Senior Engineer – Environmental Site Investigation & Remediation

Terracon

The Role

Overview

Lead environmental site investigations and remediation projects for diverse clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • site characterization
  • remediation design
  • budget management
  • risk management
  • safety lead
  • client reporting

Tasks

-Manages scope, schedule, and budget for projects ranging from due diligence subsurface investigations to complex cleanups, monitors activities, and allocates resources to ensure client objectives are met. -Partners with other departments and offices to secure specialized resources for projects. -Coordinates financial management of business intelligence, invoicing, and collections with accounting. -Designing and implementing site characterization and remediation approaches. -Assists in continuous quality monitoring and improvement for projects and Terracon policies and procedures used for conducting site investigations, remedial design and implementation fieldwork, and preparation of associated deliverables. -Develops an understanding, and is aware of, project-related risks and associated risk mitigation. Knows Company risk management policies. -Applies standard practices and techniques in specific situations, adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results, and follow operations through a series of related detailed steps or processes. -Lead the daily operations of our growing team, focusing on safety, staff training and development, the quality of our services and work products, and enhancing the client experience. -Conducts project meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of a project. -Participate in developing marketing strategies and presenting qualifications to clients on a project and/or client basis. -Designs, documents, and supervises the installation of remediation systems (soil, groundwater, and vapor) and operation and maintenance (O&M) of remediation systems and provides supervision and technical support to team implementing work. -Leads development of proposals and scopes of work for complex site investigations to assess soil, groundwater, soil vapor, and indoor air sampling for sites impacted by organic and inorganic contaminants. Uses innovative investigative techniques to complete work. -You will coach and mentor SI/REM staff on quality data generation and reporting, driving consistent excellence. -Support multi-disciplinary teams in the scoping and preparation of Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies (RI/FS), development of Conceptual Site Models, Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), Remedial Action Plans (RAPs), Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) applications, and monitoring remedial systems performance. -Collaborate with the team to prepare winning proposals for projects involving standard site investigation, site characterization, and remediation opportunities. -Work with the office and regional leadership team on market engagement, client development, service expansion, marketing activities, and the recruitment, mentoring, and development of environmental professionals to support growth. -Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.

Requirements

  • professional engineer
  • engineering degree
  • hazwoper
  • 8-10 years
  • client management
  • regulatory knowledge

What You Bring

-Professional Engineer (PE) registration. -Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. -Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record. -High level of verbal and written communication skills -Career level, fully competent professional responsible for the planning, designing, scheduling, implementing, and managing technical scopes of work related to advanced site characterization methods. -Will be expected to be proficient in client management, client development, and driving environmental sector growth locally and nationally. -Understanding of Oregon State UST and Environmental Cleanup Programs, as well as an understanding of Washington State Model Toxics Control Act cleanup regulations. -Strong organizational skills, verbal and written communication. -Completed OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training -Minimum of 8-10 years of demonstrated experience in environmental field investigations, remedial design, and implementation with an environmental, engineering, or remedial construction focus -Demonstrated high level of technical writing ability. Must provide authored technical documents upon request.

The Company

About Terracon

-The company’s expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including industrial, infrastructure, energy, and residential, to name a few. -Engineers and scientists work on diverse projects from designing foundations for skyscrapers to providing environmental assessments for infrastructure developments. -They are involved in large-scale projects across the United States, helping to shape cities, improve infrastructure, and protect the environment. -Known for their innovation and commitment, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and deep technical expertise to solve complex challenges in construction and environmental sectors. -The firm’s multidisciplinary approach allows them to offer solutions that integrate geotechnical, environmental, and construction disciplines in a seamless manner.

Sector Specialisms

Environmental

Facilities

Geotechnical

Materials

Industrial

Federal

Technology

Building Enclosure Consulting

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing

Facility Assessment Services