Environmental Cleanup Engineer (Environmental Engineer 2 or 3)

Environmental Cleanup Engineer

Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen

The Department of Ecology is hiring an Environmental Cleanup Engineer (Environmental Engineer 2 or 3) within the Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP).

This is a project position that is funded until June 30, 2027. This funding is highly likely to be renewed for the next bi-annual budget cycle.

Location:

• Northwest Region Office in Shoreline, WA.
• The salary listed includes 5% premium pay due to the position location in King County.
• Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

Schedule:

• This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
• You will need to be in-office 3-4 days per week for the first two weeks during onboarding. Thereafter, you may telework most of your work time with in-person meetings and activities at the Everett Smelter Site up to 2-3 days per week for a few hours, depending on site activities, such as meeting residents, contractors, etc.
• Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Application Timeline:

• Apply by May 28, 2026.
• This position will remain open until filled. The agency reserves the right to make a hire at any time after application review begins. Applications received after the date above may not be considered.

As the Environmental Cleanup Engineer, you will provide environmental and construction expertise on the cleanup of complex sites, including area-wide sites such as the Everett Smelter Project (ESP). This is a high-priority cleanup site with extensive arsenic and lead contamination on the former Asarco Smelter property. This contamination continues to impact residential properties and parks as well as industrial land. With approximately 100 residential properties currently affected by smelter contamination, you will evaluate appropriate methods of cleanup with your project team. Applying environmental engineering techniques and principles related to contaminated site cleanup, you will review contractor cleanup designs and other engineering submittals, conduct contractor oversight, and propose solutions to complex environmental engineering problems.

In addition, around 14 areas in the lowland area will require cleanup -- methods include soil removal or capping.

This is an opportunity to perform impactful cleanup and project management work as an environmental engineer in direct service of the residents in the Northwest region of Washington.

What you will do:

• Review and provide recommendations on environmental engineering reports, plans, estimates, and specifications for site cleanups with multifaceted engineering impacts to sediments, water, and uplands.
• Plan and oversee design and construction projects at cleanup sites.
• Offer technical advice to staff and policy staff on evaluating engineering alternatives to resolve controversial environmental issues.
• Evaluate and document contractor performance; provide oversight of contract engineering work.
• Assist with review of budget requests and estimates for contractor support needed on cleanup sites.

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