Environmental Engineer

The Opportunity

Tetra Tech is adding an Environmental Engineer to our team based in Austin, TX.

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development.

Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting‑edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world‑class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

We are seeking a motivated Environmental Engineer to assist in growing Tetra Tech’s Texas environmental business. Candidate must be highly motivated and work well in a professional and team‑oriented environment. Candidate must also have the ability to manage a heavy workload, travel as needed, possess excellent communication and organizational skills. Proficiency with MS Office applications is a requirement.

The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

Tetra Tech is seeking an Environmental Engineer/Geologist- to join our Austin, Texas team to provide support on various environmental projects throughout Texas. This position will support a variety of environmental contracts, including commercial and local government. Duties will include:

• Interact with commercial/industrial clients to identify needs, collect data, develop and process solutions for task completion.
• Prepare plans, APARs, RAPs and other TCEQ required remediation related documents.
• Assist Clients with waste management and associated reporting.
• Manage project tasks and financials and lead junior staff during projects.
• Prepare and submit remediation related permit applications.
• Engage in diverse client projects that may involve multi-media knowledge including Air, Water, Waste, Hazardous Material Management, or Emergency Response/Prevention.
• Develop proposals including scope of work and budgetary estimates.
• The position may require extensive outdoor work as well as extended overnight travel.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• Professional Engineering Licensure (PE) or ability to obtain PE.
• 5-10 years of experience in the environmental industry or related environmental consulting experience.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel required.
• CAD/GIS experience is a plus.
• Applicant must possess excellent communication (both written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Applicant must also be highly motivated, customer focused, and work well in a team environment.
• Candidate must be able and available to travel via land and/or air and possess a valid driver’s license in good standing.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Applicant to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the Applicant is regularly required to talk or hear. The Applicant frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

The Applicant is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and or smell. The Applicant must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics…