Civil/Environmental Engineer

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LimnoTech is a leading environmental engineering and science firm with clients who face water-related problems that are more challenging and costly than ever before. It is our job to help our clients make decisions based on the best available science and real-world constraints.

At LimnoTech, our values are to: honor the science, lead through innovation, act through partnership, commit to the long-term, and pursue big, bold actions. Are you ready to join a team of smart, talented people who are motivated every day to deliver excellence and make a difference for our clients, our partners, and the environment?
LimnoTech has an exciting opportunity for an early career environmental, water resources, or coastal engineer to help meet ongoing/expanding project needs. The selected candidate will work in-person at our Ann Arbor, MI location.

Position Responsibilities
The engineer hired will work closely with other team members to support a variety of interesting and innovative projects in LimnoTech’s service areas. Typical job responsibilities include the following, depending on individual ability, skills, and experience:

• Coastal restoration design and planning
• Watershed, stream, lake, and related ecosystem restoration design and planning
• Stormwater management design and planning
• Green infrastructure design and planning
• Hydraulic and hydrologic (H&H) evaluations and modeling
• Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Combined sewer and stormwater investigations,
• Surface water and collection system hydraulic and water quality modeling, including model input development, model calibration, model application, model output evaluation, and presentation of results,
• Field data collection,
• Large dataset management and analysis.

Our engineers and designers work closely with senior staff to develop sound approaches for addressing our clients’ problems. Initial tasks are likely to include restoration design support, watershed characterization and assessments, water resources risk evaluations, water quality data management and analysis, modeling support, and assistance with field work. Responsibility and opportunities will be commensurate with experience and capability.

LimnoTech emphasizes collaborative learning, advanced training, and professional leadership, providing team members with the tools and work environment needed to chart their career paths. Opportunities abound for increased responsibilities and professional growth.

Requested Qualifications
The following are required qualifications for this job position:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering (Civil, Water Resources, Environmental, or Coastal) from an accredited university program is required. A Master’s degree is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential, as are strong analytical and computational abilities.
• Must be legally able to work in the U.S. for any employer (proper documentation is required).
• Strong analytical and computational abilities (MS Excel, Google Sheets, and Python and/or R)
• Effective at synthesis of technical information to a broad audience.
• Entry level (0-2 years) suitable, 2-5 years of professional experience preferred.
• Candidates with 2-5 years of professional experience should have completed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.

The following experience, training or familiarity is desired, but not required:

• Experience in restoration, water resources, or coastal design.
• Familiarity or experience with the topics mentioned under “position responsibilities.”
• Ability to do occasional field work.
• Training or experience in hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
• Experience with AutoCAD.

Compensation
LimnoTech values and rewards high achievement within a supportive working community. Individual achievement is rewarded through a unique merit review process based on recommendations from colleagues at all levels of the company, plus positive feedback from clients. This system drives pay increases and increased project and corporate responsibility. We track individual progress annually to ensure competitiveness within our industry and identify opportunities for targeted professional development.

Our company culture focuses on giving our people opportunities to improve and grow through training, conferences, workshops, seminars, and participation in professional organizations. We also favor more personal, self-directed career planning over traditional performance evaluations. We encourage a mix of mentoring and proactive self-management so individuals can explore and create work opportunities that further their careers.

In addition to highly competitive compensation, LimnoTech offers an outstanding benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, an employee stock ownership program (ESOP), flexible benefits program, medical leave, and more.

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LimnoTech is an employee-owned (ESOP), equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer.

We value a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace at LimnoTech. We believe that collaboration between diverse individuals with different perspectives and a unity of purpose will strengthen our company culture and yield innovative solutions for our clients. Therefore, we will intentionally increase awareness, foster dialogue, and seek continuous improvement in diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our company systems and practices. LimnoTech welcomes all qualified candidates for a diverse work force, and we are committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. Employees are hired and promoted based strictly and solely on their competence to perform the work, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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