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Your role

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Environmental Engineer to support their California District. The candidate may sit in any of their California offices, including San Jose, Oakland, Petaluma, Roseville, Rancho Cordova, Fresno, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, or San Diego. Be involved in projects with their Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets their client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

In this role, you will take part in providing local technical assistance for the development of processes and infrastructure relating to water supply, hazardous or solid waste disposal, air emission sources, pollution control, and preserving the quality of the environment by averting the contamination and degradation of air, water, and land resources.  Generates accurate and concise documentation, ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.

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.
• 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 notebooks.
• 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.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

About you

Who You Are

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Civil, Sanitary, Chemical, Industrial, Agricultural, or Public Health Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Excellent research skills with analytical mindset.
• Familiarity with the concepts of reducing and eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances, processes, or products.
• Familiarity with relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Familiarity with discipline-specific design software (i.e., MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS).
• Prior internship related to the degree of study and the specific engineering discipline.
• A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this role is $55,400 - $91,300 annually. 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Training & Development

For early career professionals, WSP provides structured training programs supervised by experienced professionals. You will discover a culture that rewards dedication with support and encouragement while exploring a variety of opportunities to do meaningful, impactful work in your community. Through the WSP Learning Portal, a wide range of career development programs and courses is available, including internal and external courses, videos, textbooks, and e-learning resources.

Career Progression

WSP is an exciting place to work. They offer a number of different career paths. You can specialize in your field of technology or become a project manager with responsibility for large and complex projects. You might be interested in a management career with responsibility for a unit, department, or business area. Or you might move towards business development, developing client relationships, and bringing in new business.

Source

• rewardsatwsp.com/New-to-WSP
• wsp.com/en-ph/careers/what-we-offer
• wsp.com/en-gb/careers/graduates
• youtube.com/@WSPUSA