Description/Job Summary

HGL - WHO WE ARE

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today's environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media. With over 500 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects, but small enough that personal working environments are possible with senior management and HGL's talented team members. By joining HGL, you will be working toward restoring the environment and protecting our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It's not just a job, it's your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL's mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today's world. HGL's corporate culture ensures you'll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

HGL has an immediate opening for an Environmental Engineer supporting our Albany, New York office on contracts for the US Army Corp of Engineers Huntsville and Kansas City Districts and projects across the northeastern United States. Projects involve environmental investigation and remediation, including design, implementation, and performance monitoring to reach site closure. This position requires in-office attendance.

This position will also provide broader regional opportunities to support multi-year U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Air Force environmental projects throughout the country.

The salary range for this position is $44,055 - $61,677/year depending on experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities/Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The person hired for this role will be responsible for:

• Learning Technical Concepts.
• Applying HGL policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
• Work on routine assignments including field sampling of various media, oversight of subcontractors and following QA/QC procedures.
• Preparation of remediation work plans and project deliverables (e.g., UFP-QAPPs, FSPs, RI/FS Reports, SSHP/HASPs, technical memoranda).
• Develop design calculations, data collection and analysis, conceptual site model development, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Provide support during investigation, planning, design, implementation, and completion (as-built) project phases.
• Assist with preparing weekly, monthly and annual reports subject to high level control and review.
• Ability to execute multiple projects and tasks concurrently, while adhering to schedule.

Required Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field related to Environmental Studies such as: Civil Engineering with environmental focus, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Ability to develop technical writing skills with prior experience contributing to the preparation of technical reports, memoranda, and work plans a plus.
• Strong communication skills.
• Coordination of field team leaders for environmental investigation and/or remediation activities. The above-described experience on a CERCLA, DoD, DOE, EPA, or RCRA project/site.
• Possess or obtain OSHA HAZWOPER certification upon employment and be able to work in various levels of Personal Protective Equipment including an air purifying respirator, if required.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

Preferred Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT

• Knowledge of environmental investigation sampling for various contaminants including emerging contaminants such as PFAS.
• Preparation of engineering technical specifications.
• EIT Certification in NY or ability to obtain within one year of employment.

Details

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This proven philosophy unites and empowers us to strive for excellence for all our clients.

A pre-hire drug test is required. Some positions may require U.S. citizenship.

HGL is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Accommodation@HGL.com or by phone at 703-478-5186 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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