Senior Environmental Engineer at TERRACON Tampa, FL

Senior Environmental Engineer job at TERRACON. Tampa, FL.

Are you passionate about the environment? At Terracon, we are experiencing significant growth, and we are searching for a dynamic environmental department leader for our Tampa, FL Office! We are looking for an accomplished, Senior Environmental Professional to lead, and ultimately, grow our environmental business line in the Tampa Florida area.

The team includes three distinct service lines, Site Assessment/Remediation, Ecology, and Cultural Resources and works on exciting projects including wetland permitting/delineation, threatened & endangered species surveys, cultural resource studies, industrial hygiene, environmental site assessment, remediation, redevelopment, and site renovation work for City and County agencies, school districts, commercial real property developers and managers, law firms, financial institutions, architect/engineer and construction (A/E/C) clients.

This position is for a career-level environmental management professional who will be responsible for overseeing a department of 40 employees with annual revenues over $4.0 million. The chosen candidate will be responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating site testing, developing analytical testing plans, and making recommendations for design on projects varying in size and complexity.

In this position, the successful candidate must have strong operational management/leadership skills as well as be able to identify, evaluate and recommend risk to ensure the firm's interests are protected and in compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Our selected candidate will lead the department by utilizing a formal growth plan, promoting training, and assigning and coordinating staff workload.

A safety mindset is paramount and required.

If your passion lies in working on projects that help your community, and if you're interested in belonging to an employee-owned organization that allows us to set our course together and benefit when our hard work creates financial success, then Terracon is your kind of company! We share your passion.

Essential Role and Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Provide and lead continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Provide consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Career level, fully competent environmental professional.
• Independently performs a variety projects or selected segments of larger projects.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
• Ability to work on complex and larger projects.
• May devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• May serve as a team leader and mentor junior level scientists/engineers.
• Performs complex scientific analyses on projects of own discipline.
• May attend on and off-site client meetings.
• Implements technical requirements to complete client projects by directing and supervising field staff to sample, test and collect data and/or document site activities.
• Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
• Evaluates complex laboratory and field data and assembles in written reports.
• Begin documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification.
• Strong local client base and relationships preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum 10 years' experience.
• Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or related field preferred.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) registration preferred.

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About Terracon

Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 6,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 175 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services.

Terracon's growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace.

Terracon's vision of "Together, we are best at people" is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.

EEO Statement

Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.