Burns McDonnell’s Southwest Region is looking for a Senior Environmental Scientist to support environmental investigation and remediation projects for clientele within a variety of business sectors including electrical utility, solid waste, mining, manufacturing, oil and gas, renewable energy, and others.
Burns McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm ranked numerous times on FORTUNE’s List of 100 Best Companies to Work For and voted as a Best Place to Work in cities across the United States.
The individual will have the opportunity to take on the most challenging environmental issues of today leveraging cutting-edge technology applied in the remediation industry, including 3D visualization modeling, forensic studies and investigation, high resolution site characterization (HRSC), remediation systems engineering design, etc. Additionally, the ideal candidate will help expand our remediation and environmental engineering services and client base in the region.
The successful candidate will develop and support multiple projects from a remediation perspective as well as manage and complete independent project tasks. These activities may include marketing and business development, proposal development, developing scopes of work and schedules, providing technical experience in the development of client deliverables, negotiating with regulatory agencies, managing subcontractors, contracts, schedules, and budgets.
The Senior Remediation Scientist will work within our region’s Remediation Department and collaborate broadly to support our Environmental Services Global Practice (division) national Civil Construction group and generally perform the following duties:
Perform task and project management responsibilities for manufacturing, transportation, solid waste, Coal Combustion Residual (CCR), and other civil/environmental engineering projects.Manage accuracy, scope, budgets, contracting, quality control and quality assurance, safety, reporting, schedule and client expectations.Act as a technical resource for environmental remediation projects.Support remediation system design and operation, including in-situ remedies, cover systems, recovery and treatment, waste management, etc.Client and business development, networking and broadcasting.Assist with and leading proposal and cost estimating efforts for environmental engineering and remediation projects.Interface with various agencies, clients and internal and external team members and partners.Mentoring and generally working closely with junior level environmental staff.Assist with recruiting, development, and training of staff.Other duties, as assigned.