Contract Environmental Engineer Jobs in Edison, NJ

Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions is seeking an experienced Environmental Engineer to provide office and field engineering for a variety of remedial design and construction projects. Specifically, the role will involve working closely with our field staff and contractors to implement complex remediation projects. Projects can be both civil and process intensive.  General responsibilities include providing office support to permitting, design, & project specification writing, procuring bids and managing field activities.   Work could also include limited construction oversight, submittal & as-builts review, while adhering to the client's SOPs, company standards, contract, and regulatory requirements.

The position will demand substantial client interaction in technical presentations, meetings, and development of engineering work products subject to both client review and regulatory agency approval. The role will support numerous currently active projects from initial studies through the final stages of remediation, with frequent interface with Wood project teams supporting the work from our Hamilton, NJ office. The strongest candidates for this position will be considered eligible to enter Wood's formal Project Management training system within one year of joining Wood.

The individual will report to a Senior or Principal Engineer and work closely with the Engineering & Construction lead and/or Project Manager for assigned projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Office activities including engineering evaluations, cost evaluations, design support, preparation of bid documents and technical reports, submittal reviews, etc.
• Must be a self-starter, self-reliant.  Sufficient knowledge and experience to identify information needed for engineering and construction tasks, and complete tasks based on their experience and knowledge with assistance from internal senior level staff.
• Experience or familiarity with a broad range of remediation technologies and solutions is preferred such as permeable and impermeable capping systems, hydraulic barriers, groundwater extraction and treatment and other multi-phase physical removal methods and vapor and liquid phase process treatment techniques.
• Experience designing, implementing and monitoring of in-situ remediation remedies.
• Field activities including data collection, evaluation and documentation.
• Construction oversight of subcontractors, as needed.
• Current sites are in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. Support to other Wood offices may require travel throughout these states and the greater northeast and may include overnight travel.

• BS in Civil, Chemical or Environmental Engineering or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in civil or environmental engineering and project management.
• Workload is expected to occur 85% in the office and 15% in the field.
• Candidate may be required to work overtime hours in excess of 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week on a routine or as-needed basis.
• Strong work ethic and high degree of flexibility and patience to adjust to changing work priorities
• New Jersey, environmental experience is preferred.  Pennsylvania and New York experience is a plus.
• New Jersey Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred, and Pennsylvania and New York PE licenses are a plus.  Engineer In Training (EIT), however, with the ability to obtain New Jersey PE license is acceptable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, Project and Powerpoint is necessary and desire to work with AutoCAD is preferred.
• Ability to obtain OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training is required.
• Must pass drug test, physical, background check and must have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with Company's driving (MVR) policy.

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.