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Environmental Engineer
Job Description
Who We AreDudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that help public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities' built and natural infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024.
As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek's culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders' interest to help clients achieve project goals.
We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.
At Dudek, we abide by shared values:
Trust: We trust each other to use good judgment.
Respect: We act professionally and treat each other fairly.
Teamwork: We come together, share openly, and apply diverse perspectives.
Fun: We take our work seriously...not ourselves.
Well-Being: We care about each other's health, safety, and total wellness.
Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work. We empower our employee-owners to invest in our local communities and themselves through initiatives that make Dudek a great place to work! Our cultural programs include:
- DuGreen: Our sustainability initiative, which works to improve our environmental footprint
- DuGood: Our philanthropic initiative, which seeks to support the communities in which we live and work through fundraising challenges, office-based giving and opportunity to take a paid volunteer day each year.
- eDUcate: Our educational outreach program where we aim to foster interest in our work and careers in the environmental and engineering field by participating in educational events in our communities.
- DuWell: Our wellness initiative, aimed at providing education on wellness, benefit resources, and preventive care.
- Women at Dudek
- Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) community
- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees
- Disabled employees (all disabilities, seen / unseen)Learn more about our culture.
About The Job
Experienced environmental engineer/hydrogeologist/geologist position available with our Hydrogeology/HazWaste group. Our environmental engineers, hydrogeologists and other technical specialists help public agencies and private landowners assess potential contamination; design and implement remediation strategies; evaluate groundwater supplies; and conduct hydrologic studies. We conduct Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), design and implement soil and groundwater monitoring and remediation programs, evaluate and mitigate vapor intrusion, conduct groundwater basin and supply studies, provide water resource development and management services, and manage environmental compliance efforts. Work closely with other teams to provide support and drive company objectives.
The applicant would be based in San Diego and be assigned to one of our local offices.
Learn more about the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.
Who You Are
To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation.
Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below):
- Conduct Phase I and II ESAs; oversee field work including soil, soil vapor, indoor air, and groundwater sampling; conduct groundwater well design and construction oversight
- Critically and independently analyze datasets, manage tabular and graphical summaries, and articulate findings/conclusions/recommendations
- Research, evaluate, and implement remediation alternatives
- Prepare technical reports, including Phase I and Phase II ESAs, groundwater monitoring reports, site investigation reports, work plans, remediation status or completion reports, environmental compliance plans, water supply assessments, and groundwater sustainability plans
- Provides planning and design support for surface water drainage and stormwater quality projects
- Support cross-discipline efforts
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, geology, or similar field
- 4+ years' experience in the field of hydrogeology, geology, or environmental engineering, including project management experience
- Experience with groundwater, soil and/or soil vapor sampling
- 40-hr. HAZWOPER certification
- Excellent technical writing skills
- Must possess a valid driver's license and have active personal automobile liability insurance by first day of employment
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed professional engineer or geologist in California
- Ability to perform field work and work with subcontractors in construction-type settings
- Excellent analytical, writing, and verbal communication skills
- Experience in project administration including writing, scoping, budgeting and managing deliverables
- Competence with Geographic Information Systems and Excel
- Experience with well construction oversight
- Experience working with regulators
- Permitting experience
- Knowledge of CEQA/NEPA requirements and experience preparing hazards- and water-related analyses and technical studies.
Working Conditions:
- This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.
- This job requires occasional project site visits-based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, moving vehicles and equipment.
- This job requires working on a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.
- This job requires attending meetings, both in person and virtually as well as speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc. Speaking, hearing and listening are required.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Proposed Salary Range: $95,000-$100,000 annually*
*Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual's related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.
Perks of Being a Dudekian
At Dudek we will provide you with a competitive salary in an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work-life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from medical, dental, and vision coverage, to the discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance.
We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog friendly offices! To honor our key value of well-being, Dudek provides generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages for both salaried and hourly employees. If you're tired of an overly bureaucratic decision-making process and want to be part of a work culture that puts its employees first, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian.
Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Dudek is a U.S.-based employer. All positions are based in the U.S. and require U.S. work authorization.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
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