Senior Environmental Engineer

Terracon; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Environmental Engineer to join our Fort Lauderdale office to support growth across South Florida. You’ll lead complex assessment, remediation, and regulatory projects, supervise staff, and build client-facing proposals.

Responsibilities include preparing agency reports, managing budgets, and coordinating with Miami‑Dade, Broward, and FDEP. Travel across South Florida is required.

Qualifications

• PE license in Environmental Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of environmental engineering experience with a focus on South Florida projects.
• Proven experience working with Miami‑Dade County, Broward County, and FDEP on assessment, remediation, and compliance projects.
• Hands-on experience with contaminated sites involving metals, pesticides, and petroleum releases, including soil management and air monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage assessment, remediation, and compliance redevelopment projects throughout South Florida.
• Serve as primary liaison with Miami-Dade, Broward, and FDEP regulatory agencies.
• Develop, negotiate, and finalize technical and fee proposals for new and existing projects.
• Prepare, review, and submit technical reports, work plans, and compliance documents to local agencies.
• Oversee project budgets, schedules, and resource allocation to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers and technical staff.

Skills

Regulatory liaison

Project management

Technical reporting

Proposal development

Team leadership

GIS

AutoCAD

EPA SWMM

Data analysis

Field investigations

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

EPA SWMM

Data analysis tools

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Terracon Consultants, Inc. is seeking an established Senior Environmental Engineer to join our Fort Lauderdale office to help support our growth in these exciting times. As an employee-owner, the successful candidate will leverage extensive experience with Miami‑Dade County, Broward County, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to manage complex assessment, remediation, soil‑management, air‑monitoring, and compliance redevelopment projects across South Florida. Responsibilities include developing technical and fee proposals, preparing agency‑ready reports, and overseeing SWPPs, SPCCs, environmental audits, and permitting activities.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage assessment, remediation, and compliance redevelopment projects throughout South Florida.
• Serve as primary liaison with Miami‑Dade County, Broward County, and FDEP regulatory agencies.
• Develop, negotiate, and finalize technical and fee proposals for new and existing projects.
• Prepare, review, and submit technical reports, work plans, and compliance documents to local agencies.
• Oversee project budgets, schedules, and resource allocation to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers and technical staff, fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Conduct field investigations, sampling, soil management, and air monitoring for sites contaminated with metals, pesticides, and petroleum releases.
• Manage Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPs), Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, and environmental compliance audits.
• Coordinate industrial waste/hazardous material (IW/HM) permitting, air permitting, and related regulatory submissions.
• Stay current with federal, state, and local regulatory changes and integrate best practices into project execution.

Requirements:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of environmental engineering experience with a focus on South Florida projects.
• Proven track record working with Miami‑Dade County, Broward County, and FDEP on assessment, remediation, and compliance projects.
• Hands‑on experience with contaminated sites involving metals, pesticides, and petroleum releases, including soil management and air monitoring.
• Direct experience preparing and reviewing agency submittals, SWPPs, SPCCs, environmental audits, and IW/HM and air permits.
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical and fee proposals and manage project budgets and schedules.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information to clients and regulators.
• Leadership experience supervising multidisciplinary teams and mentoring junior staff.
• Proficiency with environmental software such as GIS, AutoCAD, EPA SWMM, and data analysis tools.
• Willingness to travel throughout South Florida as project demands require.