Project Environmental Engineer

Terracon Inc.; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Fort Lauderdale is seeking a senior environmental engineer to lead a range of environmental projects, including site investigations, engineering analyses, and risk-based remediation designs. You will prepare plans, specifications, and regulatory documents while guiding field teams and coordinating with clients.

The role requires a bachelor’s in Environmental or Civil Engineering with 5–8 years’ experience; master’s preferred and professional registration is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering required.
• Minimum 5–8 years’ experience in environmental engineering or related field.
• Professional registration or ability to obtain registration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules and standards for all projects; participate in pre-task planning.
• Provide and lead quality monitoring and improvements on projects; maintain quality standards in proposals.
• Independently perform a variety of projects or segments; plan and schedule detailed work.
• Work with senior project managers to gain experience in more complex projects.
• Mentor junior scientists/engineers and lead project teams when needed.
• Develop written proposals for clients with quality control review.

Skills

Environmental engineering

Project management

Team leadership

Quality control

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental/Civil Engineering

Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of environmental projects and clients. This may include performing and/or leading environmental site investigations, engineering analysis, calculations and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Identify, evaluate and recommend risk and remediation strategies/designs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence. Design systems and environmental protection plans. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may include a variety of environmental-related work including Phase I/II environmental site assessments, ecological and natural resource field surveys, tank closure assessment

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.
• Work under the supervision of a Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer.
• Begin 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.
• Professional registration, or the ability to obtain the registration, preferred