Experienced Remediation Engineer (Vapor Intrusion)

Geosyntec Consultants•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Geosyntec is hiring an Experienced Remediation Engineer focused on vapor intrusion (VI) for its Northern California team, with offices in Oakland, Sacramento, or Walnut Creek, California. The role leads and delivers VI investigations, risk evaluations, and mitigation projects within the company’s environmental assessment, remediation, risk, and engineering practices. It involves technical leadership, project delivery, regulatory coordination, and implementation of VI mitigation and remediation systems for industrial, commercial, and governmental clients. The position may include fieldwork and travel to client facilities and project locations. The engineer manages VI projects from scope development and planning through design, implementation, oversight, and client communication. They develop VI conceptual site models and investigation strategies; evaluate data and risks; prepare and review technical deliverables; oversee mitigation systems and their ongoing operation and maintenance; support business development; maintain client and stakeholder relationships; and mentor early-career staff. Geosyntec describes itself as an international engineering and consulting firm serving private- and public-sector clients. It offers competitive pay, benefits, and well-being programs. The posted base salary ranges are $117,365–$188,960 per year for Oakland and Walnut Creek, and $112,260–$180,745 per year for Sacramento. Actual compensation depends on education, experience, skill set, and location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required; civil, chemical, or environmental engineering is preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is required.
At least 7 years of direct environmental consulting experience focused on VI assessment and mitigation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; 8 or more years is preferred.
Strong technical foundation in remediation, engineering, or geology, with demonstrated competency in VI approaches and related remedial technologies such as soil vapor extraction and in situ injections.
Experience managing projects, including resource allocation, quality, technical oversight, contractor and subcontractor coordination, and financial management.
Thorough understanding of CalEPA and USEPA regulations and guidance relevant to VI and remediation, including experience with state and local oversight agencies.
Experience mentoring and managing professional staff.
Excellent technical leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
Experience with VI data evaluation tools and approaches.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced consulting environment, manage multiple assignments, meet strict deadlines, and travel to client facilities as needed.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.
Fieldwork and overnight travel may be required.
Health and safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing may be required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in engineering, preferably civil, chemical, or environmental.
Eight or more years of direct environmental consulting experience focused on VI assessment and mitigation.

Responsibilities

Manage VI remediation and mitigation tasks and projects, including scope development, work planning, budget and schedule management, design implementation, subcontractor oversight, and client communication.
Develop VI conceptual site models and investigation and mitigation strategies, including approaches for sub-slab soil gas, soil gas, indoor air, and building surveys.
Lead preparation of VI work plans and technical memoranda; evaluate and interpret analytical data; conduct screening-level and refined VI risk evaluations; and develop defensible conclusions and recommendations.
Oversee pilot studies and full-scale VI mitigation and remediation, including system selection and design, contractor procurement, permitting, construction oversight, commissioning, and operations and maintenance support.
Prepare and review technical deliverables such as reports, letters, memoranda, sampling and analysis plans, mitigation designs and specifications, O&M plans, and proposals; technically review and approve project-team work products.
Support growth of the VI client base through proposal development, repeat-work efforts, opportunity identification, and personal business development goals.
Develop and maintain relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, property owners and tenants, and other stakeholders; clearly communicate VI concepts, findings, and mitigation approaches.
Mentor and support early-career staff in technical delivery and project performance, including sampling programs, data quality review, mitigation system evaluations, client expectations, and career growth.
As needed, conduct fieldwork such as site visits, multimedia environmental sampling and characterization, drilling oversight, contractor oversight, and remediation-system operations, maintenance, and construction.
Drive personal, company, or rental vehicles to client or company project and office sites and other business locations as needed.