AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated, initiative taking Environmental Engineer, or other related discipline (e.g., chemical, or civil engineering) for employment in the Greenville, SC office. This position would support the Environmental business line, primarily working on Department of Defense projects but also supporting private industry projects.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Apply knowledge of natural sciences (chemistry, physics, biology, hydrology, and mathematics) to explain observations.
- Conduct oversight of subcontractors including laboratories and excavation and drilling companies.
- Study and understand contaminants and determine how to restore the environment.
- Prepare basic to more complex data and scientific documents.
- Possess excellent technical report writing skills.
- Perform field tasks with minimal supervision.
- Direct junior staff in the execution of tasks.
- Review analytical data for general indicators of quality for routine analyses based on well-defined guidelines.
- Coordination with task and project managers, working with on-site subcontractors and field staff, supporting sampling, data collection, and field documentation.
- Provide technical expertise support as needed.
- Learn and develop a keen understanding of hazard recognition and environmental investigation and/or remediation.
- Travel to various job sites within the US.
- Flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects with a positive attitude, and commitment to workplace health and safety.
- Utilize basic scientific principles, theories, practices, and existing technologies to develop solutions for technical problems with limited scope.
- Prepare technical work plans and reports.
- Interpret and record data, conduct analyses, compare findings to relevant local, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
- Plan, execute, analyze, and report on environmental measures in natural systems.
- Apply standard field practices and techniques using basic field equipment to collect samples of soil, soil vapor, groundwater, surface water, sediment; prepare samples for shipping, and complete chain-of-custody or similar paperwork.