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Trilon Group · 1 month ago

Resident Engineer (Environmental Remediation)

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Trilon Group is a dynamic, multi-discipline engineering company seeking an experienced Resident Engineer with a strong background in environmental investigation and remediation. The role involves overseeing environmental field activities for a major railroad infrastructure project, ensuring compliance with regulations, and coordinating with various stakeholders.

Civil EngineeringConsulting

Responsibilities

Provide on-site resident engineering services for environmental investigation and remediation activities associated with railroad construction and maintenance

Oversee field implementation of remedial actions, including soil and groundwater investigation, excavation, treatment, disposal, and site restoration

Monitor contractor performance to ensure work is completed in accordance with plans, specifications, permits, and health and safety requirements

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations (e.g., CERCLA, RCRA, NEPA, state cleanup programs)

Coordinate daily activities with railroad operations to maintain safety and minimize impacts to rail service

Oversee construction by Third-Party Contractors to ensure that project look-ahead schedules and work plans are properly integrated with available track outages and foul time

Review and approve field documentation, including daily reports, inspection logs, sampling data, and change orders

Report on and manage scope, budget, quality, safety, and schedules on behalf of agency personnel to ensure that inspections, testing, and acceptance requirements are properly executed for assigned projects

Serve as the primary on-site point of contact for contractors, railroad representatives, regulators, and project management staff

Support preparation of technical reports, remedial action documentation, and regulatory submittals

Identify and resolve field issues related to constructability, environmental conditions, and schedule impacts

Review design and shop drawings, coordinate reviews with agency engineers

Prepare Initial and Updated Baseline Documents, Technical Scopes of Work, and correspondence to regulatory agencies, as needed

Validate and monitor Force Account and Third-Party Contractor invoices for payment in accordance with progress of the work

Review engineer cost estimates and Contractor’s proposals and participate in negotiation meetings on behalf of agency in change order negotiation meetings with the appropriate personnel

Enforce site-specific health and safety plans (HASP) and railroad safety requirements

Qualification

Environmental investigationSoil remediationRegulatory complianceRailroad engineeringProject managementTechnical writingSafety managementTeam coordinationBudget managementCommunication skillsNegotiation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering, geology, or environmental science

Substantial experience managing design and construction work related to environmental investigation and remediation projects, including specific experience in soil remediation projects (contaminated with both organics and inorganics), air monitoring, review of waste handling plans, well installations, underground storage tank removals, and installation of remediation systems

Demonstrated experience working for and in a railroad environment and knowledge of railroad engineering specifications and standards

Demonstrated experience communicating directly with regulatory agencies including, but not limited to, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and New York State Department of Health

Demonstrated experience writing technical scopes of work for environmental and construction projects

Demonstrated experience preparing and managing project budgets and schedules

Demonstrated coordination, communication, and negotiation skills

Demonstrated knowledge of industry safety standards such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and safety management on construction and environmental remediation sites

Roadway Worker Protection training, OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety Training and OSHA 40-Hour HazWoper training with current 8-hour refresher, which must be maintained throughout the contract term

A Valid driver's license