Environmental Engineer Resume Template
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James Sullivan
Senior Environmental Engineer, PE · Water & Remediation
Sacramento, CA · (916) 555-4420
james.sullivan@email.com · linkedin.com/in/jamessullivan
Profile
Civil PE with 11 years designing stormwater, wastewater and soil remediation projects for California agencies and industry. Led a 42-acre brownfield cleanup to regulatory closure and a 3.5 MGD treatment plant upgrade that cut effluent ammonia by 85%.
Technical Expertise
Wastewater treatment design
Site remediation (DTSC, RCRA)
NPDES & WDR permitting
Stormwater & LID design
CEQA documentation
Groundwater monitoring
Hydraulic modeling
Project Experience
Senior Environmental Engineer
2021 – Present
Delta Ridge Engineering, Sacramento, CA
- Manage 8–10 water quality and remediation projects a year with budgets from $250K to $4M.
- Led design of a 3.5 MGD nitrification upgrade that cut effluent ammonia 85% under the NPDES permit.
- Prepare Title 22 and Waste Discharge Requirement reports for the Central Valley Regional Water Board.
- Designed LID and bioretention features for 60 acres of new development under the Phase II MS4 permit.
- Review calculations and Civil 3D plan sets from 4 staff engineers before PE stamp and submittal.
Environmental Engineer
2017 – 2021
Sierra Pacific Environmental, Rancho Cordova, CA
- Designed soil vapor extraction and groundwater pump-and-treat systems for 6 DTSC-overseen sites.
- Took a 42-acre former rail yard brownfield to DTSC closure, removing 18,000 tons of lead-impacted soil.
- Wrote CEQA initial studies and mitigated negative declarations for 14 municipal utility projects.
- Ran HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS models to size detention basins and culverts for 100-year storm events.
Environmental Engineer I
2014 – 2017
Capitol Water Consultants, Sacramento, CA
- Logged monitoring well data and drafted quarterly groundwater reports for 20 fuel release sites.
Modeling & Design Tools
AutoCAD Civil 3DHEC-RASHEC-HMSESRI ArcGIS ProEPA SWMM
Licensure
Professional Engineer (PE), Civil
California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors & Geologists
Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD)
California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA)
Education
B.S. in Environmental Engineering
2014
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Licenses and certifications
- Professional Engineer (PE) License State Board of Engineering Licensure Optional, valued by employers
- Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification State licensing board (NCEES FE exam) Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Water/Wastewater Treatment Design
- Air Quality Modeling
- EPA Regulatory Compliance
- Site Remediation Design
- GIS Mapping
- Stormwater Management
Software and tools
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- HEC-RAS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcView
- Material safety data sheet MSDS software
- Geographic information system GIS systems
Duties to describe on a environmental engineer resume
- Designed, or supervised the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
- Assessed the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
- Collaborated with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
- Advised corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
- Developed proposed project objectives and targets and reported to management on progress in attaining them.
- Monitored progress of environmental improvement programs.
Titles along the way
- Environmental Engineer I
- Environmental Engineer
- Senior Environmental Engineer
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