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Woodard & Curran

Hybrid · Massachusetts, US

about 2 years ago

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

What’s in it for you:

This position offers the chance to drive and grow remediation engineering services for a well-established, privately held, national environmental engineering and science firm. You’ll collaborate with some of the industry’s leading technical experts to provide innovative solutions on various complex projects. The role also includes increased leadership opportunities through higher visibility in the marketplace, client interactions, account development, and speaking engagements and publication opportunities. Additionally, it offers a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, strong bonus potential, stock ownership opportunities, and relocation assistance.

Offering Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule:2 – 3 Days from office

Available Office Locations: Canton, MA // Providence, RI // Andover, MA // Portland, ME // Middletown, CT

Travel:up to 25% average throughout New England

Who are we looking for?

Woodard & Curran has an opportunity for a mid-level project engineer who can support and manage a diverse range of challenging and engaging remediation projects. The selected candidate will be a key contributor to an integrated and multi-disciplinary team that provides high‑quality remediation and consulting services to our industrial, commercial, and municipal clients. The selected candidate will report directly to Project Managers in our national Environmental Remediation Practice and work directly with a diverse and talented group of engineers and scientists. The ideal candidate is a mid‑level engineer with strong technical experience delivering high‑quality remediation and consulting services to projects located across the firm’s geography and core markets. The successful candidate will be an energetic, motivated, growth‑oriented professional who can work independently and lead multi-disciplined project teams.

• Optimizing the operations and performance of groundwater pump‑and‑treat remediation systems.
• Designing and implementing situ and ex situ remediation technologies and performance monitoring programs.
• Leading field activities for Pre‑Design Investigations to advance remediation programs at complex remediation sites.
• Evaluating treatability test and field pilot study results to support teams in selecting, designing, and constructing full‑scale remediation activities.

• Conducting feasibility studies
• Preparing detailed design plans and specifications
• Estimating costs and managing the scope, schedule, and budget for various project tasks
• Designing in situ and ex situ soil and groundwater remedies
• Preparing technical reports in compliance with applicable environmental regulations
• Selecting, coordinating, and managing subcontractors
• Evaluating and mitigating vapor intrusion sites
• Managing remedial construction
• Managing and evaluating environmental data
• Remediate and/or redeveloping Brownfields sites
• Collaborating with project staff, clients, and regulatory agencies

• 5-10 years of professional experience with an environmental/engineering consulting firm.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineer‑In‑Training (EIT) is strongly preferred.
• Technical experience with the lifecycle of remedial treatment systems and technologies.
• Remedial project management experience (scope, schedule, budget, staffing).
• Experience with management of remediation contractors.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.
• Experience conducting field investigations and phased reporting under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) is desirable.

Employee Support & Benefits

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre‑tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

Time away from work:

• Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
• Parental leave : Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding

Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:

• Disability: Paid short- and long‑term disability
• Health : Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life : Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer .

Inclusion & Belonging

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as we believe that different perspectives and experiences enrich our workplace and enhance our ability to serve our clients and communities effectively.

At Woodard & Curran, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment. We understand that the best solutions for our clients and communities come from a culture that nurtures the success and growth of all employees. As an employee-owned organization, our dedication to fostering growth, access and opportunity empowers us to serve our clients effectively and advance our mission of making a positive impact on the world. Our success is rooted in supporting our team members to reach their full potential, enabling us to deliver the most innovative, sound and effective solutions to improve our communities around us.

Please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a signed contract in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for any referral fees. Recruitment agencies must have a valid signed agreement with our company prior to following the submission process to consider potential candidates.

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Woodard & Curran is more than just a consulting firm – we are an integrated science, engineering, design‑build, and operations company specializing in water and environmental projects. Our depth of experience across these disciplines makes us uniquely suited to handle any project with a completely tailored approach. By partnering with ...