning, design and construction of thickening and/or dewatering projects.
• Task design lead experience.
• Experience designing thickening and dewatering projects and preparing construction documents including drawings, P&IDs, specifications, control narratives, technical memoranda, etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to conduct effective presentations and prepare written reports and documents.
• Strong aptitude for researching and solving technical problems.
• Strong project or task management skills.
• Successful marketing, proposal writing, proposal management, and public presentations experience.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or related field is required.
• Has achieved or is working towards achieving professional license.
• Preferred Education: M.S. degree in Civil, Chemical, Sanitary, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.