Landfill Gas Engineer: Design, Fieldwork & Compliance

Geosyntec Consultants; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 101,675 - 152,575; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Geosyntec Consultants is seeking a Landfill Gas (LFG) Engineer for our Walnut Creek or Oakland, California offices. You will design GCCS, evaluate LFG captures for energy or vehicle fuel, perform engineering analyses, and prepare detailed permits and drawings.

The role includes fieldwork, cost estimation, and potential project management as you support solid waste and regulatory compliance efforts. Required are a civil/environmental/geotechnical engineering degree, 5+ years of relevant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, biosystems, or geotechnical engineering is required.
• PE registration or ability to obtain within 1 year is preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience; 7+ years preferred.
• Experience with environmental monitoring, permitting, and LFG system design is required.
• Excellent writing and communication skills; willingness for fieldwork and travel.

Responsibilities

• Develops and designs landfill gas collection and control systems (GCCS).
• Conducts studies to capture LFG for beneficial uses and marketable products.
• Performs analyses such as slope stability, hydrologic and landfill gas modeling, seismic, seepage.
• Prepares permit applications, calculations, drawings, specifications, and permits.
• Ensures compliance with air emissions and regulatory requirements.
• Fieldwork for investigation, design, construction, monitoring, and tuning of systems.
• Provides cost estimation, feasibility studies, and contract reviews for gas recovery projects.
• Assists in proposals and business development; potential project management responsibilities.

Skills

Environmental monitoring

Permitting experience

LFG system design

Construction quality assurance

Writing & communication

Fieldwork & travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, biosystems, or geotechnical engineering

Advanced degree (preferred)

Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration or ability to obtain within 1 year (preferred)

Tools

AUTOCAD

KYpipe

Fate transport modeling

Slope/W

Vadose/W

Sigma/W

ARCGIS

Job description

Geosyntec Consultants is seeking a Landfill Gas (LFG) Engineer for our Walnut Creek or Oakland, California offices. You will design GCCS, evaluate LFG captures for energy or vehicle fuel, perform engineering analyses, and prepare detailed permits and drawings.

The role includes fieldwork, cost estimation, and potential project management as you support solid waste and regulatory compliance efforts. Required are a civil/environmental/geotechnical engineering degree, 5+ years of relevant