Environmental Project Engineer

Job Description

  Are we the road to your future? Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.   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. 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:
  1. Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion
  2. Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
  3. Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
  4. Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
  5. 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 a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. 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.Alabama