Overview
As an Environmental Engineering Project Manager for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) in our Johnson City, TN office, you’ll be involved with environmental projects across the manufacturing, energy, mining, and real estate markets, providing client-focused service and technical expertise. You’ll perform project tasks such as environmental site assessments, remedial investigations, remedial design (in-situ treatment and source removal), environmental permitting and compliance, data management, and reporting. This role includes field work, including monitoring well and soil boring installation, lithology characterization, soil, sediment, groundwater, and stormwater sample collection, hydrogeologic data acquisition, remedial implementation oversight, and compliance auditing. You’ll interact with clients, contractors, and local government officials throughout all project phases, from assessment and investigation to design and implementation. Limited travel (up to one week per month) may be required.
At CEC, every team member is personally invested in serving our clients with integrity, delivering results that matter, and growing meaningful careers. As employee-owners, we’re accountable not just for our work, but for creating an environment that supports and challenges one another. Our people are our priority — and that’s what drives us to dig deeper, collaborate smarter, and build lasting relationships inside and outside of our company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage environmental projects from site assessment through remedial design and implementation.
- Conduct environmental investigations, including data collection, sampling, hydrogeologic analysis, and reporting.
- Perform remedial design tasks, including in-situ treatment and source removal projects.
- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permitting requirements, and CEC safety standards.
- Interact with clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies throughout all project phases.
- Oversee field crews and subcontractors, ensuring quality and adherence to project requirements.
- Support project documentation, data management, and reporting for internal and client deliverables.
Our Johnson City office sits in the heart of Northeast Tennessee, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Appalachian Mountains. With easy access to hiking, lakes, and scenic drives, plus a growing downtown and vibrant community culture, Johnson City offers a high quality of life and a welcoming environment for professionals looking to live and grow in a small-city setting.
Qualifications
- 4-10 years’ environmental consulting related experience similar to what is noted above;
- B.S. or M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geology, or a related field;
- Preference to candidates with E.I.T., F.E., P.E., G.I.T., or P.G. registration;
- Proficiency with AutoCAD/Civil 3D, ArcGIS, and/or HEC-RAS or other computer modeling software;
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project) is preferred;
- 40-hour HAZWOPER and refresher training (as applicable) is a plus;
- Experience with due diligence, compliance and permitting, site assessments (Phase I and II), and subsurface investigations;
- Experience with remedial design, specifications, cost estimating, and construction/remediation oversight;
- Ability to oversee subcontractors for the installation of soil borings and groundwater monitoring wells;
- Experience collecting environmental samples (soil, groundwater, sediment, and air) for analytical testing, reviewing laboratory analytical reports, and preparing field summary reports.
About Us
We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.
We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community – focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite – focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA – focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women – focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!
We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you – that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.
CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.
CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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