Graduate Engineer

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 is seeking a Graduate Engineer to work with our Food and Agriculture Group and Environmental Emergency Response (GHD FIRST) groups as an environmental professional based out of our Green Bay, Wisconsin office.

Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you. 

With commitment, there’s no idea too big, no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programmes to accelerate your growth. 

Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.

Let's solve the big problems together.

This position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Inspections of large agricultural facilities and food manufacturing facilities to assist with state and federal permitting, evaluations and planning of expansion/modification designs. Inspections would include assessments of existing facilities, review of existing site-specific construction documentation, measurement and documentation of existing facilities, construction oversight and documentation, etc.
• Completion of site soils investigations including the supervision of drill rigs and excavators
• Groundwater monitoring well installation, development and sampling
• Contractor oversight and management during the construction of the facilities with the responsibilities of tracking budgets, schedule, project scope, and health/safety
• Environmental and construction data management, compilation, and analysis
• Travel to project sites across Wisconsin – Up to 20% overnight travel
• Perform a wide variety of field duties for both routine/scheduled and emergency environmental projects to include: inspection, maintenance, monitoring, construction oversight, air monitoring, operating UAVs, and operations and maintenance of remediation systems
• Prepare technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, and project specifications including cost estimates and budgets - Data compilation, reduction, interpretation, evaluation/comparison to environmental regulatory standards

What you will develop as part of the GHD Team:

• Client engagement approach and stewardship
• Complex problem solving as it relates to food manufacturing, agricultural improvement and economic decision making
• Balancing the triangle of Scope, Schedule, and Budget to produce the best results possible for our clients
• Diverse professional networks spanning the globe and multitudes of disciplines
• Opportunities to engage in a wide range of environmental and geographical settings
• Emergency Response Procedures

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science (Engineering) 
• 0-3 years’ experience
• Desire to become a PE
• Detail oriented with the ability to balance a diverse and changing workload
• Critical thinking and problem solving – ability to identify multiple solutions to a problem
• Willingness to potentially respond to call outs during non-routine working hours
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities and aptitude
• Positive attitude, very strong interpersonal skills
• Conduct research, collect and analyze data to prepare reports and documents
• Establishing and maintaining harmonious working relationships with superiors, co-workers and clients – effective collaborators are welcome
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet project timelines 
• Self-motivated and willingness to work in a team in a fast-paced environment
• Valid drivers license
• Ability to perform physically demanding work (lift minimum of 50 pounds)
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