Environmental Remediation Engineer

Terracon; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Jacksonville, FL seeks an experienced environmental engineer to support the FDEP Waste Cleanup Program. Responsibilities include leading site assessments, remedial design, and regulatory reporting to achieve closure objectives.

You will coordinate with clients, regulators, and field teams, perform field oversight, and prepare SARs, RAPs, LSAs, and related documents. A bachelor's in environmental/civil engineering and 5–8 years' experience are required; master's preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience.
• Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering, environmental consulting, and project management services in support of the FDEP Waste Cleanup Program.
• Conduct and lead environmental site assessments and investigations at petroleum, drycleaning, and hazardous waste contamination sites.
• Develop cost‑effective remediation strategies and regulatory compliance documentation.
• Coordinate with project managers, agencies, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Design and oversee remediation systems including soil excavation, groundwater treatment, and monitored natural attenuation.
• Perform field oversight including soil and groundwater sampling and monitoring well installation.
• Mentor junior staff and may serve as team lead on medium projects.

Skills

Environmental engineering

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Field oversight

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental/Civil Engineering

Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering (preferred)

Job description

General Responsibilities

Provide engineering, environmental consulting, and project management services in support of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Waste Cleanup Program. Responsibilities include conducting and leading environmental site assessments and investigations associated with petroleum, drycleaning, and hazardous waste contamination sites; evaluating site conditions; and developing cost‑effective remediation strategies in accordance with FDEP regulations and guidance.

Perform engineering analyses, environmental risk evaluations, remedial design, and preparation of technical plans, specifications, and reports to support site rehabilitation and regulatory closure objectives. Prepare Site Assessment Reports (SARs), Remedial Action Plans (RAPs), Limited Scope Assessments (LSAs), Monitoring Reports, No Further Action (NFA) recommendations, and other technical documents required by FDEP programs.

Coordinate with FDEP project managers, local agencies, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Prepare permit applications, risk assessments, technical memoranda, proposals, and regulatory correspondence. Design and oversee implementation of remediation systems including soil excavation, groundwater treatment, monitored natural attenuation, and source removal activities.

Conduct field oversight activities including soil and groundwater sampling, monitoring well installation and abandonment, underground storage tank (UST) closure assessments, contamination delineation, and remedial system operation and maintenance. Apply sound engineering and scientific principles to communicate complex technical issues and remediation strategies effectively to regulatory agencies, clients, and project teams. Additional services may include Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, Brownfields investigations, contamination assessments, and environmental compliance support related to FDEP waste cleanup initiatives.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Career level, fully competent environmental engineering professional.
• Independently performs a variety projects or selected segments of larger projects.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
• Works closely with senior-level project managers to gain additional project management experience for more complex and larger projects.
• May devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• May serve as a team leader in medium projects and mentor junior level scientists/engineers.
• Performs complex scientific analyses on projects of own discipline.
• May attend on and off‑site client meetings.
• Implements technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
• Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluates complex laboratory and field data and assembles in written reports.
• Works under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Begins documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience.
• Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.