Environmental Restoration Designer

Lakeview Veterinary Hospital, LLC; Oakdale (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An early career opportunity with a leading environmental firm in Oakdale seeks a water resources engineer or landscape architect to manage diverse projects. The role involves collaboration on ecosystem restoration, stormwater design, and data analysis. Competitive salary and advancement opportunities are available in a supportive learning environment.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k plan with company match

Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)

Flexible benefits program

Training and professional development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills essential.
• Legally able to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for ecosystem restoration design and planning.
• Conduct stormwater management design and analysis.
• Assist with water quality modeling and field work.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Computational abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or landscape architecture

Master’s degree (a plus)

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

LimnoTech has an exciting opportunity for an early career environmental, water resources, or coastal engineer or an environmentally focused landscape architect to help meet ongoing/expanding project needs. The selected candidate will work in our Oakdale, MN location.

Position Responsibilities

The engineer hired will provide support for a variety of interesting and innovative projects in LimnoTech’s service areas, possibly including:

• Watershed, stream, lake, and related ecosystem restoration design and planning
• Coastal restoration design and planning
• Stormwater management design and planning
• Green infrastructure design and planning
• Data processing, analysis, management, and visualization
• Water quality modeling
• Hydraulic and hydrologic (H&H) evaluations and modeling
• Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Our designers work closely with senior staff to develop sound approaches for addressing our clients’ problems. Initial tasks are likely to include restoration design support, watershed characterization and assessments, water resources risk evaluations, water quality data management and analysis, modeling support, and assistance with field work. Responsibility and opportunities will be commensurate with experience and capability.

LimnoTech emphasizes collaborative learning, advanced training, and professional leadership, providing team members with the tools and work environment needed to chart their career paths. Opportunities abound for increased responsibilities and professional growth. Motivated and enthusiastic team members with good people skills thrive in our collegial organization. If you like working with other smart, dedicated people to solve problems, we’d like to hear from you.

Compensation

LimnoTech values and rewards high achievement within a supportive working community. Individual achievement is rewarded through a unique merit review process based on recommendations from colleagues at all levels of the company, plus positive feedback from clients. This system drives pay increases and increased project and corporate responsibility. We track individual progress annually to ensure competitiveness within our industry and identify opportunities for targeted professional development. The salary for this position will be determined based on the candidate’s years and type of experience, degrees earned, and fit with job requirements, and is expected to range between $65,000 and $110,000 annually.

Our company culture focuses on giving our people opportunities to improve and grow through training, conferences, workshops, seminars, and participation in professional organizations. We also favor more personal, self-directed career planning over traditional performance evaluations. We encourage a mix of mentoring and proactive self-management so individuals can explore and create work opportunities that further their careers.

In addition to highly competitive compensation, LimnoTech offers an outstanding benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, an employee stock ownership program (ESOP), flexible benefits program, medical leave, and more.

The following are required qualifications for this position:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil, Water Resources, Environmental, or Coastal) or landscape architecture from an accredited university program is required. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential, as are strong analytical and computational abilities.
• Must be legally able to work in the U.S. for any employer (proper documentation is required).

The following experience, training, or familiarity is desired, but not required:

• 2-5 years of professional experience.
• Training or experience with AutoCAD.
• Experience in restoration, water resources, or coastal design.
• Familiarity or experience with the topics mentioned under “position responsibilities.”
• Training or experience in data management and GIS.
• Capabilities with Python, or web development programming.
• Ability to do occasional field work.
• Training or experience in hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.