Highlights

Who We Are: At UES, we’re a team of more than 4,000 engineers, scientists, geologists, inspectors, technicians, and drillers united by a shared purpose—to make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. This opportunity is well suited for a mid-career environmental professional who is working toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure, as well as an early PE looking to continue developing their technical and project management experience.

Description

Who We Are:

At UES, we’re a team of more than 4,000 engineers, scientists, geologists, inspectors, technicians, and drillers united by a shared purpose—to make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. As a national leader in geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and materials testing and inspection, we collaborate on transformative projects across transportation, energy, water, healthcare, and more. Learn more about the benefits of joining Team UES and our core values at careers.teamues.com.

Position Overview:

UES is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join our environmental team and support a variety of state and federal environmental projects.

This opportunity is well suited for a mid-career environmental professional who is working toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure, as well as an early PE looking to continue developing their technical and project management experience.

The Environmental Engineer will support environmental site investigations, remediation projects, groundwater evaluations, regulatory reporting, and remedial design and implementation. This individual will work alongside experienced environmental professionals while progressively taking on greater technical and project responsibility.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who has developed a solid foundation in environmental consulting and is ready for the next stage of their career.

Responsibilities:

Support environmental site investigations, remediation projects, and regulatory compliance activities for state and federal projects.

Assist with projects involving contaminated soil and groundwater, including site characterization, groundwater monitoring, remediation, and regulatory closure.

Evaluate environmental and groundwater data and assist with hydrogeologic and statistical analyses.

Support risk assessments, remedial alternatives evaluations, and development of remediation strategies.

Assist with remedial design and remediation implementation activities.

Prepare technical memoranda, environmental reports, regulatory submittals, work plans, and remediation-related documentation.

Coordinate field activities and support environmental sampling and investigation programs as needed.

Work with senior technical staff to interpret environmental regulations and develop appropriate project strategies.

Communicate with clients, project teams, subcontractors, and regulatory agencies.

Assist with project scopes, proposals, schedules, and budgets.

Perform QA/QC reviews and help ensure technical work products meet project and regulatory requirements.

Provide guidance to junior staff as experience develops.

Continue developing technical expertise and project management skills with opportunities for increasing responsibility and advancement.

Job Responsibilities Note:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. UES retains the right to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or related field
2 – 5 years of relevant AEC or consulting experience
Strong knowledge of environmental permitting and regulatory frameworks
Demonstrated technical writing and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain PE licensure in the near term.

Experience with groundwater evaluation and statistical analysis.

Experience supporting Superfund, Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), or similar regulatory-driven projects.

Exposure to remedial design and remediation implementation.

Experience preparing regulatory submittals, work plans, technical memoranda, and environmental reports.

Experience communicating with clients and regulatory agencies.

Interest in developing project management, client management, and technical leadership responsibilities.

Travel Requirements:

This position requires travel (20% - 40%) as part of its primary responsibilities.

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Physical Demands & Work Environment:

Combination of office and fieldwork
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

EEO Statement:

UES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to recruit the most qualified candidates. Please see our full EEO Statement at the bottom of the page here

About Company

Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. (Universal) is a consulting engineering firm specializing in geotechnical engineering, environmental sciences, construction materials testing, and threshold inspection. We are a growing, competitive firm with a strong position and reputation in our industry. We are always looking for ways to provide enhanced services. With this in mind, we began offering private provider inspection (PPI) and plan review in 2003, and added in-house geophysical engineering and surveys to our already wide range of construction-related services.

Universal’s mission is to do “WHATEVER IT TAKES” to provide our services with a primary focus on understanding and delivering solutions for each of our individual client’s needs, be that timeliness, cost-saving recommendations, ingenuity or any other requirement they may have.

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