GEI Consultants

Description Your Role at GEI GEI is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer / Project Manager to join a talented, highly motivated geotechnical team supporting our Knoxville, TN office, and growing regional practice. The successful candidate will oversee site-civil and geo-environmental projects related to site development, heavy industry, and solid waste management associated with Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR). The candidate will also provide technical guidance, subject matter expertise, and multidisciplinary oversight to proposal and project teams, train/mentor junior staff, and provide innovative problem-solving leadership.

Candidate is desirable to have subject matter expertise in one or more specific areas of remedial action engineering (e.g., site remediation optimization/exit strategy development; Power Plant decommissioning/demolition/decontamination; and Coal Combustion Residuals). GEI is searching for candidates with experience in the CCR market that are a leader and role model, client-focused, impactful, and decisive. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated and adaptable problem solver capable of interpreting data in real time to develop solutions that meet evolving regulatory, and client demands.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team, while advancing your career with a leading national engineering and consulting firm. Our clients include private and public (local, state, and federal government) entities throughout the United States and Canada. We look forward to the selected candidate growing their career at GEI.

• Manage project teams in developing and executing technical approaches to problem-solving, specifically as related to preparing design‑phase documents, obtaining project permits, and implementing remedial construction.
• Prepare proposals and statement of qualification packages, project technical reports/deliverables, and regulatory compliance submissions.
• Manage and develop CCR closure and groundwater remedial alternatives assessments and cost analyses, remedial action work plans, and construction cost estimates under specific states’ regulatory programs.
• Manage and implement pre‑design site investigations, design‑phase documents (engineering design drawing sets and associated specifications), permitting, and remedial construction.
• Manages project’s performance in the areas of growth, operations, and administration to ensure project achieves company goals.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities that instill confidence from clients, subconsultants/vendors, and employees.
• Plans, organizes, and manages the work at the jobsite location to ensure the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational expectations and requirements.
• Provide guidance to team members and monitors their performance, discipline, and attendance as defined by GEI policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with multi‑disciplinary project teams and nationwide company offices and client/project locations.
• Administer construction‑phase engineering support including submittals review, contractor pay requisitions, change order requests, and requests for information.
• Manage construction field inspection, construction quality assurance, and HASP activities.
• Understand client needs and support project principals to build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Technical leadership for hazardous waste remediation under CERCLA and RCRA programs throughout the project life cycle with focus on exit strategy and remedy implementation and completion.
• Subject matter expert in one or more specific areas of remedial engineering, geology, or chemistry (e.g., site optimization, critical process analysis, risk, and exposure assessment, HRSC, biological processes, system upgrades and technology advancements, etc.).
• Demonstration of subject matter expertise for the analysis, design, installation, and operation of treatment strategies for wastes in soil, groundwater, air, sediment, drinking water, and providing engineering and scientific expertise to protect human health and the environment.
• Provide input and develop written technical reports for delivery to clients,…