Environmental Engineer IV

Job Title: Environmental Engineer IV
Location: Atlanta, GA or Overland Park, KS

HGL - WHO WE ARE 

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. 

HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media. 

With over 550 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects, but small enough that personal working environments are possible with senior management and HGL's talented team members. By joining HGL, you will be working toward restoring the environment and protecting our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It’s not just a job, it’s your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL’s mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today’s world. HGL’s corporate culture ensures you’ll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION 

Are you ready to take on a new job that provides a perfect platform to grow yourself and your career? HGL (HydroGeoLogic, Inc.) currently has a position open for an experienced Environmental Engineer IV to serve on various environmental remediation projects throughout the United States.

As an Engineer IV, you will work with our high performing HGL Team and be responsible for supporting HGL’s portfolio of environmental remediation projects for the USEPA, USACE, NASA, and various agencies across the United States and territories. Initial duties will include providing remedial design support as well as oversight of remedial action (RA) projects acting as HGL’s Client Representative during the RA phase of construction. Projects may include mine-waste cleanup, remediation, contaminated sediment removals, in situ thermal treatment, demolition, landfill cap construction, and groundwater treatment (both in-situ and pump-and-treat) and stabilization projects. 

Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm although some projects work varying hours. This role will work in either our Atlanta, GA office or Overland Park, KS office on a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities/Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING 

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Developing engineering studies, plans, designs, and specifications for the remediation of environmental contamination.
• Coordinating the development and preparation of feasibility studies, engineering evaluations/cost analyses (EE/CAs), and pilot study designs. 
• Interfacing with program and project managers, senior technical staff, the government customer, and RA Contractors.
• Review of specifications, drawings, work plans, and ongoing construction activities to assure compliance.
• Reporting observations and compliance with contract documents.
• Drafting project submittals.
• Determining, communicating, and documenting deficiencies to ensure they are corrected in a timely manner.
• Coordinating the development and review of work plans and project deliverables (e.g., UFP-QAPPs, FSPs, RI/FS Reports, SSHP/HASPs, technical memoranda).
• Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) oversight.
• Understanding of remediation and construction site health & safety (H&S) hazards.
• Mentoring of Junior Engineering Staff in preparation of design deliverables.
• Potential 50% travel within the U.S. as needed to support projects.

Required Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL 

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:

• Minimum of 10 years of directly related experience in the environmental industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related to Environmental Studies such as: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Knowledge and experience of CERCLA, DoD, DOE, EPA, and/or RCRA projects.
• Strong technical writing and prior experience contributing to the preparation of remedial design documents that are technically sound and accurately reflect the project approach and requirements.
• Ability to conduct completion inspections, document project status and maintain records. 
• Working knowledge of Federal and state occupational regulations.
• Ability to prepare daily reports documenting activities and findings. 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both written and oral) including the ability to comfortably engage with varying levels of leadership, RA Contractors, subcontractors, internal and external stakeholders, etc. 
• Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of software, specifically in Excel and Word. 
• Ability to work in a team environment with corporate, project, and technical management staff.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities with attention to detail. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT – Preferred, not required

• Experience working with EPA on mining related projects, and/or large scale soil excavations, backfill, site-grading, and restoration activities. Experience at federal government remediation or construction sites. 
• OSHA 40-hr. and 8-hr. HAZWOPER Training. 
• Master’s degree in engineering related to Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Environmental Studies.
• Proficient at performing and/or coordination of preparing engineering calculations (e.g. stormwater runoff, volume/quantity takeoffs, sizing of drainage features such as culverts and open channels, and determining armoring required for erosion protection).
• Experience with AutoCAD design drawings for excavation and consolidation of contaminated materials/soil, and associated site grading and stormwater management.
• EIT Certification (or capability to test and pass FE exam within one year) or Registered PE (or capability to obtain registration within one year), depending on experience. 

Details

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test is required. 

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected category. Some positions may require U.S. citizenship. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process should contact Human Resources directly at 703-478-5186.

EEO notices: US Equal Opportunity Employment Poster, US Equal Opportunity Supplemental Poster, Know Your Rights, and Pay Transparency Notice.

A full list of benefits is available at www.hgl.com/careers/.

The salary range for this position ranges from $91,568-$141,930. This position's final salary can be impacted by various factors including, but not limited to, contractual requirements, geographic location, job-related education, training, experience, and skills. If your desired salary falls outside of this range, we hope you'll still apply as there may be other positions that are better aligned.
 

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