Senior Staff Environmental Engineer
Terracon · Charlotte, NC · 3 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of environmental projects and clients.
- Perform and/or lead environmental site investigations, engineering analysis, calculations and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports.
- Identify, evaluate and recommend risk and remediation strategies/designs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
- Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence.
- Design systems and environmental protection plans.
- Apply sound engineering principles and communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams.
- Services may include Phase I/II environmental site assessments, ecological and natural resource field surveys, tank closure assessment.
- Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects.
- Participate in pre‑task planning.
- Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
- Integrate quality leadership practices into daily regimen.
- Provide consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
- Manage and execute site testing and make recommendations for systems design on medium projects.
- Perform site visits, field observations and field data collection or assignments.
- Evaluate moderately complex to complex laboratory and field data and assemble in written reports.
- Implement technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
- Work closely with senior‑level project manager and Professional Engineer of Record to gain project management and engineering experience.
- Prepare proposals and reports and outline investigations for approval by senior level professionals.
- Serve as a technical adviser to junior‑level project team members.
- May supervise field staff including field engineers, environmental scientists and technicians.
- Interact with client and project team in developing scope of services and communicating project progress.
- Work under the supervision of a Professional Engineer and a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or related degree.
- Minimum 3‑5 years’ experience.
- Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
- A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.