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Job Description
Are you passionate about designing sustainable infrastructure solutions and helping clients solve complex problems?
Are you the go-to person on your geothermal projects, able to identify and properly apply the most-appropriate technical solutions? Do you want to help clients meet their sustainability and carbon reduction goals?
If you're a senior engineer with a specialization in geothermal ground source heat pump design and a desire to grow a team, this could be a great fit!
CDM Smith's Environmental Engineer 6 is a U.S.-based technical and leadership role responsible for executing and leading geothermal project in the US and globally. We are searching for a thought leader who is confident with clients, understands large-scale geothermal projects, seeks innovative approaches to solve challenges, and encourages employees to expand their expertise. This individual will collaborate with our sales team to identify and showcase our technical differentiators to drive growth.
CDM Smith is one of the world's top design, program management, and construction management firms, providing innovative and creative solutions for our clients and assisting them in achieving successful outcomes on their water, infrastructure, environmental, and transportation programs.
We offer partial remote working schedules allowing for working from home and in the office. The position is based out of any CDM Smith US office.
As a contributor to CDM Smith's transformational growth, you will:
- Provide leadership, management, and technical expertise for a wide variety of multidisciplinary geothermal projects.
- With high-level goals provided, lead teams to create engineering designs including: geothermal systems master planning & studies; conceptual and basis of design technical documents; analyzing horizontal and vertical geothermal bore field systems; detailed design of geothermal heating and cooling systems for sustainability/energy efficiency/renewable energy/green buildings focused projects.
- Design systems of moderate to high complexity as necessary to meet client requirements. Review draft designs for compliance with federal, state and local regulations and signs off on completed designs. Ensure that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.
- Position us ahead of challenges recognized in the marketplace, including pre-positioning for pursuits by identifying and showcasing our technical differentiators.
- Help expand the geothermal business to complement the other CDM Smith business lines.
- Perform site assessments, modeling and studies, as needed to ensure designs are aligned with industry standards and local requirements.
- Attending and presenting at conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff.
- Recruit, retain, and mentor the best and brightest technical employees
- Anticipate, identify, and adopt new technologies that help our clients solve challenges
- Collaborate with other discipline leaders in the practice to cultivate innovative solutions, technologies, and research and development projects
- Embrace continuous improvement, drive a culture of quality, and meet commitments for sustained success
- Work with clients in the public, private, federal, and international markets
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Minimum Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
-Professional engineering (PE) license.
-10 years of related experience.
-Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
-Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
Skills and Abilities
-Expert Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
-Expert Knowledge of engineer principles of design.
-Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.).
-Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
-Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations.
EEO Statement
We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Background Check and Drug Testing Information
CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as "CDM Smith") reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.
Agency Disclaimer
All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
Additional Compensation
All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.