Senior Civil Engineer

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.•Columbia, MD

13d•$117,370 - $218,560

About The Position

Geosyntec is hiring a senior-level engineer to help grow its geoenvironmental practice from its offices in Columbia, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; Pennington, New Jersey; or Bloomfield, New Jersey. The role combines technical leadership and project delivery with client service, business development, and practice growth. The engineer will work on projects involving landfills, remediation sites, transfer stations, surface impoundments, solid waste planning, litigation support, and related geoenvironmental systems. The position involves leading technically challenging projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams through investigation, planning, design, permitting, construction, operations support, closure, post-closure monitoring, and performance evaluation. The successful candidate will bring substantial consulting or design experience, strong technical expertise, client engagement and business development capabilities, and an entrepreneurial approach to expanding the practice. Travel to client, project, and office locations may be needed. Geosyntec is an international engineering and consulting firm serving private- and public-sector clients on environmental, natural resource, and civil infrastructure challenges. The company describes itself as an ENR-ranked environmental engineering design firm known for technical leadership and client service, and offers competitive pay, benefits, and well-being programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration.
At least 8 years of relevant consulting or design experience in geoenvironmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, civil infrastructure, or heavy civil projects; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with landfills, remediation sites, coal combustion residuals, sediment management, or similar earthwork-intensive projects.
Strong technical foundation in civil/environmental engineering and civil design, including site characterization, earthwork, slope stability, seepage, foundation design, retaining systems, sediment containment, and related infrastructure analyses.
Demonstrated success in business development, marketing, and client relationship management, or recognized technical expertise that strengthens project delivery and practice capabilities.
Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks, permitting processes, and industry standards relevant to infrastructure, mining, solid waste, water resources, or civil works projects.
Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams on complex design, analysis, construction, and performance evaluation assignments.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment, including client demands, deadlines, field assignments, and travel.
Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear technical deliverables and engage effectively with clients and internal teams.
Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.
Health and safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing may be required for field-based work.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
10 or more years of relevant experience.
Regional visibility, industry involvement, or an established professional network that can support client development and market growth.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage complex solid waste and remediation engineering and consulting projects involving landfills, remediation sites, transfer stations, surface impoundments, and related systems.
Provide clients with strategic technical guidance, responsive consulting support, and practical solutions to engineering, operational, permitting, and compliance issues.
Support practice growth through business development, client relationship management, networking, marketing, and preparation of technical and commercial proposals.
Oversee project execution from investigation and planning through permitting, design, construction, operations support, closure, and post-closure monitoring.
Develop project scopes and manage budgets, schedules, risks, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
Provide senior technical input and quality review for engineering evaluations, design documents, calculations, reports, permit applications, specifications, construction documents, and compliance submittals.
Lead or support geologic and hydrogeologic investigations, site evaluations, monitoring programs, and interpretation of subsurface and environmental data.
Support solid waste and remediation planning, regulatory strategy, due diligence, and litigation support through technical analyses, expert materials, and engineering documentation.
Mentor and support staff in technical problem-solving, project execution, client interaction, and professional development.
Travel to client, project, and office locations as needed for field investigations, design reviews, client meetings, and business development activities.