Graduate Engineer - Environmental Waste Management

Join a global professional services leader! We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of buildings, water, energy and urbanization.

GHD is seeking a Graduate Engineer/Scientist - Environmental Waste Management with a desire to work in the growing field of renewable energy and sustainable waste management, to work with our Future Energy/Waste Management team on providing environmental consulting services to various clients in the Midwest and across North America. This position will be based out of our Farmington Hills, MI Office.

Responsibilities will be but are not limited to:

• Assist with delivering multi-discipline renewable energy, waste and resource management related projects requiring permitting, operations support, and detailed design.
• Effectively working with key technical specialists, multi-discipline engineering leads, project team members, and delivery managers
• Prepare, plan, and analyze/review technical studies, design documents, and similar reports/documents
• Developing and implementing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules
• Report writing to document field activities and investigation findings
• Develop studies and designs to support permitting applications in collaboration with subject experts
• Develop working relationships with public and private clients and government staff.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook; CAD experience a plus, but not required
• Possess strong communication skills
• Ability to perform field work and travel, with occasional overnight travel throughout the US
• Must be self-motivated, organized, hard-working, and have strong written and technical skills
• Ability to excel in a multidisciplinary team environment as well as independently
• Dedication to safety utilizing a behavior based safety (BBS) culture in all aspects of the job

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical or Process Engineering, Environmental Science or equivalent from an accredited university
• 0 to 2+ years of experience
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle

We offer a professional, yet welcoming, culture based on our core values of Teamwork, Respect, Safety, and Integrity. We also provide accelerated professional development through hands-on experience, mentorship, and training via our GHD Business School.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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Why GHD? Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.
Our commitment to you Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.
Who we are We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation . GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.