Senior Environmental Engineer

Terracon is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead our Environmental Engineering practice in Dallas-Fort Worth. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced environmental engineer to step into a leadership role to support and advance our growing environmental engineering practice.

This position offers a unique opportunity for an individual with strong technical expertise, leadership ability, and mentoring skills to support environmental engineering needs in the Texas division. The selected candidate will work closely with the DFW Regional Environmental Manager and fellow
Environmental Engineers to strategically grow and elevate the practice in the region and Texas Division.

Responsibilities may include performing and/or leading environmental site investigations, completing engineering analysis, calculations, and recommendations, developing plans and specifications, conducting site observation and inspection, and preparing, reviewing, and writing related reports for
the services provided. Provide engineering and consulting services for a broad range of environmental projects and clients. Identify, evaluate, and recommend risk mitigation and remediation strategies that comply with federal, state, and local regulations. Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments, proposals, technical reports, and regulatory correspondence. Design environmental systems and protection plans, apply sound engineering principles, and effectively communicate complex engineering concepts to technical and non-technical clients and project teams. Services may include environmental site assessments, engineering evaluations and design tasks.

• Develop a strong understanding and be aware of project-related risks. Be familiar with issues that may jeopardize project success and know how to protect the Company from those risks.

• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards in project execution and proposal delivery.

• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team members follow established safety rules and
  guidelines. Create and model a safe work environment, demonstrate strong safety practices, and promote pre-task planning for every project.

• Lead complex or unique projects that require innovative engineering analysis and problem-solving techniques.

• Supervise the analysis of findings and the development of recommendations in written reports.

• Assist in implementing established policies/procedures for technical projects withing area of expertise, to ensure accurate interpretation and implementation by junior engineering staff.

• Participate in developing marketing strategies and presentations of qualifications for clients on projects.

Technical Skills:

• Capable of solving environmental engineering problems and explaining the solution to clients in clear and understandable terms.

• Capable of thinking on their feet to identify practical solutions when client presents real-life challenges.

• Experience working with groundwater contaminant plumes, capable of developing groundwater, and system solutions for contaminant transport using analytic or numerical models, proficient in preparing feasibility studies, experienced with in-situ and ex-situ remediation methods, and capable of developing engineering designs for various remediation methods.

• Strong experience with PFAS science, remediation technologies for contaminated soil, groundwaterand biosolids, and treatment methods for water and wastewater.

• Experience with water and wastewater treatment methods and capable of performing engineering calculations to properly size equipment suitable for project conditions.

• Capable of determining the need for and designing vapor intrusion mitigation systems (VIMS) for new construction or sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS) for existing structures.

• Working knowledge of TRRP and PST rules and proficient in using VCP, Corrective Action, and PSTprograms and processes to support project success.

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• Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or related degree.

• Minimum 8-11 years experience.

• Masters degree in environmental engineering preferred.

• Valid drivers license with acceptable violation history.

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Texas.