Water Programs Engineering Lead — Environmental Monitoring

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Life at Tetra Tech

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking an experienced Water Programs Engineering Team Lead to support the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract at LANL. The role focuses on surface water monitoring, groundwater monitoring, and environmental well drilling across LANL facilities.

You will ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and project execution while coordinating with project teams and clients, maintaining equipment, and guiding junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required.
• Career level determined by years of relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering team (civil and environmental engineers) with supervisory responsibilities.
• Provide support to surface water monitoring, groundwater monitoring, drilling, and environmental remediation project teams; coordinate with managers to prioritize work.
• Act as the primary interface with internal and external clients for engineering support.
• Ensure projects meet or exceed required standards and procedures; maintain survey equipment, AutoCAD licenses, and access to ArcGIS Pro.
• Support cost definition and execution of NPDES Individual Permit corrective action projects; oversee self-performed and subcontracted construction.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Team leadership

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

Survey equipment

Job description

Tetra Tech is seeking an experienced Water Programs Engineering Team Lead to support the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract at LANL. The role focuses on surface water monitoring, groundwater monitoring, and environmental well drilling across LANL facilities.

You will ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and project execution while coordinating with project teams and clients, maintaining equipment, and guiding junior engineers.