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Landfill Engineer II

Macpower Digital Assets Edge Private Limited
  • Louisville, KY
  • $78,200–$100,000 Per Year
  • Quick Apply
7 days ago

Job Description

This position requires an individual with ambition and curiosity as well as engineering technical skills. You will be tasked to apply your education and experience to assignments under the mentorship of experienced technical staff and managers. You will expand your understanding of waste management processes, including landfill operations, regulatory permitting and compliance, construction, and environmental management systems. In addition to the technical engineering aspects, the role is diverse and ever interesting as it requires creativity and active participation in multiple functions of the business such as project planning and budgeting, accounting, contract negotiations, regulatory interaction, construction oversight and operations.
Essential Job Duties:
  • Develops an understanding of all permits governing the construction and operation of landfill disposal sites and other operations, such as waste transfer stations, collection operations and material recovery facilities, in an assigned area.
  • Procures and directs professional consulting firms engaged in preparing regulatory documents, such as permit applications, for adherence to regulatory requirements and consistency with site conditions and operations. Review documents with an eye toward improving efficiencies in design, constructability, quality, compliance, safety, and cost savings. Work with senior engineers, operations, and consultants to update documents and permits to capture identified efficiencies.
  • Assists and works alongside with senior level WM engineers on construction projects. Take responsibility for tasks as assigned by the lead WM engineer, such as contract administration, materials order and delivery, contractor scheduling, CQA oversight, etc.
  • Works with operation teams to ensure compliance with permits and to prevent or resolve operational issues.
  • Assists in the preparation and/or review of engineering, monitoring and environmental reports.
  • Assists in environmental reviews and audits.
  • Works with landfill managers to formulate short-term and long-term goals and action plans in alignment with WM objectives.
  • Identifies and estimates the cost of, site capital needs and follow-through with inclusion in annual budget exercises.
  • Interacts with state and local agencies to foster positive working relationships and to insure efficient and effective compliance with regulations.
  • Reviews and understands engineering and technical directives and Best Management Practices and implement at sites in your assigned area.
  • Provides technical support to operations, sales staff, landfill managers and environmental staff, such as landfill gas technicians and other functional areas.
  • Participates in continuing education opportunities to maintain and enhance personal skill sets and continually look for opportunities to integrate new knowledge, technologies and innovations into operations.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelors Degree (accredited) in Engineering.
  • Three (3) years of previous experience in an engineering, technical, or environmental field (in addition to education requirement).
  • Possess effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret documents such as contracts, regulations, permit documents, procedural manuals, contracts and safety rules.
  • Ability to follow established procedures and follow directions with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to draft reports or data submittals at state and local levels.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  • On Site daily at one of the landfills in Kentucky.
  • Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, tablet data entry, office machine operation, etc.).
  • Ability to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds.
  • Site work may involve exposure to physical occupational risks associated with chemicals, fuels, wastewater, and construction operations such as dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes and/or similar.
  • Travel up to 50% of time within your assigned area.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLouisville, KY
Salary$78,200–$100,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Building Permitsunmatched
  • Building Regulationsunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Constructionunmatched
  • Construction Engineeringunmatched
  • Construction Managementunmatched
  • Construction Projectsunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Contract Managementunmatched
  • Contract Negotiationunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cost Estimatesunmatched
  • Cost of Capitalunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Collectionunmatched
  • Data Entryunmatched
  • Documentation Reviewunmatched
  • Environmental Managementunmatched
  • Environmental Management Systemsunmatched
  • Environmental Monitoringunmatched
  • Follow Throughunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Machining Operationsunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manual Dexterityunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Office Equipmentunmatched
  • Operational Auditunmatched
  • Order Deliveryunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Project Planningunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Safety Complianceunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Structural Evaluationunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Technical Operationsunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Waste Managementunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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