Graduate Environmental Engineer
GHD
About the Role
- This is a unique role for an Environmental Engineer to join the Environmental team, with the potential to work alongside senior staff within the Contamination Assessment and Remediation team.
- The workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility (three days a week in office).
Key Responsibilities
- Performing a wide variety of field duties for routine/scheduled and emergency environmental projects, including inspection, maintenance, monitoring, construction oversight, and air monitoring to support ongoing operations of municipal solid waste facilities and remediation sites.
- Conducting environmental sampling and monitoring for various media and contaminants of concern by following established procedures.
- Responding to environmental emergencies across the country to perform field tasks and monitor environmental impacts on behalf of clients.
- Working with senior staff in the preparation of technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, and project specifications, including cost estimates and budgets.
- Compiling, reducing, interpreting, and evaluating data against environmental regulatory standards.
- Performing detailed calculations in support of the design of solid waste management facilities and remediation systems.
- Supporting senior staff in the development of Permit Applications/Renewals as related to operations of municipal solid waste facilities, contaminated sites, and industrial facilities.
- Supporting activities associated with the design, construction, and operation of Landfill Gas Control (LFG) and biogas collection and control systems, including Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants.
- Supporting clients with in-house EHS/permit compliance tasks, including updating SPCCs/SPRs, SPDES permitting/inspections/compliance, chemical and petroleum bulk storage compliance, and TRI reporting.
- Coordinating routine sampling projects and reporting for post-closure site monitoring for both brownfield and solid waste sites.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering.
- 0-2 years of experience in the environmental industries.
- Prior experience with SPCC/SPR, SPDES, and/or report preparation is desired but not required.
- Basic understanding of AutoCAD is a benefit; advanced (design) experience is a plus.
- OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER certification is a plus.
- Ability and willingness to travel and perform field work as needed.