Environmental/Civil Coordinator - Solid Waste & Organics

HDR•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? We believe waste is more than management, it’s also an opportunity to innovate. As part of our Waste sector, you’ll help shape solid waste infrastructure and environmental stewardship. With a top-tier industry ranking, our team delivers comprehensive solutions that span waste planning, remediation, engineering and implementation. You’ll collaborate closely with clients and communities to design sustainable, cost-effective systems that contribute to cleaner environments and healthier communities. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive meaningful changes in the waste industry and build a legacy of sustainability. Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. The Environmental/Civil Coordinator will function as a project designer and assistant project manager on mid-size to large projects. This role will be responsible for assisting team leadership in sustaining and growing client relationships and organizing and contributing to overall business development opportunities. A core component of this will be supporting upcoming project opportunities and participating in the project pursuit and proposal development. The primary duties of the Environmental/Civil Coordinator are to conduct, supervise or direct a multitude of waste and organics engineering projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or closely related Engineering field
Strong written and verbal communication skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years' experience with multidiscipline facility, civil site engineering, or related project work preferred.
Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate
Candidate location in the greater Sacramento area.
Candidates without their EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression
A self-motivator with developing leadership and Project Management skills.
Demonstrated understanding of client relationship management and evidence of experience interacting directly with clients highly preferred.
Hazwoper 40-hour training
Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, Teams, OneNote, etc.), AutoCAD and GIS experience
Must be detail-oriented and a team player with great communication, technical writing, analytical, organizational, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

Assist Waste Project Managers and Engineers with planning and monitoring all aspects of multidiscipline projects or medium-sized projects with high degree of technical complexity, typically involving a large project team.
Perform assignments through the entire project development cycle to complete deliverables on schedule and budget.
Maintain client relations and be involved in business development (in partnership with the Solid Waste Business Development Lead), marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
Implement QA/QC procedures.
Work on a wide variety of contaminated material, MSW and organics related projects including but not limited to compost facilities, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, household hazardous waste facilities, and organics facilities.
Develop Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA and compliance monitoring reports.
Develop solid waste facility operational permitting report documents (Report of Facility Information (RFI)
Report of Composting Site Information (RCSI), Transfer Processing Report (TPR), In-Vessel Digestion Report (IVDR) to effectively manage compliance, maintenance, and safety.
Work with a team of staff engineers in preparation of design deliverables including strategic planning, engineering design reports, construction drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates and construction schedules with support from HDR’s national practice leads.
Participate in meetings with clients and regulatory agencies to resolve technical issues.
Will also serve as a consultant to waste, and organics construction management projects as needed.
Work independently on technical tasks involving data analysis, interpreting results, and preparing technical reports, plans and specifications.