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Job Title: Environmental Project Professional Job Description The Environmental Project Professional will lead and coordinate environmental assessment and remediation projects, providing technical oversight, data analysis, and high-quality deliverables for private and municipal clients. This role involves managing field activities for active remediation systems, performing detailed data review and interpretation, preparing reports and engineering design documents, and serving as a delegated project lead.
The position requires exercising independent judgment, working with minimal direction, and mentoring junior staff while ensuring that all work meets regulatory, technical, and quality standards. Responsibilities Coordinate and manage field work for multiple environmental projects, including activities on active remediation systems. Lead, mentor, and manage junior staff, providing guidance, technical direction, and oversight on project tasks.
Delegate portions of project deliverables to junior staff and review their work for quality and completeness. Record detailed field data in accordance with standard operating procedures, including soil characteristics, lithology, groundwater and surface water data, photographs, and written field logs. Evaluate and interpret field and analytical data for reporting purposes and to determine future project needs, with or without guidance from the Project Manager.
Perform engineering calculations and use applicable modeling programs to support design and remediation decisions. Coordinate and review preparation of drawings and plan sets to support design and construction activities. Conduct and document construction quality assurance observations to verify compliance with construction documents and specifications. Communicate with clients regarding field work coordination, project status, reporting, design document progress, permitting status, and meeting logistics.
Prepare project budgets and schedules, and manage project financials including budgeting, invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and resource scheduling. Write and prepare a variety of technical documents and reports, including proposals, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, Soil Management Plans, Dust Control Plans, emission reports, groundwater reports, and environmental compliance reports.
Lead permit processing efforts and coordinate with regulatory agencies to support project approvals and compliance. Complete quality control reviews on all work products, including reports, design plans, design calculations, modeling, data, and health and safety plans, prior to submission. Participate in required health and safety training and apply advanced health and safety knowledge to field and office work.
Review technical documents to ensure completeness, accuracy, and conformance to project, client, and regulatory requirements. Serve as a technical resource for junior staff and assist in resolving project-specific issues and challenges. Work independently or collaboratively with other staff to complete assignments received from Project Managers or Project Directors. Exercise independent judgment to prioritize tasks, solve problems, and advance project objectives with minimal direction from management.
Essential Skills Minimum of 5+ years of environmental assessment and remediation experience, including remediation and site assessment work. Demonstrated experience with project coordination and project management level remediation activities, including data review, data analysis, report writing, and field oversight on active remediation systems. Hands-on experience with soil sampling, groundwater and surface water sampling, and water sampling techniques.
Experience with environmental site assessment and environmental compliance activities. Strong experience in environmental science, geology, or a related technical discipline. Proficiency in report writing for environmental projects, including Phase I and Phase I