Environmental Engineer

**Requisition ID**:255468**
**Requisition Posting End Date**:05/29/2021**

**Company Overview**:
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

**Position Summary**:
The Senior Environmental Planner is the conduit between Engineering, Construction and Environmental Protection and Controls Department. Key job duties include:

- Manage environmental assessment studies for Ras Al Khair and Jubail Industrial Cities (RIC & JIC) including:

- Formulation of the scope and management the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies and deliverables.
- Managing the development of the environmental management program for the two cities, and assisting the Royal Commission in the implementation of the program.
- Establishing contract specific environmental requirements.
- Review of contractor environmental credentials at prequalification and tender.
- Liaison with Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.
- Ensuring that contractor environmental management plans meet contract and Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu requirements, and that contractors are complying with the requirements of their environmental management plans.
- Provide assistance and professional advice to engineering, project and construction management in identifying and complying with environmental requirements and in addressing environmental issues as they arise during project planning and execution.
- Coordinate with and providing technical assistance to other project-assigned functional leads (e.g., engineering, subcontracts, procurement, project controls) with regards to compliance with project-specific environmental requirements.
- Provide client with expert opinion on miscellaneous environmental issues.
- Reviews project technical progress against approved schedules, scope and quality, and evaluates changes and takes corrective action when required.
- Manages the flow of information required to and from third parties and stakeholders to assure the timely progress of the technical work.
- Prepares or directs the preparation of project studies, reports, forecasts, and special technical reports.
- Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to client, project and functional management as directed and as appropriate.
- Understanding of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government programs and processes.
- Ability to work with the public and articulate planning issues to a wide variety of audiences.
- Ability to function as a mediator or facilitator when community interests conflict.
- Understanding of the legal foundation for land use regulation.
- Mastery of geographic information systems (GIS) and office (presentation, spreadsheet, etc.) software.
**Essential Technical**:

- University degree in civil, chemical, environmental engineering or any related discipline..
- 10+ years of experience in large facility/ infrastructure projects in the following areas: permitting, environmental regulatory compliance (air, water, soil, waste), assessment of environmental impact, site investigations and field surveys, source monitoring, and monitoring of the ambient environment.
- Experience managing an integrated professional team on complex environmental-related studies and projects.
- Strong professional background managing the development of complex environmental technical studies.
- Experience in one of the following primary industries: petroleum refining, metals (smelting, rolling, alloys), and power plants
- Experience in performing air dispersion modeling (AERMOD and CALPUFF)
- Experience in performing Marine dispersion modeling
- Knowledge of Best Available Techniques for the control of surface water discharges
- Experience in US regulatory requirements for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality.
- Experience in US National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Solid knowledge of international environmental regulations such as the Federal US regulations, European Union or other advanced environmental regulatory systems.
**Essential Behavioral**:

- Fluent in English Language both oral and writ