Our Business
We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood's Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social, and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Environmental Engineer for our Marlton, NJ office. The following locations will also be considered: Philadelphia, PA, Bristol, PA, Blue Bell, PA, Lawrenceville NJ, Morristown, NJ, and Somerset, NJ . Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.
Your Impact
Under general supervision, collect and compile environmental data from samples of air, soil, water, sludge, and other matrices for engineering analysis.
Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements.
Assist with performing basic professional environmental engineering work relating to air emission sources, hazardous or solid waste facilities, water supply facilities, industrial and agricultural facilities, pollution sources, existing site conditions, water resource, and underground storage tanks.
Office activities including engineering evaluations, cost evaluations, design support, preparation of bid documents and technical reports, submittal reviews, etc.
Workload is expected to occur 25% in the office and 75% in the field to local and regional location with some overnight travel.
Assist with verifying the characteristics of a site, providing entry-level technical assistance on various environmental issues.
Generate complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems and field/work site notebook.
Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures which include but are not limited to, the maintenance of sample collection, location data, statistical documentation, and logbooks.
Construction oversight of subcontractors, as needed.
Complete training on assigned tasks.
Current sites are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. Possible support to other WSP offices may require travel throughout these states and the greater northeast and may include overnight travel.
Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Field activities including data collection, evaluation and documentation.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
This position has straight time overtime eligibility.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
BS in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering or related field.
0-1 year of experience in Civil or Environmental engineering.
Must be a self-starter, self-reliant.
Experience in identifying information needed for engineering and construction tasks, and complete tasks based on their experience and knowledge with assistance from internal senior level staff.
Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
Strong work ethic and high degree of flexibility and patience to adjust to changing work priorities.
Preferred Qualifications:
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York environmental experience is preferred.
Engineer In Training (EIT) certification is a plus but not required.
Experience in MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint is necessary and desire to work with AutoCAD is preferred.
Must be able to pass a HAZWOPER physical and be medically able to wear a tight-fitting respirator / Fit for Duty Exam / Medical Exam.
Experience with designing, implementing and monitoring of in-situ remediation remedies.
Hands on experience with operations and maintenance (O&M) of treatment systems.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
