Project Engineer

We are seeking a full-time, mid-level, Project Engineer.

Response, assessment and evaluation services (RAES) are parts of a larger program associated with abandoned mines. The selected candidate will support our work at a variety of environmental engineering programs in the following areas:

• Be part of a team of engineers and scientists developing designs required to implement removal and remedial actions for cleanup of environmentally impacted sites and abandoned uranium mines.

• Work with a team to perform engineering design, develop plans, specifications, and cost estimating.

• Support constructability evaluation with construction contractors

• Support engineering alternative evaluations for removal and remedial actions at abandoned uranium mines.

• Support pilot studies of new technologies and approaches for mine clean up.

• Provide construction oversight of design implementation by construction contractors.

• Be familiar with heavy equipment, construction means and methods, and surveying, activities.

• Communicate with client and contractors in the field during construction; serve as liaison between field and Sr engineers in office.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years relevant experience. You will also have / be:

• Familiarity with design/construction of disposal cells, waste piles, evaporative covers/caps, erosion and water controls, stormwater routing and controls, road design, slope stabilization, and restoration techniques.

• Experience with engineering design and construction oversight.

• Experience with environmental investigations.

• Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D.

• Familiarity with heavy equipment, earthwork construction, and land surveying.

• Experience in southwestern United States, environmental remediation, mining and mine reclamation, uranium mining and mills, interaction with regulatory agencies, tribal lands, CERCLA sites.

• Excellent communication skills.

Degree / Certifications

• BS in engineering (civil, environmental, geotechnical) from an accredited college or university.

• Professional Engineer (PE) is desirable; an EIT candidate with progress working under a PE is acceptable.

• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training is a plus.

• 30-hour OSHA construction safety training is a plus.

Work Environment

This position is primarily desk work, however, occasionally (30%) you will need to travel and perform fieldwork. The field work is anticipated to be in Arizona and New Mexico. A physical capacity for working outdoors, often in isolated areas, is required.

This position will allow for overtime, and has a 2 week work and 1 week off schedule. During the two weeks on, they will be traveling to the field to work on the Uranium Mines. The client here is USEPA and since this is government funded, they will have their travel, room, food, and rental gar with gas provided by the client.

They will be out there for 10 days straight and then they are free to head home and work on the documentation from their findings. While they do get that one week off after the 2 weeks on, they can choose to take it off completely, or they can work remotely and work on their documentation.

Field work: Field work is only done within the months of April-September) outside of those months, they will be working remotely on documentation and report writing

Will have to hike to the project site, so candidates must be able to do this consistently and have their physical health in tact.

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This temporary role may be eligible for the following:

• Medical, Dental & Vision

• 401(k)/Roth

• Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D

• Short and long-term disability

• HSA & DCFSA

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Company Paid Time off or State Sick Leave

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