Staff Environmental Engineer - Environmental Services (Kansas City)

Description

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Staff Environmental Engineer with related experience to add to our Environmental Services Engineering team. Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm providing the opportunity to exercise your entrepreneurial spirit and develop professionally within a growing and industry-leading engineering firm. This position provides the successful candidate the ability to take on progressively increased responsibility and grow professionally in a thriving practice.

As a professional within our Environmental Services Practice, the candidate has the opportunity to support a wide variety of environmental engineering projects which may include stormwater management, hydraulic analyses, solid waste, remediation, sustainable solutions, design of environmental systems such as containment liners and water quality/treatment systems, and site development for buildings/facilities. The position offers the opportunity to focus in certain technical areas or practice in a variety of technical areas, perform assistant project management duties, and interact with clients. This group manages long-term clients, pursues new environmental projects and clients, and supports other departments throughout the company with environmental and civil engineering services. Our team also works closely with in-house construction professionals on design-build and engineer-procure-and-construct (EPC) projects.

The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, good time-management skills, and experience with the following:

• Providing technical solutions for environmental or civil engineering projects.

• Performing calculations using industry-standard tools and software.

• Preparing preliminary engineering reports, options evaluations, design drawings, calculations, specifications, work plans, construction reports, and cost estimates.

• Design programs such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS, MicroStation, etc.Duties may include:

• Design of environmental systems and facilities.

• Support environmental or civil projects or tasks which may include earthwork/grading, stormwater, wastewater, remediation, waste management, and restoration.

• Preparing reports, studies, and cost estimates to help clients evaluate options and provide solutions.

• Assistant project management duties such as developing and executing project scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and client expectations.

• Oversight of construction and preparation of construction quality assurance (CQA) reports.

• Internal and External Oral Presentations.

• Training / mentoring staff.

• Developing new and maintaining existing client and regulatory relationships.

• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related engineering program from an accredited university.

• 3 years of civil or environmental engineering experience.

• FE or EIT preferred.

• Experience overseeing construction preferred.

• Available for travel as necessary (approximately 10% travel)

• Strong knowledge in standard environmental engineering techniques and procedures.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled

EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Job Environmental Engineering

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 240258

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JJ #ENS