Assistant Civil Engineer - Environmental Services (Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Omaha)

Description

The Assistant Civil Engineer will work under the supervision of licensed professional engineers to assist our solid waste, water resources, and site/civil projects. This role will support our region's Environmental Engineering Department, which includes our Kansas City (MO), Oklahoma City (OK), and Omaha (NE) offices.

The ideal candidate will bring a positive attitude, thrive in a team-oriented environment, demonstrate a proactive commitment to collaboration, and possess strong fundamentals in civil/environmental engineering and permitting.

Projects may include, but are not limited to:

• Solid Waste: Permitting, design, construction, and compliance support for solid waste infrastructure including monofills, landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, etc.
• Site/Civil: Site grading and design, site stormwater modeling and design, design of other site utilities (water, wastewater, etc.), coal combustion residuals (CCR) project, dams and levees, etc.
• Water Resources: Riverine 1D and 2D modeling, floodplain permitting, stream bank stabilization, stream and wetland restoration, etc.

Job Duties:

• Assists in performing field inspections, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Assists in the design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion, along with permit preparation and coordination.
• Assist in preparing and reviewing construction drawings and construction quantity takeoffs using applicable standards and design data.
• Applies basic knowledge of commonly used civil/environmental engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the environmental engineering services industry.
• Assists with research and compiles project related data as required by the project managers.
• Assists lead engineers with various project-related tasks (e.g., client presentations, schedules, submittals, requests for information, etc.).
• Assist with the organization and maintenance of project-related information in a clear and well-structured manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil, Environmental, or Biological Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program required or;
• Bachelor Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam required.
• 1 - 3 years of related consulting experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel and work in the field.
• Basic knowledge in standard civil/environmental engineering techniques, principles and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Proficient computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)
• Basic computer skills (e.g. AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, and civil analysis programs).
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Engineers in Training-EIT Certification preferred.
• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.
• Involvement on campus or in the community preferred.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e., without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Environmental Engineering

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Other Locations US-OK-Oklahoma City, US-NE-Omaha

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 260828

Job Hire Type New Grad #LI-JF #ENS