Project Director Engineer - Solid Waste

Project Director – Solid Waste

Company: SCS Engineers
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida, Coconut Creek, Fort Lauderdale, Miami
Regional Focus: South Florida

Work Arrangement: Hybrid remote or fully remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: 12+ Years
Professional Registration: Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist
Compensation: $150,000–$225,000 base salary, plus annual bonus and employee-ownership benefits
Recruiting Representation: Luxus Group | AEC Talent Partners

Lead the Growth of a Respected Solid Waste Engineering Practice

SCS Engineers is seeking an accomplished Project Director – Solid Waste to provide technical leadership, project oversight, staff mentorship, client development, and strategic direction for its growing South Florida solid waste practice.

This is a senior-level leadership opportunity for an experienced solid waste consulting professional who wants to lead significant projects, strengthen client relationships, develop emerging professionals, and contribute directly to the financial and operational success of a nationally recognized environmental engineering firm.

The Project Director will oversee projects involving landfill design and permitting, landfill gas collection and control systems, landfill infrastructure, transfer stations, composting facilities, industrial wastewater, stormwater management, air compliance, construction, and operational support.

The selected professional will have the opportunity to serve as Engineer of Record, lead multidisciplinary project teams, manage project financial performance, develop new business, and help expand SCS Engineers’ presence throughout South Florida.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a nationally recognized environmental engineering and consulting firm with more than 50 years of industry experience.

• Become an employee-owner through SCS Engineers’ 100% employer-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

• Lead high-profile solid waste and environmental infrastructure projects for municipal and private-sector clients.

• Serve as Engineer of Record on projects aligned with your technical background and registration.

• Help shape the strategic growth of SCS Engineers’ South Florida solid waste practice.

• Lead and mentor engineers, scientists, designers, technicians, and project managers.

• Build upon established client relationships while developing new business throughout the region.

• Influence project delivery, quality control, staffing, profitability, and client satisfaction.

• Work within a collaborative culture guided by the principles of trust, care, and growth.

• Receive a competitive executive-level compensation package, annual bonus opportunity, and long-term employee-ownership benefits.

Position Overview

As Project Director, you will combine technical expertise with project, client, staff, and business leadership. You will guide complex assignments from initial planning and regulatory strategy through design, permitting, construction, and operational support.

This position requires someone who can evaluate challenging engineering and regulatory issues, develop practical solutions, guide multidisciplinary teams, and communicate effectively with clients, contractors, regulators, and internal leadership.

You will also be responsible for helping projects and client relationships achieve established goals related to revenue, profitability, quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.

Primary Responsibilities

Technical and Engineering Leadership

• Provide senior-level technical leadership for complex solid waste and environmental engineering projects.

• Apply advanced engineering and scientific principles to projects involving:

  • Municipal solid waste landfills

  • Landfill expansions and new cell development

  • Landfill closure and post-closure systems

  • Landfill gas collection and control systems

  • Landfill gas migration and methane monitoring

  • Renewable natural gas and beneficial-use projects

  • Leachate collection and management systems

  • Transfer stations

  • Material recovery facilities

  • Composting and organics-management facilities

  • Industrial wastewater systems

  • Stormwater permitting and design

  • Air-quality and emissions compliance

  • Landfill infrastructure and operational improvements

• Oversee the preparation of engineering calculations, design plans, specifications, reports, permit applications, construction documents, and technical studies.

• Provide technical guidance on unusual or complex engineering, operational, environmental, and regulatory challenges.

• Evaluate design alternatives and recommend practical, constructible, and cost-effective solutions.

• Serve as Engineer of Record or senior technical reviewer when appropriate.

• Maintain awareness of evolving solid waste regulations, engineering practices, environmental requirements, and industry technologies.

Project and Program Management

• Lead multiple projects and client programs from initial scope development through design, permitting, construction, and closeout.

• Establish project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, technical approaches, and quality expectations.

• Monitor project financial performance, including revenue, backlog, profitability, invoicing, collections, and resource allocation.

• Identify project risks and implement appropriate technical, contractual, scheduling, and financial controls.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, project managers, designers, GIS professionals, CAD technicians, and field personnel.

• Help ensure projects are completed safely, accurately, on schedule, and within budget.

• Oversee construction-phase services, contractor coordination, submittal reviews, field observations, and construction quality assurance activities.

• Maintain accountability for project quality, profitability, and client satisfaction.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Perform or oversee senior-level quality-control reviews of:

  • Engineering reports

  • Design calculations

  • Construction plans

  • Technical specifications

  • Permit applications

  • Regulatory submittals

  • Data evaluations

  • Cost estimates

  • Construction documents

• Confirm that work products meet applicable technical standards, regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and internal quality procedures.

• Provide constructive technical feedback to project teams and help improve consistency across work products.

• Coordinate with CAD and GIS personnel to develop accurate plans, figures, exhibits, and project documentation.

• Use or provide direction regarding AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, or related design and mapping platforms.

Client Leadership

• Serve as a trusted senior advisor to municipal agencies, private waste companies, facility owners, developers, contractors, and other clients.

• Lead client meetings, technical presentations, regulatory discussions, project reviews, and strategic planning sessions.

