766564 - Principal Engineer or Scientist

If you are looking for a home for the best years of your career, where you can contribute to a dynamic employee-owned firm, tackle challenging project work, and collaborate with industry recognized professionals, Geosyntec is the place for you! We are seeking an exceptional Principal Engineer or Scientist in Nashville, TN to help us grow our practice and manage client development, and who is interested in being a leader and contributing to innovative and challenging projects, including remediation strategy development and implementation. This position supports the creation and implementation of new strategies by providing strategic solutions to our clients most complex problems. Our client base includes a diverse mix of industrial, institutional and governmental clients.

Our clients ask us to address their new ventures and most challenging problems involving the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Ranked by ENR in the top 20 design firms for the environment, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service. Founded in 1983, we are employee-owned and have more than 1,300 professionals across our 80+ offices. Learn more by visiting www.geosyntec.com

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Collaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec s culture. We operate under a sell-manage-do culture, and so we expect that you d work on challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management. You may also be asked to take on project management responsibilities, along with staff management and development, and mentoring tasks.

Some Of The Key Responsibilities For This Position Include

• Develop remedial strategies and site-specific closure strategies;
• Perform remediation alternatives analysis, feasibility studies and technology selection, remedy implementation cost benefit analysis, and reserve estimating;
• Prepare design drawings, bid specifications, and oversee subcontractor procurement;
• Manage challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management;
• Data evaluation and optimization;
• Task and project management, including planning and implementing investigation and remediation projects, budgeting and budget management, adherence to schedule, quality, client satisfaction, and profitability;
• Management and mentoring of junior staff and managing subcontractors;
• Work plan development, data evaluation, and report writing;
• Preparing technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, specifications, and proposals;
• Preparing for and participating in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties; and
• At times, job may also include fieldwork including multi-media environmental sampling; pilot testing; drilling oversight; contractor oversight; and remediation system operations, maintenance, and construction.
  

Here are some other things you should know about a typical practitioner position with Geosyntec:

• Training: This position requires OSHA/MSHA health and safety, first aid, and CPR training and medical monitoring, paid for by the firm. We also offer professional development opportunities including technical conferences, in-house seminars, webinars, and mentoring, that allow our professionals to build the technical and business skills necessary to become successful consultants.
• Fieldwork and Overnight travel: Up to 20%
  

Your success is our success. We encourage our professionals to continually develop their interests and skills. Advancement is based on an individual s own performance and initiative.

EDUCATION AND LICENSURE

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (civil, chemical, or environmental preferred) or geology. (required)
• Advanced degree the same. (preferred)
• Professional registration (i.e., P.E., P.G., etc.). (required)
  

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• At least 10 years of direct environmental consulting experience in remediation strategy development and implementation; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
• Detailed understanding state and federal regulations. (required)
• Experience with multi-disciplinary project teams. (required)
• Demonstrated success in the development and management of clients. (required)
• Excellent leadership skills. (required)
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed. (required)
• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers. (preferred)
• Ability and willingness to perform fieldwork and travel. (required)
• Valid U.S. driver s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)
  

CULTURE/EEO STATEMENT

Geosyntec strives to hire and retain the best and brightest people in their fields. We look for exceptional interpersonal skills, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities, plus the passion for technical excellence and quality. We seek individuals with leadership potential, a commitment to lifelong learning and growth, and the desire to build a long and rewarding career with a growing Firm.

Geosyntec is a great place to build a career. If you're looking for an exciting place to work, a place with challenging and rewarding projects, and a place that has been nationally recognized for its employees' quality of life, technical expertise, and business success, then Geosyntec may be the place for you. You can learn more about careers and employment at Geosyntec by visiting http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive benefits package. Learn more by visiting http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/employee-benefits.