Job Description
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER - WATER RESOURCES
SBU: Transportation
Location: Baltimore, MD
Benefits: Flex Time, Performance Incentives, 401(k) with Employer Match, 8 Paid Holidays, Company Paid Life Insurance, Company Paid Short-Term Disability, Education Reimbursement, Employee Referral Program, Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance, Long-Term Disability
Who we are:
At Buchart Horn, you can expect to work in a
positive, friendly and
flexible environment. You will be a part of a team that is making a positive impact in your community. The projects our team supports are local and regional projects that our employees can be proud of. As a firm, we offer the opportunity for diverse projects where you can be challenged and grow. You will be inspired and empowered to do your best work, because our people make the difference.
What you will be doing:
While working as a technical lead or project manager with a team of engineers and/or designers, a Senior Environmental Engineer is responsible for the design and development of complex projects in support of water and wastewater distribution, collection, and treatment systems
Job Responsibilities:
- Apply established Environmental Engineering principles to plan, design, and develop systems or processes with minimal supervision.
- Maintain strong technical knowledge/expertise of water and wastewater design techniques and procedures.
- Complete studies and system analyses such as Needs Assessments, Available Facilities’ Analyses, Capacity Evaluations/Modeling, Environmental Impact Assessments, etc.
- Develop the process design of large scale systems to support water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and distribution and collection systems.
- Perform independent complex engineering calculations.
- Conduct project related site surveys to confirm existing conditions and gather project data.
- Develop front end/contract specifications and technical equipment and performance specifications.
- Develop Construction Cost Estimates and Sequences of Construction.
- Complete shop drawing reviews.
- Develop the design of complex projects from the Pre-Schematic Phase through the development of Construction Documents.
- Complete project bid phase and construction tasks such as responding to contractor RFI’s, preparing addenda, construction site inspections, and review of contractor change orders.
- Gather needed data and complete permit applications for client compliance of all local, state, and federal environmental regulations and construction requirements.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to Interns, EIT’s, and other appropriate employees.
- Support the project manager with proposal development, work plan development, coordination of multi-discipline projects, monitoring of schedules and budgets, attendance of project client and team meetings to assist with coordination and development of project requirements.
- If assigned as Project Manager (PM), perform PM responsibilities per company procedures including, but not limited to, the following:
- Client Liaison which may or may not include attendance at regular authority/municipality meets in support of the client and seeking out future opportunities for BH while meeting the clients needs.
- Development of proposals
- Primary Point of Contact between client and project team
- Coordination and direction of multi-discipline project team
- Project encoding
- Project Work Plan
- Project Kick-off and periodic team coordination meetings
- Regular communication to team in regards to project budgets, schedule, and expectations of Deliverables
- Invoicing
- Client Progress Reports
- Prompt responses to monthly variance and project loss reports
- Scheduling of client review meetings with project team
- Project closeout
- General profitability and overall success of the project
- Perform QA/QC procedures and enforce quality control procedures throughout project development.
- Assure compliance with corporate procedures relevant to project design and implementation.
- Actively participate in corporate seller/doer efforts.
Experience,
Technical
Skills, and Attributes:
- 10 to 15 years of experience in the design and implementation of Wastewater and Water Projects
- Possess advanced leadership skills as either a technical leader and/or project manager of complex projects
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or similar major (must be from an ABET accredited program)
- Master`s Degree in Environmental field, Management or MBA a plus but not required
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, a must
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit/BIM software
- Knowledge of Civil 3D software
- Working knowledge and application of Sewer and/or Water GEMS software
- General knowledge/ability to develop Construction Cost Estimates
- General knowledge/ability to develop Equipment and Construction specificat