Licensed Civil Engineer

Founded in November of 1992, SynTerra is an employee-owned science and engineering consulting firm. We help clients meet business objectives and address technical challenges in innovative and cost-effective ways. With offices throughout the Southeast, SynTerra works with clients on governmental, industrial, economic development, and commercial projects. Our mission is to foster our client’s success by helping to balance technical, economic, and social considerations.

SynTerra is looking for a qualified civil (or environmental) engineering project manager who has experience with solid waste, water & wastewater, or mining engineering and can offer our clients their expertise. The project manager plays a crucial role in overseeing multiple projects and ensuring their successful completion. The responsibility of this role is to direct projects from the original concept and proposal phase through final implementation and closure. This position interfaces with all project aspects, including clients, other stakeholders, and vendors.

This role's location could be based out of South Carolina; Georgia; Alabama; or nearby locales. 

The engineer project manager will be responsible for the following in addition to project work:

• Submit timesheets and expense reports weekly.
• Provide signature level at certain thresholds.
• Assemble the project team, assign individual responsibilities to team members, and identify appropriate resources needed to ensure project completion.
• Prepare project schedules to ensure timely completion of the project.
• Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Effectively communicate with the client’s primary contact (client manager or other as designated).
• Prepare and review proposals and PCRs before submittal to clients.
• Review and approve monthly project invoices.

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or mining engineering or another engineering discipline depending on experience.
• Licensing in any state as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience.
• Experience as an Environmental Consultant is preferred. The candidate should have a strong ability to analyze, evaluate, and recommend engineering solutions to clients.
• Experience in the pulp and paper sector is strongly preferred but not required.
• Experience managing projects is required.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following areas:
  • industrial solid waste landfill design, construction and operations (plans and air-space use)
  • waste handling or beneficial reuse of residuals from pulp and paper manufacturing
  • stormwater and wastewater impoundments at pulp and paper manufacturers – design, construction, evaluation, inspections
  • regulatory compliance for solid waste, stormwater, and oil pollution control at pulp and paper manufacturers
  • support environmental remediation projects at pulp and paper manufacturers
  • water and wastewater permitting and design of water/leachate management systems
  • innovative problem solving

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

SynTerra is an equal-opportunity employer.

Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, age, disability, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, medical needs arising from pregnancy or childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, including, but not limited to, lactation, or any other characteristics protected by law, unless a bona fide occupational qualification applies.