Senior Sediment Remediation Engineer — Lead & Design

CDM Smith; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 91,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a mid- to senior-level Sediment Remediation Engineer to lead investigations and designs for riverine, coastal, riparian/floodplain, and port site settings with multiple stakeholders.

You will manage projects, mentor staff, and interact with clients to ensure technical excellence and regulatory compliance across CERCLA and related programs.

The role requires PE licensure, 7 years of experience, and willingness to travel domestically or internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional engineering (PE) license.
• 7 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Providing expertise in evaluating the feasibility of sediment remediation technologies and preparing sediment remediation designs for riverine, coastal, riparian/floodplain, and/or port site settings involving multiple stakeholders.
• Understanding the scientific and engineering principles of sediment and contaminant transport, environmental site assessment, sampling/monitoring technologies, cap modeling, dredge approaches, remedial action design, and/or remedial action construction.
• Providing support of mathematical/statistical evaluations of environmental data sets.
• Serving as CDM Smith's task manager on various components of complicated sediments sites.
• Possessing an in-depth expertise in the various CERCLA, GLLA, and/or other regulatory program steps/processes at contaminated sediment sites.
• Serving as a technical liaison with the client, general public, and/or outside consultants, including communicating complicated technical evaluations and/or designs to non-subject matter experts.
• Leading other staff in preparing/reviewing/scrutinizing technical information to provide a document that is technically sound and that conforms to applicable regulations and policy.

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a mid- to senior-level Sediment Remediation Engineer to lead investigations and designs for riverine, coastal, riparian/floodplain, and port site settings with multiple stakeholders.

You will manage projects, mentor staff, and interact with clients to ensure technical excellence and regulatory compliance across CERCLA and related programs.

The role requires PE licensure, 7 years of experience, and willingness to travel domestically or internationally.