Environmental Team Leader (Licensed PE or PG) (Education)

Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (An Ardurra Company) is seeking an experienced Environmental Team Leader in our Knoxville, TN office.

Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (CCI) is seeking an experienced Environmental Team Leader with a Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) license to lead environmental engineering and remediation projects. The ideal candidate will have advanced experience managing complex environmental restoration projects with expertise in remediation, landfill design/management, and regulatory compliance.

Primary Function

This role will involve technical leadership, project management, strategic planning, and staff development for the CCI Environmental Team. The ideal candidate thrives on problem-solving, continuous improvement, and mentoring team members while delivering high-quality results for clients.

Primary Duties

• Lead environmental engineering and restoration projects, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Oversee remediation, landfill program management, and regulatory compliance strategies for contaminated sites.
• Develop project scopes, work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, budgets, and risk management plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Conduct technical writing and documentation, including proposals, procedures, evaluations, and presentations.
• Utilize data analysis and research to drive innovative solutions in environmental remediation, infrastructure, energy, and community resilience.
• Mentor staff, share knowledge, and drive continuous improvement in project efficiency and execution.

 

Education and Experience Requirements

• Licensed PE or PG with a strong background in environmental engineering and/or geology.
• Advanced experience in environmental engineering, remediation, or landfill management.
• Proven expertise in strategic planning, program development, and engineering evaluations, and regulatory documents.
• Ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, and develop innovative solutions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team collaboration skills.

 

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We're not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

 

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