Entry-Level Environmental Engineer - Clifton Park, United States - ARCADIS
Description
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play.
With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a entry-level Civil or Environmental Engineer to join our established, multi-disciplinary team in our Albany, New York office.
As part of our Resilience Environment team, you'll help improve quality of life.
This role is slated to start in June 2024. Candidates graduating in May 2024 are encouraged to apply.
Role accountabilities:
The position offers an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of environmental projects, work with a talented team of professionals/mentors, and join a successful growing organization with a reputation for high-quality work and helping its world-class clients solve their most challenging issues.
Arcadis provides multiple onboarding and development programs created for our young professionals that will expand professional growth and help drive creativeness, innovation, and greater integration within our local, national, and global teams.
Office responsibilities may include the following:
Conducting project related research (reviewing historical data, applicable regulations, etc.)
Engineering design for remediation systems, including soil, groundwater, and soil vapor intrusion remedial system and in-situ technology treatment design and assessments
Operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of remedial systems
Site characterization, including data compilation and evaluation
Assisting with writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and other forms of written correspondence
Evaluation of remedial technologies and preparation of feasibility studies
Remedial cost estimating support
Preparing design specifications, drawings, and construction documents
Assistance with project permitting activities
Field activities may include the following:
Oversight of contractors (e.g., excavation, construction)
Oversight, implementation, operation, maintenance and monitoring of field pilot tests and remedial systems for various remediation technologies
Conducting field tests (hydraulic, air flow/vacuum, geotechnical, etc.)
Soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, and air sampling in compliance with State and Federal standards
This is a full-time entry-level position that requires attention to detail, strong work ethic, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and willingness to perform field work.
During some periods, field work is expected to be as much as 50 to 75 percent of the candidate's time with some travel requiring hotel stays.
Field work may be performed at project sites with environmental media (e.g., soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, etc.) that has been impacted with hazardous substances and/or hazardous wastes.
In summary, the ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will be detail oriented, well organized, dependable, and able to work independently and in groups.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications
BS in Civil, Environmental, or related engineering discipline
A current valid driver's license and clean driving record.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or CADD
Independent study or Honors project
EIT certification
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters.
It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions.These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start date, and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.
The salary range for this position is $ $78,000.