Environmental/Civil Engineer - Early Career

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across the United States, Canada, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Early Career Environmental/Civil Engineer , you will play an important role on a multidisciplinary team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

You will work closely with senior engineering and environmental professionals and project managers to support complex environmental permitting and engineering projects, with a particular focus on large-scale permitting efforts for mining, natural resources, and other industrial projects. This role provides an opportunity to develop both technical environmental/civil engineering expertise and practical project management skills while supporting projects from planning and baseline studies through permit application development and agency review.

Responsibilities:

• •Support the preparation and coordination of environmental permit applications, technical reports, supporting studies, agency submittals, and other permitting deliverables.
• •Assist senior engineering and environmental professionals with technical analyses, engineering calculations, data evaluation, and preparation of technical documentation.
• •Support large, multidisciplinary projects from initial planning and baseline studies through application development, agency review, and permitting.
• •Develop, maintain, and update project schedules; track key milestones, dependencies, deliverables, deadlines, and action items.
• •Assist project managers with project controls, including budget and progress tracking, forecasting, scope management, and project status reporting.
• •Coordinate technical inputs and deliverables across environmental, civil, water resources, geotechnical, mining, and other disciplines.
• •Support coordination with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• •Prepare meeting agendas and minutes, maintain action-item logs, and follow up with project team members to support timely completion of deliverables.
• •Assist with management of permitting documentation, agency correspondence, review comments, commitments, submittals, and project records.
• •Review and prepare reports, technical memoranda, presentations, calculations, specifications, and other project documentation.
• •Participate in field investigations, site visits, data collection, and other field activities, as required.
• •Prepare project estimates, schedules, and reports.
• •Contribute to proposals and other business development efforts.
• •Collaborate with professionals across SLR's environmental, engineering, and advisory disciplines.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you'll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they'll tell you that's just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here's what else you'll enjoy as part of our team:

• •Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
• •The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $90,000 . Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, years of experience, internal parity, and location.
• •Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• •Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• •0-5 years of relevant professional, internship, or co-op experience.
• •Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred, or ability and willingness to obtain EIT certification.
• •Interest or experience in environmental permitting, environmental engineering, civil engineering, water resources, mine permitting, reclamation, or related areas preferred.
• •Interest in developing project management and project controls skills, including scheduling, budget tracking, forecasting, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• •Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software is advantageous.
• •Experience with AutoCAD, GIS, environmental modeling, or other relevant engineering software is advantageous.
• •Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and organizational skills.
• •Ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• •Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality technical work.
• •Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of multidisciplinary project teams.
• •Ability and willingness to travel periodically for project and field assignments.
• •Previous experience in mining, natural resources, industrial development, or other complex permitting environments is advantageous but not required.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.