• Understand each client’s operational, financial, regulatory, and long-term infrastructure objectives.

• Develop solutions that balance regulatory compliance, operational performance, environmental protection, constructability, and cost.

• Maintain regular communication regarding project status, budgets, schedules, risks, and recommended actions.

• Strengthen existing relationships and position SCS Engineers for repeat assignments and long-term partnerships.

Business Development and Practice Growth

• Identify and pursue new solid waste and environmental consulting opportunities throughout South Florida.

• Develop and implement client-development strategies in coordination with local, regional, and national leadership.

• Lead or support proposal preparation, scope development, fee negotiations, interviews, and contract discussions.

• Build relationships with prospective municipal and private-sector clients.

• Represent SCS Engineers at conferences, trade shows, professional organizations, client events, and industry meetings.

• Monitor market activity, capital improvement programs, regulatory changes, and competitor positioning.

• Help establish revenue, backlog, profitability, and growth goals for the practice.

• Contribute to strategic hiring, succession planning, workload forecasting, and market expansion.

Staff Leadership and Mentorship

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, scientists, technical professionals, and project managers.

• Provide technical guidance, career coaching, and performance feedback.

• Help junior and mid-level professionals develop stronger technical, project-management, and client-facing capabilities.

• Support staffing decisions, workload planning, recruitment, onboarding, and employee retention.

• Promote collaboration, accountability, professional development, and knowledge sharing.

• Help create a team environment consistent with SCS Engineers’ principles of trust, care, and growth.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• At least 12 years of relevant professional experience within the solid waste industry.

• Minimum of two years of environmental or engineering consulting experience.

• Active Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist registration.

• Florida PE or PG registration preferred; candidates licensed in another state must be able to obtain Florida reciprocity within six months.

• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:

  • Landfill design and permitting

  • Landfill gas management

  • Landfill gas collection and control systems

  • Air-quality and emissions compliance

  • Landfill infrastructure

  • Landfill operational support

  • Transfer stations

  • Composting facilities

  • Industrial wastewater

  • Stormwater permitting and design

• Experience leading technical teams and multidisciplinary projects.

• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, scope, staffing, revenue, and profitability.

• Knowledge of applicable regulations, regulatory agencies, and environmental permitting requirements.

• Strong technical writing, presentation, negotiation, leadership, and client-communication skills.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with local, regional, and national teams.

• Valid driver’s license and driving record in good standing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Florida Professional Engineer registration in Civil, Environmental, or Geotechnical Engineering.

• Established relationships within the South Florida solid waste, municipal, environmental, or infrastructure market.

• Experience serving as Engineer of Record for solid waste projects.

• Experience managing multiple major projects or long-term client programs.

• Demonstrated success developing business and securing new consulting assignments.

• Experience preparing and negotiating proposals, scopes, budgets, and professional-services agreements.

• Existing relationships with municipal solid waste authorities, counties, cities, private waste companies, or facility operators.

• Knowledge of Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirements and local permitting processes.

• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, or related design and mapping software.

• Experience with renewable natural gas, methane-emissions reduction, beneficial-use systems, organics management, or other climate-related infrastructure.

• Previous responsibility for revenue, profit, backlog, and client-satisfaction goals.

Who This Position Is Best Suited For

This opportunity is particularly well suited for:

• A senior solid waste engineer who is ready to advance into a broader project-director or practice-leadership position.

• An experienced project director who wants greater influence over people, clients, project delivery, and regional growth.

• A technical leader with deep experience in landfill design, landfill gas, environmental permitting, or solid waste operations.

• A consulting professional who has successfully managed project financials and multidisciplinary teams.

• A Florida PE or PG who wants to serve as Engineer of Record on major public- and private-sector assignments.

• A client-focused leader who enjoys developing relationships, pursuing new work, and representing the firm in the marketplace.

• A mentor who takes pride in developing engineers, project managers, and future technical leaders.

• An entrepreneurial professional who wants the resources of a national firm while helping grow a local practice.

• A senior consultant seeking long-term financial participation through an employee-owned organization.

Compensation and Employee-Ownership Benefits

Base Salary: $145,000–$195,000 annually

Final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, technical expertise, professional registration, project leadership, business-development capabilities, client relationships, geographic market, and internal equity.

SCS Engineers also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Annual bonus program

• 100% employer-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan

• 401(k) plan with employer match

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Life and disability insurance

• Student-debt employer contribution program

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• Paid parental leave

• Professional development and leadership opportunities

• Long-term career advancement within a growing national firm

About SCS Engineers

For more than 50 years, SCS Engineers has helped public- and private-sector clients solve complex environmental, solid waste, infrastructure, and sustainability challenges.

The firm’s services include solid waste management, landfill engineering, landfill gas and renewable energy, environmental compliance, remediation, industrial wastewater, sustainability, and climate-related solutions.

SCS Engineers is a 100% employee-owned firm, allowing employees to contribute to—and benefit from—the organization’s long-term growth and success.

Whether reducing methane emissions at landfills and agricultural facilities, developing renewable energy projects, improving solid waste infrastructure, repurposing contaminated properties, or advancing carbon-management solutions, SCS Engineers remains focused on protecting the environment and delivering practical solutions for its clients.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SCS Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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