Environmental​/Abatement Design Specialist

ZipRecruiter is hiring a Senior Environmental Design Specialist in Norfolk, VA, to support Navy projects. The role involves preparing environmental documents, assessing hazardous materials, and ensuring compliance with remediation standards. Responsibilities include creating construction plans, evaluating environmental impacts, and coordinating project activities. Proficiency in AutoCAD and design software is required. The position primarily involves office work but includes site visits.
Position: Environmental (Abatement) Design Specialist

Bristol Infrastructure Design Services, LLC, is hiring a Senior Environmental Design Specialist to support facilities and projects for the Department of Navy.

The Environmental Design professional will have experience in prescribing, reviewing and upholding compliance with Remediation and Abatement of HAZMAT encountered in Navy facilities such as asbestos lead, radon, vapor intrusion, mold, PCBs, and more.

Job Summary
• Work includes preparation of environmental site characterization and mitigation documents, reports, studies, investigations, assessments, plans, specifications, and cost estimates to include reuse of excavated onsite soil and recycled materials; UXO; disposal of surplus excavated soil including contaminated and hazardous soil materials, and groundwater management during construction.
• Preparation of facility hazardous materials survey scoping documents, reports, studies, abatement plans, specs and cost estimates; assessment and remediation of mold, moisture and indoor air quality issues including vapor intrusion and radon mitigation systems; building condition assessments; and the coordination of permitting and compliance of environmental criteria with the Environmental Business Line for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other Supported Commands, including minor works projects, specific projects, special projects, military construction, demolition, maintenance, space utilization and facilities development.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Originates environmentally related design support for the site and/or of structures for the projects. The position will be responsible for the supporting the preparation of final detailed working drawings, construction plans, comparative cost analysis, and project specifications for a wide variety of facility types.
• May be required to evaluate environmental impacts associated with demolition of retired or renovated assets; and the extensive alterations and modifications to airfield facilities, magazines, and small arms ranges to meet the ever-changing demands placed upon the shore establishments of the Navy and Marine Corps.
• Reviews project documentation as assigned and determines the environmental testing requirements for the project facilities and planned site development. He/she determines the scope of the site characterization and/or the hazardous materials testing program. From the data gathered from the testing program, he/she prepares demolition and/or remediation plans and specifications to manage risk during construction and allow the facility to safely function as intended.
• Coordinates his/her activities with the activities of others assigned to the project in the preparation of final detailed construction drawings, and specifications.
• Proficient in the use of current AutoCAD, civil design/analysis software, cost estimating, and Specs Intact technologies utilized for the completion of the design drawings and specifications.
• Reviews drawings, specifications, calculations, and reports for projects prepared by private architect and engineer design firms. Submittals are reviewed for completeness, functionality, sound practice and compliance with Navy criteria and other applicable codes.
• The work consists of office work with visits to other offices and project sites. There are exposures to conditions in buildings and facilities that are under construction.

Requirements and Qualifications
• A minimum of 5 - 10 years of professional environmental design experience is required.
• Must be eligible able to obtain a security clearance for the US Department of Defense.

Benefits
• Excellent salary and benefits package to include paid time off, paid holidays, comprehensive health insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term insurance; 401(k) plan with employer match.
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