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Job Description
Are we the road to your future? Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to delivering the future of infrastructure in three key areas of service: Design + Engineering, Planning + Environmental, and Program + Construction Management. We are currently searching for a highly motivated mid-level Environmental Project Engineer to join our East Gulf Region in the Gulf Shores, AL area. Are we the road to your future? What you’ll be doing:
- Conduct field assessments of streams, wetlands, and waterways
- Prepare engineering design plans for stream restoration, green infrastructure, and civil site design
- Perform hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and analysis
- Assist and coordinate with senior engineers
- Assist in preparing cost estimates, reports, and technical memos
- Prepare memorandums and reports summarizing analysis work
What you need to have:
- BS or MS in Civil, Biosystems/or Environmental Engineering
- PE License
- Self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
- Able to maintain project schedules, which may require occasional extended hours and overnight travel
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- General interpersonal skills including active listening, teamwork, responsibility, dependability, leadership, motivation, flexibility, and patience
- Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
- Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,
- Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
- Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
- Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
- Be able to multi-task in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5 - 10 years of engineering experience
- Experience with AutoCad Civil 3D
- Experience with Hydraulic and Hydrologic modeling utilizing HEC-RAS, HMS, PondPack, StormCAD, etc.
- Experience preparing stream restoration and civil site design plans
- A combination of design and field experience
Volkert Perks:
- Competitive compensation
- Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
- Challenging and innovative projects
- Employee referral program
- Professional development
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Additional voluntary benefits
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.“For nearly a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services. #LI-HF1