Validation Engineer jobs in New Mexico

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We are seeking a full-time, mid-level Project Engineer for our Albuquerque, NM operations.  This position can be remote if you are within 100 miles of Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ, or Flagstaff, AZ.
 

Response, assessment and evaluation services (RAES) are parts of a larger program associated with abandoned mines. The selected candidate will support our work at a variety of environmental engineering programs in the following areas:

•    Be part of a team of engineers and scientists developing designs required to implement removal and remedial actions for cleanup of environmentally impacted sites and abandoned uranium mines.
•    Work with a team to perform engineering design, develop plans, specifications, and cost estimating.
•    Support constructability evaluation with construction contractors
•    Support engineering alternative evaluations for removal and remedial actions at abandoned uranium mines.
•    Support pilot studies of new technologies and approaches for mine clean up.
•    Provide construction oversight of design implementation by construction contractors.
•    Be familiar with heavy equipment, construction means and methods, and surveying.
•    Communicate with client and contractors in the field during construction; serve as liaison between field and senior engineers in office.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years relevant experience. You will also have / be:

•    Familiarity with design/construction of disposal cells, waste piles, evaporative covers/caps, erosion and water controls, stormwater routing and controls, road design, slope stabilization, and restoration techniques.
•    Experience with engineering design and construction oversight. 
•    Experience with environmental investigations.
•    Familiarity with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
•    Familiarity with heavy equipment, earthwork construction, and land surveying.
•    Experience in southwestern United States, environmental remediation, mining and mine reclamation, uranium mining and mills, interaction with regulatory agencies, tribal lands, CERCLA sites.
•    Excellent communication skills.

Degree / Certifications
•    BS in engineering (civil, environmental, geotechnical) from an accredited college or university. 
•    Professional Engineer (PE) is desirable; an EIT candidate with progress working under a PE is acceptable. 
•    40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training is a plus
•    30-hour OSHA construction safety training is a plus.

Work Environment
This position can be remote if you are within 100 miles of Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ, or Flagstaff, AZ.   This position is primarily desk work, however, occasionally (30%) you will need to travel and perform fieldwork.  The field work is anticipated to be in Arizona and New Mexico. A physical capacity for working outdoors, often in isolated areas, is required. You must be able to:
•    Drive on a regular basis. Passing a motor vehicle record background check and maintaining a valid driver’s license and good driving record is required.
•    Work outdoors in all weather conditions, both hot and cold.  
•    Walk on uneven terrain. 
•    Work in variable outdoor environments, packing heavy equipment, and excavations using hand tools. 
•    Carry field equipment (35 to 40 pounds).
•    Don personal protective gear as needed.

Tetra Tech offers comprehensive benefit options that allow employees to design a plan based on individual needs and assists in planning for long-term financial security.  Available benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, term life, disability, accidental death & dismemberment coverage, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Spending Account (HSA), time off with pay, 401k retirement plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Health and safety play a vital role in our success. Tetra Tech’s employees work together to comply with all applicable health & safety practices and protocols, including any public health orders and regulations that are mandated by local, state, provincial, federal, and international authorities as well as client and project requirements.