Environmental Remediation Technical Manager (Colorado)

28 days ago
Full time role
Hybrid · Lakewood, CO, US... more
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

In response to our need for growth, Woodard & Curran offers a unique opportunity to join our Lakewood, CO team in our Remediation Practice, which provides high-quality environmental engineering, remediation, and restoration services to commercial and industrial clients throughout the U.S. The successful candidate will be a motivated, growth-oriented professional with technical experience to lead remediation system evaluations, selection, and designs while guiding a talented team of staff. Woodard & Curran is seeking a motivated professional with an entrepreneurial spirit, a demonstrated focus on commercial and industrial clients and safe practices, and a passion for innovation and technical excellence in the remediation field.  
 
In this role, you will primarily provide environmental engineering support on remediation and restoration projects throughout the Western United States. The ideal candidate is a technically focused individual with strong experience in the investigation, remedial design, and restoration efforts associated with complex remediation and construction projects. Experience with Superfund sites, former mine site reclamation/remediation, and interactions with regulators is preferred. You will lead the technical delivery and QA/QC of multiple projects, must be familiar with local and federal regulations, and be able to support marketing and proposal efforts.  
 
The position requires a strong communicator with the demonstrated ability to develop, lead, and mentor project teams, andprovides an opportunity towork directly with a diverse and tremendously talented team of client managers, project managers, external consultants, and Woodard &Curranmid- and staff-level engineers, scientists,geologists and project administrative professionals who will help you deliver exceptional products to our clients. You will be an active participant in our delivery system improvement programs and help lead Practice initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual! 
 
Location: Lakewood, CO or Denver, CO
 
Office Preference: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days in office
 
Travel: Up to 25% within the continental US 
 


What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:

  • Coordinate the planning and implementation of environmental investigations across all media. 
  • Prepare feasibility studies. 
  • Remedial implementation (construction support, permitting, design clarifications). 
  • Develop, coordinate, and provide field oversight of pre-design investigations. 
  • Plan and implement treatability studies and pilot tests. 
  • Evaluate remediation performance and subsurface conditions. 
  • Analyze data and prepare and review technical reports, plans, calculations, drawings, figures, and technical specifications using accepted engineering practices and procedures. 
  • Develop study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective work by others. 
  • Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables. 
  • Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects. 
  • Perform quality control review of calculations or drawings. 
  • Ensure the technical quality of the work product delivered. 
  • Interacted with and prepared reports for clients and regulatory agencies. 
  • Support construction projects. 
  • Implement Construction quality assurance and quality control principles and practices. 
  • Support project managers with tasks including budgeting, scheduling, scope development, and cost tracking. 
  • Prepare and deliver presentations and training programs to internal and external clients and professional associations. 
  • Mentor staff and aid the development of the next generation of engineers and technical managers within the Remediation Practice. 
  • Provide input on the development of Woodard & Curran design guidelines and standards. 
  • Provide technical leadership to Environmental Business staff, with a specific focus on the Remediation Practice. 
  • Develop and maintain client-advisor relationships that lead to business and repeat business for the firm. 
  • Assist and or lead on proposal preparation and pursuit of new client and project opportunities. 
  • Contribute to new and existing Large Account development and management. 
  • Conduct research and innovate within project opportunities to implement new and improved methods to execute solutions for our work. 
  • Develop and or lead the development of tools to assist in demonstrating Woodard & Curran’s technical leadership. 
  • Mentor staff in technical and task management skill areas. 

What You Will Need To Succeed:

  • B.S. (M.S. desirable) in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering, or related area of study. 
  • 10 to 20+ years of professional experience with an engineering consulting firm. 
  • Professional license (PEin California, Colorado, Montana, and/or New Mexico), with ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months, is desirable. 
  • Solid technical expertise in civil and environmental engineering, implementation of field investigations, analysis, documentation, and reporting of various environmental projects; the development of remedial action plans and remedial designs; and construction and implementation of remedial alternatives. 
  • Experience with remediation technologies related toformer mine site remediation. 
  • Experience with state (CA, MT, CO, NM) and federal regulations. 
  • Experienced with CERCLA and environmental science principles, including site assessment and characterization, remediation, risk assessment, environmental chemistry, etc. 
  • Strong written and verbal skills. 
  • Contractor and subcontractor management. 
  • Cost estimating and project budgeting. 
  • Strong attention to detail and quality assurance of tasks and work product. 
  • Health and safety stewardship. 
  • Mentorship of project staff. 
  • Experience in the Mining and Oil & Gas markets is preferred but not essential. 

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:
• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.
• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.
• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people.  Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.