Senior Environmental Engineering Consultant

General Responsibilities:

Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad array of environmental projects and clients. This may include performing and/or leading environmental site investigations, engineering analysis, calculations and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Identify, evaluate and recommend risk and remediation strategies/designs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence. Design systems and environmental protection plans. Apply sound engineering principles and be able to communicate complex engineering issues and concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may include a variety of environmental-related work including Phase I/II environmental site assessments, ecological and natural resource field surveys, tank closure assessments, asbestos abatement, storm water management, and site planning and permitting.

• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Senior Consulting level environmental engineering professional who acts as a resource and specialist in the application of advanced theories, concepts and principles for a major environmental engineering discipline.
• Provide leadership, direction and promote a state-of-the art approach for a major environmental engineering discipline of the firm.
• Capable of analyzing all technical aspects of subject area, defining scope and selecting problems for investigation, developing novel concepts and approaches, and recommending major design changes.
• Full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating environmental engineering assignments involving unique or controversial problems which significantly affect projects.
• Plan, organize and supervise design engineering activities for major projects of large scale and complexity.
• Provides consultation on quality control issues.
• Act as expert witness on behalf of company to clients or representing company in litigation or court proceedings.
• Identifies potential clients in need of consulting expertise and sells the services of the company to those clients.
• Participates in the development of marketing strategies and formal presentations of qualifications to clients on various projects in area of expertise.
• Publishes technical articles, presents technical papers and training seminars to technical groups to promote the professional image and reputation of the company.
• Known in the industry as an expert in a major environmental engineering discipline.

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum 13 years’ experience, which may include advanced study and research in field.
• PhD in Environmental Engineering preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
• Operating Group Manager and Service Line Director approval required.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status required or recognized as a specialized technical subject matter expert (SME).

Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 8,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 200 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful…