Project Level Environmental Professional Engineer / Geologist

Job Description

Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions. 

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Project Level Environmental Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist to work in our Concord, CA or Oakland, CA office. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of environmental experience (12+ years is highly preferred).  The ideal candidate will participate in and contribute to a diverse range of professional tasks, in the field and office, in our team-oriented environment.  The candidate would be able to take a project from the proposal phase through report preparation on the most challenging remediation projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct projects and project teams on investigation, remedy selection, and remediation projects across Northern California.
• Supervise junior and mid-level staff on small to large project and tasks.
• Lead conversations with private and municipal clients, as well as relevant regulatory agencies.
• Prepare project deliverables as needed, including work plans, reports, remedy selection documents, and internal, client, or agency-facing presentations.
• Guide team members in meeting Kleinfelder’s safety and quality standards.
• Review RFPs and RFQs,and participate in go/no-go evaluations of identified opportunities. Prepare proposals and cost estimates; review contracts as needed. 
• Manage small to medium sized projects (<$250,000)
• Work independently and perform routine, well-defined field and office tasks and analysis under direct supervision by senior team members.
• Communicate effectively with field/construction contractors.
• As needed, oversee subsurface drilling investigations to determine the presence and extent of impacts in soil, soil vapor and groundwater
• Confirm the quality procedures used by team members when collecting multimedia samples for field and laboratory testing
• Assists in performance of hydraulic tests to support hydrogeologic analysis of water resource projects and environmental remediation system design (including groundwater recovery and treatment, de-watering, and hydraulic containment) (as needed)
• Prepare designs, reports and calculations for simple to moderately complex environmental site assessments and remediation type projects (commercial, industrial, and educational facilities, levees, dams, pipelines, electrical towers, etc.)
• Supervise and direct surface and subsurface investigations that employ soil borings, test pits, well installations, well destructions, soil, groundwater, and vapor sampling, aquifer testing, and surface geophysical surveys.

Requirements:

• 6-10 years of related environmental experience – 8+ years highly preferred
• BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a BS in Geology or other related discipline (e.g., Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, Environmental Geology, etc.)
• Collaborative spirit and resourcefulness along with prompt geological and engineering judgment and decision making.
• Ability to organize priorities and multi-task effectively, along with a thirst to learn and achieve continuous improvement in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills
• Current Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG) or ability to be qualified and pass one of these exams within one year of being hired
• A problem-solving mindset is essential.
• Must be able to follow proper procedures, perform accurate computations, and maintain cordial relationships with coworkers, contractors, and clients.
• Capable of clear and concise verbal and written communication and can operate with moderate to minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform bending, kneeling, standing, and lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 30 lbs
• Will require OSHA HAZWOPER 40-hr certification (if not already certified)
• Will require enrollment in the medical monitoring program requiring initial and annual physicals and initial and random drug screens
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record and the ability to travel and drive regularly, often long distances

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