Tetra Tech

Water Programs Engineering Team lead - Los Alamos, NM

Tetra Tech • $120K — $140K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required
  • Demonstrated ability to use AutoCAD and Civil 3D
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet established objectives
  • Effective communication and reasoning skills
  • Ability to manage team members' project work and priorities
  • Familiarity with Los Alamos National Laboratory preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering team, including supervisory responsibilities
  • Support surface and groundwater monitoring, drilling, and environmental remediation
  • Act as primary interface with internal and external clients for engineering support
  • Ensure projects meet appropriate standards and exceed client expectations
  • Maintain survey equipment and ensure access to AutoCAD and ArcGIS Pro
  • Support project manager with planning and execution of corrective action projects
  • Ensure team compliance with all policies and procedures
  • Regularly report on team deliverable progress

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits
  • Merit-based financial rewards
  • Flexibility and commitment to work/life balance
  • Collaborative team atmosphere
  • Learning and development opportunities for professional growth
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

T2S is adding an experienced Water Programs Engineering Team Lead to support the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office. The Water Program includes surface water monitoring and corrective actions, groundwater monitoring, and environmental well drilling. Work is conducted across the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Northern New Mexico.

In this position, you will ensure all activities and operations are performed in a safe and deliberate manner; maintain required safety, security, and operational training; assure procedural and regulatory compliance; and make safety and security an integral part of every task, including taking the necessary steps to stop work if it is deemed unsafe or compromises security.

Your Role:

Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Lead engineering team (civil and environmental engineers), including supervisory responsibilities
  • Provide support to surface water monitoring, groundwater monitoring, drilling, and environmental remediation project teams, and coordinate with managers to prioritize work
  • Act as the primary interface with internal and external clients for engineering support
  • Serve as the primary point of contact with client engineering services to ensure projects are performed to appropriate standards and procedures and meet or exceed expectations
  • Maintain survey equipment, AutoCAD licenses, and ensure access to ArcGIS Pro
  • Support the surface water project manager with definition, planning, cost, and execution of NPDES Individual Permit corrective action projects, including both self-performed and subcontracted construction projects
  • Ensure team compliance with all policies and procedures
  • Regularly report on team deliverable progress
  • Perform additional duties as required


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated ability to use AutoCAD and Civil 3D
  • Ability to manage team members' project work and priorities
  • Ability to perform complex tasks with minimal supervision
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet established objectives
  • Effective communication, mathematical, computer, and reasoning skills required to perform job functions
  • Ability to work in a team-oriented project environment
  • Familiarity with Los Alamos National Laboratory and work environment preferred


Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required
  • Career level will be determined based on years of relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities
  • Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record without restrictions.
  • Must be a U.S Citizen.


Life at Tetra Tech:

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
  • Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits. https://www.tetratech.com/careers/life-at-tetra-tech/
  • Merit-based financial rewards.
  • Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
  • Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
  • Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.


A pre-employment drug screen in compliance with federal regulations is required, along with a physical if needed.

Compensation:

Pay commensurate with experience.

Pay Range: $120,000 - $140,000 annually

Working Conditions:
  • The physical and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.


Physical Demands:
  • Standard business hours with flexibility to meet project deadlines.
  • May require occasional onsite or client-facing support.
  • Ability to perform computer-based tasks and processing for up to 8 hours, including sitting, standing, mousing, and interacting with information on a computer monitor
  • Ability to review detailed documents for prolonged durations.


Work Environment:

This position will require outdoor work and may include walking and hiking several miles while carrying equipment weighing approximately 30 lbs.

General:
  • This position will be required to work outdoors, and at times may include walking and hiking several miles while carrying equipment weighing approximately 30 lbs.
  • This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
  • Individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Individual must pass a pre-employment drug screen and accept all company policies.
  • Individual must be a US citizen


About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech, Inc. is an American engineering services company that provides consulting, engineering, program management, and construction management services. The company serves a range of industries, including water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. Tetra Tech was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company operates in over 50 countries and has more than 20,000 employees.
Learn more about Tetra Tech
Size
21,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$178.9 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+6.9%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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