Senior Environmental Engineer

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in. 

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

Who are we looking for?

GHD’s Southeast Environmental business is looking for a Senior Environmental Engineer (PE) to join their team in Tennessee! This is an excellent opportunity for you to provide technical leadership on contamination investigation, remediation, and environmental compliance projects in the region. In this role you will plan and own the delivery of projects, providing creative solutions to fit the needs of our clients and communities. This will include identifying, assessing, evaluating, and solving problems to brief and on budget as well as leading and contributing to the preparation of proposals and bids for projects.

Responsibilities

• Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings and suggest improvements to existing processes, systems, and procedures, then deliver a plan for a small element of a change management program with guidance from a project/program manager.
• Knowledge Management System: Work within established knowledge management systems to deliver preset outcomes for an area of responsibility.
• Business Requirements Identification: Elicit complex business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.
• Feasibility Studies: Conduct complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
• Contract Management: Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan.
• Testing: Develop product specifications and design test procedures and standards.
• Policy Development and Implementation: Help develop procedures for an area of the organization and monitor their implementation.
• Product and Solution Development: Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
• Project Management: Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage relationships with small clients while also helping senior colleagues manage relationships with larger key clients and customers.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or related Engineering field
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Tennessee required
• Must reside is the state of Tennessee
• At least 10 years of experience in soil and groundwater assessment and remediation preferred
• Strong understanding of environmental regulation and compliance
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and swiftly adapt to changing client needs 
• Proven excellence at all stages of the project life cycle, from preparing bids, project strategy development, to project deliverables
• OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER training

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