Environmental Engineer

CDM Smith; City of Syracuse (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join CDM Smith as an expert in wastewater infrastructure design, where you'll lead projects from planning through implementation. This role involves mentoring junior engineers, coordinating design phases, and ensuring compliance with regulations while enhancing water quality standards. Be part of a dedicated team committed to environmental excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in wastewater treatment plant design.
• Strong understanding of engineering design standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Planning and conducting wastewater infrastructure design.
• Serving as technical mentor to junior staff.
• Collaborating with sales staff to develop proposals.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Mentorship

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field)

Job description

At CDM Smith, we are committed to tackling the complex challenges facing our water resources today. From designing innovative treatment processes to conducting thorough environmental assessments, your expertise will drive our mission to protect and enhance water quality standards.

Main responsibilities :

Planning and conducting wastewater infrastructure design, including conveyance and treatment, requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation and modification of standard treatment procedures and criteria.

Coordinating detailed phases of work which includes preliminary design, detailed design, construction and start-up phases of a major wastewater conveyance and treatment plant design and modifications, or in a total design project of moderate scope.

Devising new approaches to problems encountered and coordinating various technical aspects of wastewater infrastructure design and implementation.

Contributing to firm's technical knowledge management system by developing white papers and technical design documentation of new or special case designs, studies, etc.

Submitting technical papers for publishing in technical journals and presenting at professional society conferences.

Serving as a technical mentor to junior staff by : reviewing work performed by entry level staff per CDM Smith QA / QC requirements; performing peer review of the work of junior engineers / scientists or technicians and providing technical feedback; and providing guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, and new concepts in support of various projects.

Collaborating with sales staff to develop proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs) with particular attention to technical scope and for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices.

Meeting with current and potential future clients to review their current and future project needs.

Assisting project managers and helping to establish key project milestones and monitoring budgets to assess profitability.

Serving as subject matter expert on various projects including but not limited to : wastewater treatment plant design, pump station design, and / or wastewater conveyance design, and the preparation of reports, plans, and specifications in support of such projects.

Providing Engineering Services during Construction including shop drawing review, contractor payment application review, RFI response, and record documents preparation.

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