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Overview

TRC is currently seeking a Junior Staff Engineer (Solid Waste) to join our Southeast ECC division in Virginia Beach, VA. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, 0- 5 years of relevant experience, working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D and an Engineer-in-Training Certification is highly desired.

The position is based out of our Virginia Beach, VA office. Some remote or hybrid work is possible in the future. 

The position provides opportunities for engineering design including detail preparation, land grading, stormwater calculations, report writing, permit application preparation and construction quality control. Projects include, but not limited to, the design and permitting of landfills, transfer stations, convenience centers, recycling facilities, and composting operations.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include engineering design, team support, and project management on a variety of waste resources engineering projects, with a particular focus on landfill design, landfill gas systems, landfill leachate systems, construction planning and oversite, landfill closure, landfill operations, landfill post closure care, transfer station design, MRF design, and recycling centers.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience:

• EIT preferred or ability to obtain in six months
• 0-5 years of landfill design experience 
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D, preferred
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills 
• Excellent technical/computer skills required
• Ability to work in a team environment and on multiple projects at the same time required
• Valid driver’s license required

In addition to Solid Waste design, the successful applicant may also have/develop experience in site planning, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, drainage design, grading plans. 

Experience in all of these areas is not needed to apply, however we are seeking individuals with experience in as many of these areas as possible:

• Landfill design
• Landfill permitting
• Stormwater design
• Wetland permitting
• Leachate system design, management, and treatment
• Landfill gas collection and control system design including active gas systems.
• Management, blower/flair station, plant operations system troubleshooting and well field tuning, title V emissions reporting
• Facility siting, design, and construction management for: landfills, transfer stations, convenience centers, materials recovery facilities, composting facilities
• Landfill capacity analysis
• Facility / landfill financial assurance
• Odor assessment and mitigation, tracer gas studies, ambient air monitoring
• Solid waste facility operations
• Construction management and quality assurance
• Design of landfill based renewable energy systems including solar and wind energy, landfill gas to energy-to-energy systems
• Other waste to energy technologies including anaerobic digestion and biogas

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