Environmental Engineer

LLNL•Livermore, CA

18d•$154,950 - $196,476•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hiring an Environmental Engineer in the CERCLA Program of its Environmental Restoration Department. The role provides engineering support for planning, design, testing, compliance monitoring, and operation and maintenance of groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems at LLNL Site 200 and Site 300 in Tracy, California. The position requires full-time on-site presence. Hiring may be at either the TSS.2 or TSS.3 level, based on the hiring team’s assessment of knowledge and related experience; additional responsibilities apply at TSS.3. The engineer designs, tests, monitors, and improves remediation systems; plans and conducts field experiments to develop and validate remediation technologies; and supports operations, design, and construction for existing and new systems. The position also prepares and reviews technical and regulatory documents, maintains knowledge of applicable policies, technologies, and regulations, and collaborates across organizational lines. At TSS.3, the engineer additionally performs advanced system design, participates in implementation and modification of systems, and leads engineering design reviews. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. The position is classified as Career Indefinite and is open to Laboratory employees and external candidates. The listed annual salary range is $154,950–$196,476, with placement dependent on relevant factors. Employees assigned to Site 300 may be exposed to the organism that causes San Joaquin Valley Fever. Depending on duties, work in Limited Areas may restrict possession of personal or laboratory wireless devices.

Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Knowledge and relevant experience in the design, operation, and maintenance of environmental remediation systems.
Comprehensive knowledge and relevant experience in environmental restoration, including groundwater and soil remediation systems, pressure and flow calculations, environmental chemistry, and treatability tests.
Ability to apply engineering principles creatively to solve moderate to complex technical problems.
Comprehensive knowledge of California and federal regulations and requirements related to remediation activities.
Proficiency with standard office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ability to work effectively on PC and Mac platforms.
Ability to independently conduct research, analyze results, and prepare clear technical documentation.
Proficient verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members and external parties, collaborate in multidisciplinary teams, and prepare, present, document, and explain technical information.
At TSS.3, advanced knowledge and significant experience in environmental remediation and in designing, installing, operating, and maintaining groundwater and soil remediation systems and components, including extraction and injection wellhead design, pump specifications, treatment media and vessels, pipelines, and associated instrumentation.
At TSS.3, advanced knowledge and significant experience with engineering standards, practices, and processes; generating requirements and design documents; configuration control; preparing test plans and user documentation; and formal and informal design reviews.
At TSS.3, advanced verbal and written communication skills for engagement with the scientific community, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders; multidisciplinary collaboration; and presenting technical information and advising management.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering or a related technical field.
Advanced knowledge and significant experience designing, operating, and maintaining Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and related technologies for remote data acquisition and device control, and operating and maintaining Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for schematics, alarms, trends, reports, and device control.
Experience designing, operating, and maintaining groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems for multiple co-mingled contaminants, including volatile organic compounds, high-explosive compounds, perchlorate, nitrate, and uranium.

Responsibilities

Provide environmental engineering support for environmental remediation activities at LLNL.
Independently design, test, and improve cost-effective groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems in compliance with DOE, federal, and state regulations and safety requirements.
Monitor remediation system operations and identify opportunities to optimize systems, adopt improved technologies, increase efficiency, achieve cost savings, and reduce lifecycle costs.
Plan and conduct field experiments to develop, adapt, demonstrate, and validate environmental remediation technologies.
Coordinate and support operation, design, and construction activities for existing and new remediation systems.
Prepare and review technical and regulatory documents and ensure compliance with federal and state requirements and LLNL environmental policies.
Maintain current knowledge of environmental policies, environmental technologies, and scientific and technical aspects of regulatory requirements affecting cleanup operations.
Collaborate with colleagues, mid-level managers, and other team members on matters requiring coordination across organizational lines.
Perform other duties as assigned.
At TSS.3, provide advanced environmental engineering knowledge for remediation activities.
At TSS.3, perform advanced design of groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems and participate in implementing new systems and modifying existing systems.
At TSS.3, lead engineering design reviews of environmental remediation systems.