Mid-Level Environmental Engineer, Scientist, or Geologist
Ejov Cx · Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
Intermediate Environmental Engineer/Geologist/Environmental Scientist
There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.
Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in. Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.
Who are we looking for?
GHD has an opportunity for a mid-level Environmental Engineer/Geologist/Scientist to work with our Contaminated Assessment Remediation (CAR) group as a CAR professional based in our Farmington Hills, MI office. If you are a self-motivated professional with excellent technical skills, federal/state/local environmental regulatory knowledge, and existing relationships with clients, prospects, and regulators then this is a great opportunity to explore!
Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
Using knowledge of various engineering and scientific disciplines, you may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, soil, water, waste and other sources. Work may include regulatory interpretation, site investigation, site remediation, environmental compliance and/or waste treatment/management.
Responsibilities of the position will be but are not limited to:
- Provide technical and project management services to our existing and future clients on a variety of projects
- Prepare technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, and project specifications including cost estimates and budgets
- Conduct environmental sampling and monitoring for various media and contaminants of concern by following established procedures
- Be available for occasional after-hours response to environmental emergencies to perform field tasks.
- Complex problem solving as it relates to environmental remediation and economic decision making
- Data compilation, reduction, interpretation, evaluation/comparison to environmental regulatory standards
- Client engagement approach and stewardship
- Interact with internal and external clients, regulatory agencies, contractors and service providers
- Balancing the triangle of scope, schedule, and budget to produce the best results possible for our clients
- Participate in a proactive safety culture of continuous improvement
- A commitment to behavior-based safety
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For Success in this position, you will possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Applied Science (Engineering, Geology, or Science)
- 5-10 years’ experience including a mix of field activities (sampling/oversight), data evaluation and interpretation and technical report writing
- Professional Designation/License (Engineer, Geologist, etc.) a plus
- Self-starter, detail oriented, and willingness to work in a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to travel for short durations which may include overnight travel
- Be available for occasional after-hours response to environmental emergencies to perform field tasks
- Experience preparing detailed regulatory work plans and reports for investigation, remediation, and closure.
- Understanding of multimedia remedial technologies for addressing a variety of environmental contaminants including VOCs, SVOCs, metals, PCBs and PFAS.
- Working knowledge of the operation and maintenance of remediation systems, with good general mechanical aptitude
- Experience in coordinating and simultaneously managing multiple tasks while maintaining a high degree of attention to detail in a consulting environment.
- Working knowledge of methods and procedures for site characterization, hydrogeologic analysis and remediation of contaminants in soil, soil vapor, indoor air and groundwater.
- Conduct research, collect and analyze data to prepare reports and documents
- Critical thinking and problem solving – ability to identify multiple solutions to a problem
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Positive attitude, very strong interpersonal skills
- Interested in continuing professional development
- OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER certification
- Practice and maintain solid safety minded behavior and practices.
- Valid driver's license
Outside of the experience you’ll gain working within your team, GHD offers a wide variety of training and mentoring programs to develop technical and management skills.
If you are passionate about pursuing this position, please submit your resume and cover letter via the link below.
We offer a professional, yet welcoming, culture based on our core values of Teamwork, Respect, Safety, and Integrity. We also provide accelerated professional development through hands-on experience, mentorship, and training via our GHD Business School.
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.