Environmental Engineer
Job Title: Environmental Engineer
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $90,000 - $160,000
Position Overview:
Seeking a Senior Environmental Engineer to support environmental compliance, permitting, remediation, and design review efforts for large-scale infrastructure, transportation, aviation, commercial, and industrial projects throughout the New York/New Jersey region. This role will serve as an environmental technical lead, providing expertise on environmental regulations, construction compliance, site investigations, remediation programs, permitting, and facility operations while coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage environmental compliance and permitting support for capital improvement, construction, and facility operations projects.
- Prepare and review environmental design documents, technical specifications, drawings, cost estimates, and contract packages.
- Coordinate environmental requirements for construction projects, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Support environmental permitting efforts, including permit applications, regulatory reporting, and permit compliance monitoring.
- Review and oversee Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), erosion and sediment control plans, and stormwater discharge compliance activities.
- Conduct and manage Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) for property transactions and development projects.
- Support contaminated site investigations, soil and groundwater remediation projects, and corrective action programs.
- Develop sampling plans and waste management strategies for soil, concrete, hazardous waste, and regulated materials.
- Review contractor and consultant submittals for compliance with environmental regulations, permit requirements, and project specifications.
- Support environmental due diligence, environmental audits, and regulatory compliance assessments.
- Prepare technical reports, regulatory submissions, environmental permit applications, and compliance documentation.
- Provide technical guidance regarding air quality, petroleum storage, dewatering, stormwater management, and environmental permitting requirements.
- Evaluate environmental impacts and develop recommendations to minimize impacts to natural resources and sensitive habitats.
- Coordinate among project teams, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and facility stakeholders.
- Support environmental training programs and best management practice (BMP) implementation for operational facility
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible environmental consulting, engineering, compliance, permitting, or remediation experience.
- Strong knowledge of stormwater management, environmental permitting, soil and groundwater remediation, air quality compliance, and petroleum storage regulations.
- Experience applying environmental regulations and permitting requirements within New York and New Jersey.
- Experience preparing environmental engineering design documents, technical specifications, and construction contract packages.
- Experience managing environmental compliance activities during design and construction phases of projects.
- Familiarity with environmental due diligence, Phase I/II ESAs, site investigations, and contaminated site remediation programs.
- Strong technical writing, project coordination, and regulatory communication skills.
- Ability to conduct field inspections, site visits, and environmental compliance assessments.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Experience/Skills:
- Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) license preferred.
- Experience supporting large infrastructure, transportation, aviation, public sector, or industrial facilities projects.
- Familiarity with stormwater permitting programs, SPDES/NPDES requirements, and erosion and sediment control practices.
- Experience reviewing asbestos, lead abatement, and hazardous materials management programs.
- Knowledge of wetland permitting, waterfront permitting, dewatering permits, floodplain permitting, and environmental resource protection requirements.
- Experience developing remediation strategies for contaminated soil and groundwater projects.
- Strong client-facing and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, and regulatory requirements simultaneously.
- Experience working within an environmental consulting, engineering, or infrastructure development environment.
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