Civil Environmental Engineer

Why ELM? What Sets Us Apart from Other Environmental Consulting Companies?

• We offer a Platinum-level benefits package for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 1x Your annual salary for life insurance. That is unheard of in today’s benefits package.
• Hybrid work environment with no expectations to return to the office full-time.
• Project Managers have the freedom to manage their projects that suit their management style.

About The ELM Group

We are a progressive and growing environmental consulting firm with offices in Princeton, NJ, Holicong (Buckingham) Twp, and Bethlehem, PA. All employees can work out of any of our offices as needed. This is a hybrid position.

Our team is known for developing and successfully implementing cutting-edge and innovative projects and programs that advance our client’s interests sustainably into the future. We ensure a workplace that encourages growth, flexibility, and creativity, as well as a company culture that champions inclusion, diversity, and overall employee well-being through initiatives supported by company leadership.

Job Summary | Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 2 years of experience with mid-large size environmental projects and be part of an interdisciplinary team, including some highly complex remediation projects. Will substitute work experience for a master’s degree.

Essential Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following:

• Working collaboratively with project managers and senior-level staff on projects of varying sizes/complexity to solve environmental problems.
• Implementation and management of technical and administrative aspects of environmental remediation projects including management of contractors and other outside vendors to accomplish project objectives.
• Implement, direct, and oversee soil, groundwater, and vapor intrusion investigations in NJ and PA.
• Oversight and implementation of a variety of remedial actions.
• Develop work scopes, cost estimates, and proposals in conjunction with senior staff and contractors.
• Evaluation of chemical and hydrogeological data and development of graphics for inclusion into project technical reports.
• Develop technical reports that effectively and concisely summarize investigation findings, remedial decision-making, and remedial actions.
• Design and implementation of aquifer hydraulic tests.
• Use modeling software and site-specific data to create geological/hydrogeological conceptual site models.
• Design and implement bedrock investigations via exploratory borehole/coring, downhole geophysics, and packer testing.
• Perform engineering calculations and analyses for env. Projects such as excavations, grading, stormwater, and groundwater remediation.
• Perform data analysis to support remedial investigation and action decision-making.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Experience Required

• Field investigations, environmental chemistry, environmental impact analysis, hydrology, ecology, statistics, and risk assessment; training in estuaries, and wetlands ecology.
• Strong interdisciplinary training in several core study areas and sustainability analysis skills are preferred.
• Strong analytical approach to problem analysis, data management, and problem-solving, using software tools (e.g., GIS) and modeling.
• Technology and alternatives evaluation, benefits-cost analysis.
• Knowledge of the environmental regulatory framework.
• High level of technical writing skills.

Other Requirements

• Must have experience in environmental consulting.
• Maintains confidentiality; ensures that the firm is compliant with Federal and State laws and regulations.
• Must be willing to work at construction/remediation sites during inclement weather.
• Ability/flexibility to travel to NJ/ eastern PA sites.

Education and Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering. Will substitute 2 years of work experience for a master’s degree.
• Valid Driver's License and Auto Insurance

Benefits

ELM offers one of the best benefits packages in the industry including:

• 401k Retirement Plan and Profit-Sharing Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Medical, dental, and vision healthcare
• PTO
• Company Paid Holidays

EEOC

We are an equal-opportunity employer that promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion and encourages diverse thoughts and opinions while acting with noble intent toward the mission of serving our clients.

ADA Compliance

s described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully and may be regularly required to:

• Must be able to talk and hear with reasonable accommodations.
• Must be able to stand, walk, and sit for long periods.
• Must be able to use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
• Must be able to reach with hands and arms above head.
• Must be able to occasionally lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities are required including close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Notice to Staffing Agencies:

The ELM Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to ELM, including unsolicited resumes sent to an ELM mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to ELM employees, will be considered ELM property. ELM will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. ELM will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from ELM recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. ELM will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such an agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by ELM's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee.

When sending a resume to hr@elminc.com, please reference the job title in the subject line.

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