Environmental Engineer

The Cornell University campus is widely admired as one of the world’s most beautiful academic settings. The Division of Facilities and Campus Services (FCS) is committed to providing the highest quality service to faculty, students, staff, alumni, and visitors. With more than 260 major buildings enhancing the magnificent landscape of the Ithaca campus, approximately 1,000 highly talented and dedicated staff serve as stewards of the campus resources and operations.
This position will reward a flexible professional who wants to join an organization that takes on big challenges with bold projects. The Environmental Engineer will have an opportunity to lead and execute a wide range of environmental and civil engineering tasks, including permitting and support of the campus energy generation and distribution systems, stormwater permitting, potable water systems, campus stormwater infrastructure, and transportation infrastructure. Depending on skills and interest, the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to operate an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to evaluate campus infrastructure, operate GPS linked survey equipment, and take on sustainable design and construction tasks.

   

Position Summary:

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences, being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming, showing respect, compassion, and empathy, engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective, speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately, and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.  

This position will serve as a leading technical resource in environmental engineering services. Responsibilities include the following:

• Provide engineering services, including environmental permitting, energy systems permitting, stormwater, and civil design and calculations for campus buildings and utility systems. Provide project feasibility analyses and design and construction cost estimates and provide standard construction administration and inspection services for designed systems. Evaluate proposed project environmental impact and regulatory permitting requirements and demonstrate compliance approach with campus stakeholders, municipal approval bodies, and regulatory officials. Work as a team member with Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Architectural/Structural/Civil Engineering sections to deliver effective and efficient engineering services. Lead multidiscipline design efforts for environmental engineering projects. 

• Manage engineering aspects of assigned capital projects through the coordination with university partners, coordination with university personnel, and the hiring and management of outside consultants and contractors; conduct job meetings, review work progress for conformance with contract, recommend payments, and prepare status reports; document work within the university's eBuilder project management system. 

• Collaborate with other university stakeholders in creating and updating university design and construction standards relating to environmental engineering and campus infrastructure and review the work of external consultants to ensure the appropriate incorporation of these standards. 

• Independently perform analysis, prepare documentation, and coordinate compliance with environmental laws and permits with university stakeholders and regulatory officials.

• Provide UAV flight and data analysis services and maintain and manage UAV equipment owned by Facilities Engineering. Maintain the Facilities Engineering UAV fleet, both from functionality and legally within the standards set by the FAA and Cornell Risk Management. This position maintains and verifies any airspace permits administered by the FAA, as well as the permits pertaining to UAV registration.

• The level of responsibility and integrity for this position is high, given the sometimes-confidential nature of the data that is maintained and several of the analytical tasks carried out for a range of university departments.

Ours is a values–based organization where all employees are accountable for supporting the organization’s values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity. FCS employees are required to attend staff development trainings and participate in the performance evaluation process.  

We Require These Qualifications:  

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. 

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program plus a minimum of three to five years of applicable professional experience in environmental engineering. 

• Working knowledge and experience in application of the appropriate engineering codes and standards in the environmental discipline. 

• Understanding of construction project design process and construction delivery. 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective customer relationships. 

• Ability to work within a collaborative work environment on multiple simultaneous projects and designs with varying scope and multiple stages of completion. 

• Experience with a variety of business and technical computer programs (such as word processing, spreadsheet, computational, project management, facilities management software.)

• Demonstrated ability to maintain customer confidence and trust. 

• Dedication to excellent customer service is a must. 

• Work assignments and roles change frequently; ability to be flexible is required. 

• A desire to develop new skills and knowledge on a consistent basis is important to success and growth in this position. 

• As a representative of the University on these topics, a personal enthusiasm in environmental management and sustainability and energy systems is essential.

• Must have and maintain a valid NYS driver’s license.

• Current licensure as an FAA Part 107 licensed UAV pilot or willingness to obtain licensure within 6 months of hiring. 

You Will Be a Top Candidate with Our Preferred Qualifications:  

• Advanced engineering degree, five to seven years’ experience and/or a New York State Professional Engineer’s license, LEED accreditation, campus facilities experience, and experience with energy systems, potable water, stormwater, and wastewater systems regulatory permitting and projects. 

• Cross-discipline experience providing civil engineering designs or design-related tasks is highly preferred. 

• Experience operating GPS linked survey equipment and collection/documentation of survey and elevation data preferred.

• Education or professional experience in university environmental management, energy systems engineering, and permitting. 

• Experience in providing documentation for the preparation of grant applications with energy agencies including the NYS Energy Development Agency, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the US Department of Energy.   

Rewards and Benefits:  

Cornell University provides excellent benefits that include professional development, access to many wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options, and great retirement options. Cornell provides generous paid leave provisions as well, including 3 weeks of vacation, health leave, personal leave, and 13 paid holidays (including end-of-year winter break).      

Cornell has also been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. For more information, click here .    

This is a full-time, non-academic staff, benefits-eligible opportunity located in Ithaca, New York.      

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• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.     

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.     

  

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University Job Title:

Engineer Architect I

Job Family:

Facilities & Safety Services

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$95,593.00 - $116,835.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid Remote

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Grace Dembia

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2024-03-14