Entry Level Environmental Scientist/Engineer (Flex)
About The Position
Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive! Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for an entry-level Environmental Engineer, Geologist or Environmental Scientist to join their environmental team. This person will execute environmental projects under the supervision of a Project Manager with key regional clients. The Austin office offers a wide range of challenging project work and a great opportunity to develop professionally. Successful candidates must have experience in the environmental consulting business and relevant environmental engineering, geology, or hydrogeology experience.
Requirements
- Minimum of 0-3 years of experience in the environmental consulting business with demonstrated experience in investigation, remediation and monitoring, environmental permitting and general environmental compliance including environmental audits and stormwater.
- Bachelor's Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science or a related field of study
- Experience and demonstrated success working with large, private and public sector clients
- Experience interacting with clients, functioning on cross-disciplinary teams, supervising field staff, and supervising subcontractors
- Experience in client relationship development and preparation of proposals and cost estimates
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to conduct effective technical presentations and deliver high quality written work products
- Ability to present technical information, both written and orally, in a concise and professional manner
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously
- Working knowledge of and proficiency with environmental regulations, regulatory organizations, and environmental permitting requirements
- Proficiency with MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.
Responsibilities
- Perform assignments associated with environmental assessments, audits, permitting, subsurface investigations, remediation, and monitoring projects
- Develop and prepare work plans, project deliverables, geologic cross sections, and reports
- Work collaboratively with field and office staff, manage task-level activities, lead small teams and mentor in technical capabilities
- Coordinate technical aspects of small to moderate size projects with on-going review and interaction by Project Managers, senior operations, and technical staff
- Assist area business development activities and maintain effective client relations
- Understand financial management concepts and effectively prepare scopes of work and fee estimates for new or additional work
- Groundwater and soil sampling
- Installation of monitoring wells
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) preparations and inspections
- Air quality permitting and engineering
- Identification and evaluation of sensitive receptors
- Authoring technical reports
- Progressing sites towards regulatory closure
- Environmental data collection, interpretation, analytical data validation and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
- Observation and documentation in support of scientific investigations and engineered solutions.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
