Senior Environmental Engineer Remediation (Multiple Locations)

Job description

**Description** Burns & McDonnell has an exciting career opportunity for a Senior Environmental Engineer to join our Remediation Department in Texas.

We are seeking a motivated candidate to expand our environmental consulting practice supporting and managing environmental investigation and remediation projects for clientele within a variety of business sectors including electrical utility, solid waste, manufacturing, oil and gas, renewable energy, and others.

The ideal candidate could work from our Austin, Houston or Fort Worth office locations.

This position offers challenging work with significant project variety at a successful, growing company that has been in business for more than 125 years.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take on project delivery responsibilities, tackling the most challenging environmental issues of today for a portfolio of established clients.

Additionally, the ideal candidate will help expand our remediation services and client base in the region.

This position supports the growth of the Environmental Services Practice based upon Burns & McDonnell's core values of safety, client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, and overall outstanding service.

The successful candidate will lead and support multiple remediation projects as well as manage and complete independent project tasks.

Additional responsibilities include initiating or assisting in proposal development, coordinating project planning, and mentoring junior staff.

Project planning tasks include developing scopes of work and schedules, providing technical experience in the development of client deliverables, managing subcontractors, contracts, schedules, and budgets.

The Senior Engineer will work within our region’s Remediation Department and collaborate broadly in support of our Environmental Services Practice to perform the following duties:



+ Act as technical resource and manage site investigation, remedial design and compliance/enforcement projects including responsibility for scope, schedule, budgets and conveyance of high-quality technical deliverables.

+ Lead preparation of work plans, investigation reports, feasibility studies, remedial design and implementation in accordance with CERCLA, RCRA, the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP), and other state led programs.

+ Participate in sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.

+ Contribute to business development activities responding to market trends and technological advances to pursue and grow client engagement in the public and private sector.

+ Remediation system design and operation, including in-situ remedies, cover systems, recovery and treatment, waste management, etc.

+ Deliver desktop assessments, planning, reporting, and execution of construction solutions for successful closure of CCR landfills and surface impoundments.

+ Partner with and support the Emerging Contaminants team withing Environmental Services, as well as the multi-divisional PFAS team providing PFAS solutions to clients across all markets, industries, and geographies.

+ Establish, build, and maintain relationships with agency personnel, internal Burns & McDonnell customers (in the engineering practices) and external clients.

+ Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to less experienced staff members and support internal technical training and mentorship programs.

+ Work to effectively balance billable and non-billable time.

+ Other duties as required by business line needs.



**Qualifications**



+ Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Civil or other related Engineering field from an accredited program is required.

+ Minimum of 7 years of related professional experience (10 years preferred) with knowledge of OSHA, CERCLA and remedial design.

+ PE License in Texas is preferred.

+ Experience with Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments and/or site investigations, collecting soil and groundwater samples, logging soil borings, installing and developing monitoring wells, data analysis is a plus.

+ Experience with and working knowledge of State and/or Federal regulations desired.

+ Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.

+ Existing client relationships are also a plus.

+ Business development experience and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships as well as experience in proposal preparation.

+ Demonstrated scientific and/or engineering experience delivering TRRP solutions required.

+ Experience in remediation project delivery.

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

+ Must be a self-starter, team oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

+ Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.

+ Must be proficient in the use of computer software (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

+ Valid driver's license required.

In addition, must meet standards to qualify for and maintain the Company's vehicle driving privileges as outlined in the Company's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy.



This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.



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**Job** Environmental Engineering
**Primary Location** US-TX-Houston
**Other Locations** US-TX-Fort Worth, US-TX-Austin
**Schedule:** Full-time
**Travel:** Yes, 20 % of the Time
**Req ID:** 250712
**Job Hire Type** Experienced #LI-JJ #ENS

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