Compliance Environmental Scientist / Engineer
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Description
T ake Your Environmental Career to the Next Level
Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
Step into Your New Role
Kleinfelder is currently seeking a dynamic individual to join the firm as an Compliance Staff Environmental Scientist / Engineer to support our growing environmental compliance practice. The position is available in our Charlotte, North Carolina office, but would support projects throughout the US Eastern Seaboard.
The primary role of this position is to provide engineering technical support for various aspects of air quality compliance programs including preparation of greenhouse gas reporting, emission inventories, permit application preparation, regulatory review, recordkeeping, and reporting. In addition, the successful candidate will also provide multi-media environmental compliance support to industrial, transportation, energy and other clients, to include: stormwater permitting, SPCC plan development, waste management support, facility inspections and industrial hygiene. Additional activities may include site assessment and groundwater remediation support.
Experience in the following is ideal for this position
Air quality permitting, emissions inventories, Title V, and NESHAP compliance Prepare SWPPP and SPCC Plans; Conduct environmental compliance inspections; Develop and maintain client relationships.
Kleinfelder can provide flexibility with work location – to include home, office or a hybrid of both. Additionally, our environmental team offers significant professional growth and mentoring opportunities.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor of Science degree in environmental sciences, environmental or chemical engineering A minimum of 1 – 7 years of progressive experience in any of the disciplines listed above. Advanced writing skills and high degree of proficiency in mathematics and problem-solving Ability to occasionally travel out of town
Move Forward with Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.
Progress with an Employer that Values You
Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:
Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.
Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.
Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES
Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.
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