Environmental Engineer

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.

Our Southeast Environmental Business is looking for an Environmental Engineer to join their team in Atlanta, GA! In this role, you will be tasked with supporting and managing GHD’s existing environmental projects in Georgia and surrounding states in the southeast. This role will require a strong technical background in environmental assessment, remediation, compliance, and/or due diligence.

In this position, you’ll work on a projects with a diverse portfolio of environmental assessment, remediation, and compliance projects. You’ll participate in multidisciplinary teams through the planning, design, and execution of environmental compliance, due diligence, assessment, and remedial programs, while building strong client relationships through clear, proactive communication. With a focus on cost‑effective, innovative solutions, you’ll support GHD clients in addressing environmental liabilities and concerns, turning challenges into opportunities for sustainable outcomes.

You’ll also be hands‑on in the field, planning and implementing work such as sample and data collection, monitoring well installation, groundwater monitoring, and remediation system operation and maintenance, as well as coordinating remedial action activities and overseeing contractors and field staff when required. 

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

This position can be based in either our Buford office or our future Metro Atlanta office!

• Data Collection and Analysis: Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.
• Engineering Drawings: Create engineering drawings to support the communication, evaluation, and implementation of engineering solutions.
• Engineering Solutions Design: Contribute to the design of engineering solutions; design the feasibility testing approach and supervise its implementation to support the development and validation of engineering solutions.
• Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace. Identify patterns of risky behavior within the team and take appropriate action to resolve them, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Support technical troubleshooting efforts, aiding in the quick and accurate identification, analysis, and resolution of technical issues with equipment and experiments.
• Project Management: Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Environmental Engineering
• Professional Engineer license preferred
• 4-10 years of environmental project experience including the coordination and management of projects consisting of site investigation, remediation, and monitoring
• Experience completing multi-media site investigation and remediation tasks
• Experience in coordinating and simultaneously balancing multiple tasks while maintaining a high degree of attention to detail in a consulting environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to conduct effective client presentations and written report preparation
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout GA, AL, SC, and NC to undertake field work when needed (estimated up to 25%-50% of the time), potentially on short notice and potentially for up to several weeks at a time
• Experience with environmental due diligence (Phase I/II ESAs) is a plus

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