Senior Environmental Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and expand strong client relationships across private development, affordable housing, institutional, public-sector, infrastructure, legal, and industrial markets
• Leverage existing industry relationships and technical credibility to help grow LaBella's NYC environmental engineering and remediation practice
• Identify and pursue strategic business development opportunities, including brownfield redevelopment, remedial design, vapor mitigation, PFAS, environmental engineering, expert support, and construction-phase environmental services
• Prepare and lead proposals, scopes of work, cost estimates, project budgets, qualifications packages, interviews, and responses to RFPs and RFQs
• Maintain strong working relationships with regulatory agencies, attorneys, developers, contractors, teaming partners, and other project stakeholders
• Represent LaBella professionally in client meetings, regulatory meetings, industry events, professional organizations, and market-facing activities

Technical Leadership

• Lead complex environmental investigation and remediation projects, including NYSDEC Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, NYC E-Designation projects, Phase II ESAs, NYSDEC spill sites, remedial investigations, alternatives analyses, remedial designs, and construction-phase environmental work
• Provide senior technical direction on remedial strategy, engineering controls, vapor intrusion mitigation, soil management, groundwater remediation, PFAS treatment, in-situ remediation, excavation/off-site disposal, and remedial system performance
• Develop, review, and optimize engineering controls, remedial system designs, automation, monitoring programs, operation and maintenance plans, and long-term performance monitoring strategies
• Prepare, review, and manage technical deliverables, including work plans, remedial investigation reports, alternatives analyses, remedial action work plans, remedial design documents, construction specifications, closure reports, and regulatory submittals
• Oversee field programs, including soil, groundwater, soil vapor, surface water, and remedial construction activities
• Provide technical review of environmental data, design assumptions, remedial alternatives, cost estimates, construction documentation, and regulatory strategy
• Support litigation, claims, expert witness, technical advisory, and dispute-related assignments, as needed

Project Management & Delivery

• Manage complex projects from proposal through investigation, design, implementation, construction, monitoring, and closure
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, subcontractors, technical deliverables, client expectations, and regulatory coordination
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, planners, contractors, laboratories, drillers, attorneys, developers, and regulatory agencies
• Communicate project status, risks, technical findings, budget considerations, schedule issues, and recommendations clearly to clients, regulators, and internal leadership
• Conduct and oversee work in accordance with professional standards, applicable regulations, LaBella's QA/QC policies, and the firm's core values

Team Development & Practice Growth

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, project managers, and field staff
• Promote technical excellence, practical problem-solving, collaboration, accountability, and professional growth within the team
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, technical development, and staff retention efforts for the Brooklyn environmental practice
• Identify technical service-line growth opportunities, staffing needs, training needs, and strategic investments to strengthen LaBella's NYC remediation and environmental engineering capabilities
• Contribute to the continued growth of LaBella's NYC environmental practice through strong technical leadership, client service, project delivery, and business development

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• New York State Professional Engineer license required
• Approximately 15+ years of professional environmental consulting experience, with significant experience managing environmental investigation, remediation, remedial design, and construction-phase environmental projects
• Demonstrated experience with NYSDEC Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, remedial investigations, alternatives analyses, remedial design, and remedial implementation
• Strong technical knowledge of soil, groundwater, soil vapor, vapor intrusion, remedial systems, engineering controls, and construction-phase environmental compliance
• Experience preparing and reviewing proposals, work plans, remedial investigation reports, alternatives analyses, remedial action work plans, design documents, specifications, closure reports, and regulatory submittals
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, subcontractors, technical deliverables, regulatory coordination, and client communication
• Strong client communication, client management, and client-service skills, with the ability to develop trusted relationships and support new work
• Experience mentoring, developing, and providing technical guidance to engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, project managers, and field staff
• Highly motivated self-starter with sound professional judgment, technical credibility, and the ability to lead projects and teams in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Valid NYS or NJ driver's license with a clean driving record and ability to travel to project sites and client meetings within the five boroughs and NYC metropolitan area

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella's benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance).

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• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitnes Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events