Senior Compliance Environmental Scientist / Engineer

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.  

• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Atlanta, Georgia

The successful candidate will provide multi-media environmental compliance support to industrial, transportation, energy and other clients, to include: air permitting, stormwater permitting, SPCC plan development, waste management support, air emission control evaluations, air modeling and reporting, compliance auditing, and industrial hygiene support. Additional activities may include site assessment and groundwater remediation support. This position is highly technical requiring excellent data management and regulatory interpretation skills, strategic thinking to identify and apply logical solutions, ability to understand and apply engineering calculations and quality control procedures, good writing and organization capabilities, ability to work independently or as part of a larger group with capacity to support multiple assignments.

Experience in the following is ideal for this position:

• Air quality modeling, permitting, emissions inventories, Title V, and NESHAP compliance including NSR and BACT evaluations;
• Select and recommend techniques, procedures and criteria to perform technical tasks, studies and analysis;
• Prepare wastewater permit applications;
• Prepare SWPPP and SPCC Plans;
• Project management experience;
• Conduct multi-media environmental compliance audits; and
• Develop and maintain client relationships.

The successful candidate will be a part of Kleinfelder’s compliance hub of environmental experts that can support projects both regionally and throughout the United States.  Kleinfelder can provide flexibility with work location – to include home, office or a hybrid of both.  Additionally, our environmental team continues to offer growth and mentoring opportunities. 

Preference may be given to candidates with:

• Demonstrated experience in the mining sector, with a focus on air compliance for manufacturing and/or mining operations
• Project and/or Client management
• Professional Engineering, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager or other professional certification

• Bachelor of Science degree in environmental sciences, environmental or chemical engineering
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in any of the disciplines listed above.
• Advanced writing skills and high degree of proficiency in mathematics and problem-solving
• Ability to occasionally travel out of town

The successful candidate will be a part of Kleinfelder’s compliance hub of environmental experts that can support projects both regionally and throughout the United States. 

Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following: