Environmental Engineer

We have an opening for an Environmental Engineer. You will provide engineering support for the planning design testing compliance monitoring and operation & maintenance of groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems at the LLNL Livermore Site 200 and Site 300 located in Tracy California. The position is in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Program of the Environmental Restoration Department.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level

You will 

• Provide comprehensive environmental engineering knowledge for environmental remediation activities at LLNL.
• Independently design test and improve cost-effective engineering solutions for groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems; ensuring all system designs comply with DOE federal and state agency regulations and safety requirements.
• Monitor treatment system operations and identify opportunities to optimize and improve systems including opportunities for improved technologies increased efficiencies cost savings and reduced lifecycle costs.
• Plan and conduct field experiments to develop adapt demonstrate and validate new environmental remediation technologies.
• Coordinate and support operation design and construction activities for existing and new remediation systems.
• Prepare and review technical and regulatory documents and ensure compliance with all federal and state regulatory requirements and LLNL environmental policies.
• Maintain current knowledge of new environmental policies environmental technologies and maintain knowledge of the scientific and technical aspects of various regulatory requirements and how they impact cleanup operations.
• Collaborate with colleagues mid-level managers and other team members on matters requiring coordination across organizational lines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the TSS.3 level

• Provide advanced environmental engineering knowledge for environmental remediation activities at LLNL.
• Perform advanced engineering design of ground water and soil vapor remediation systems and participate in the implementation of new systems and modification of existing systems.
• Lead engineering design reviews of environmental remediation systems.

Qualifications :

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelors degree in civil or environmental engineering or related field or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Knowledge of and relevant experience in the design operations and maintenance of environmental remediation systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge and relevant experience with technical aspects of environmental restoration including groundwater and soil remediation systems; pressure and flow calculations; environmental chemistry; and treatability tests.
• Ability to apply engineering principles to solve moderate to complex technical problems with ingenuity and creativity.
• Comprehensive knowledge of State of California and Federal regulations and requirements related to remediation activities.
• Proficiency with standard office software including Word Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to work effectively on both PC and Mac platforms.
• Ability to independently conduct research analyze results and prepare clear technical documentation.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with team members and external parties; collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team environment; and to prepare present document and explain technical information.

Additional qualifications at the TSS.3 level 

• Advanced knowledge and significant experience in environmental remediation and the design installation operation and maintenance of ground water and soil remediation systems and system components including extraction and injection wellhead design pump specifications treatment media and vessels pipelines and associated instrumentation.
• Advanced knowledge and significant experience with engineering standards practices and processes; generation of requirements and design documents configuration control preparation of test plans and user documentation and formal and informal design review processes.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with the scientific community regulatory agencies and other stakeholders; to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team environment; and to present and explain technical information and provide advice to management.

Qualifications We Desire

• Masters degree in Environmental Engineering or related technical field.
• Advanced knowledge and significant experience with the design operations and maintenance of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) and related technology to both acquire data and control devices remotely; operations and maintenance of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) to display the remote location schematic display alarms display trends generate reports and control devices.
• Experience designing operating and maintaining groundwater and soil vapor remediation systems for multiple co-mingled contaminants including volatile organic compounds high-explosive compounds perchlorate nitrate and uranium.

Pay Range
$154950 - $196476 Annually
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance and business or organizational needs.

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit  300

  Site 300 is an experimental test site operated by LLNL.  Situated on 7000 acres in rural foothills approximately six miles southwest of downtown Tracy and 15 miles southeast of Livermore Site 300 hosts approximately 200 employees with expertise in such fields as engineering chemistry biology and environmental restoration. Employees assigned to work at Site 300 may be exposed to the organism that causes San Joaquin Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis).

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  This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.  If you are selected we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing.  Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship. 

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  Remote Work :

  No

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time