Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Career- Typical Career

- Entry level and beyond: the good, the bad, and the ugly- Getting paid…. Ramen noodles or Chinese buffet

- How do I get hired- Experience anyone?

- Career Advancement Opportunities- You get out what you put in- Magnificence vs. Mediocrity

- What Consultants really do- Case Studies – Saving the work one site at a time

Typical CareerEntry Level - $20s to $50s- Geologists, Engineers, Environmental Scientists- Field work…Field work…Field work- Travel….Travel….Travel- Most important part of your career… getting your feet wet- Long days and long weeks- Work rolls down hill…you are the gopher- Basics carry on to the next levelProject Management - $50s to $70s- Field work + Management- Longer days- Client contact/proposals/reports- Seller/Doer

Typical CareerSenior Project Manager - $70s to $100s- Office work…..Office work…..Office work (can

someone please get me outta here)- Monday thru Friday, 8 – 5 …. mostly - Managing projects and directing traffic- Work rolls back up hill… you are responsibleDivision Manager/Vice President - $100s +- Same as above, more responsibility, better payOwner - $the sky’s the limit- Only a few

How do I get hired?Out of College- Good grades, good looks, good luck- Any experience???- Past work at Wendy’s etc. very important- References are importantSwitching Jobs- Who do you know… referrals?- How can you help the new company?- Be the guy/gal a recruiter wants to put in front of

his/her client.- Never move laterally. Move up the ladder or don’t

move at all.

Career Advancement OpportunitiesSteps to the Top – (Zig Ziglar)- Never….. ever…. burn a bridge. Everybody knows

somebody at another company somewhere- Be THE go to employee- “Magnificence vs. Mediocrity” – Rich DeVos- “If better is possible than good is not enough” – John

Maxwell - Arrive early, stay late, skip lunch- Ask for more work, even if you have enough. Consulting

can be feast or famine- Never turn down work….. unless you are going on vacation- Keep those antenna’s up…. Networking

What Consultants DoAssess properties for environmental liability risk to our clients – Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)

– Identification of Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs)

– Should your client buy the property or not?– Can your client get a discount on the property due to

presence of REC?– Buyer liability and property valuation. In most cases,

the mess is irrelevant, it is the $$$.

What Consultants DoHow do we complete a Phase I ESA? - $2K

– Site Visit – a picture speaks 10,000 words– Industrial Hygiene – Asbestos, mole, lead based paint– Maps of Site – critical to locating RECs later– Interviews – Tenant managers, store employees, etc.– Surrounding properties – who are your neighbors? – Historical Information

• Database Records – RCRA, USTs etc. • Aerial Photographs• Topographic Maps• Sanborn Maps• City Directories

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentPhase I ESAs research – Historical UsesAerial Photographs- Land Use- Adjoining Properties- Site- Water Bodies

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentPhase I ESAs research – Historical Uses

Topographic Map- Topographic Contours- Water Bodies - Land Use

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentPhase I ESAs research – Historical Uses

Sanborn Maps- Property Use- Tenant Use- Landmarks- History of area

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentPhase I ESAs research – Historical Uses

City Directories- Previous Land Use- Adjoining properties and location

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

Drycleaners usually end up being a REC.

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

Adjoining gas stations depend on release history and location of facility.

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

Oil/Water Separators – Maintained?

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

What is in those buckets?

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

Why is this caution taped off? Hmmmm

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

Always a bad sign.

Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentWhat does a REC look like?

Good Maybe not so good.

What Consultants DoInvestigate the risk – Phase II ESA - $8K to $20K

– Is the REC really a concern?– Exposure Pathways

• Direct contact• Groundwater ingestion• Soil/groundwater to indoor air

– Environmental Media – Soil, Groundwater, Vapor– Summarize the results, and simply. Make it easy to

understand, and make it meaningful.

Phase II Environmental Site AssessmentFinding the problem, if it existsSoil, Groundwater and Soil Vapor Sampling

Former Drycleaners

SB-2

SB-3

SB-1VP-2

VP-1

Phase II Environmental Site AssessmentSoil Boring Sampling

Phase II Environmental Site AssessmentMonitoring Well Installation

Phase II Environmental Site AssessmentSoil Sampling and Monitoring Well Installation

Phase II Environmental Site AssessmentGroundwater Sampling

Phase II Environmental Site AssessmentVapor Sampling

What Consultants DoWhat do consultants do?• Clean Up Properties – Phase III/Remediation -

$50K to $1M +– If liability exists, fix it. – Source Area Delineation– Dig and Haul– In-situ treatment– Vapor intrusion mitigation– Get that NFA.

Case StudiesJacksonville, FL - $25 Million

Case StudiesJacksonville, FL - $25 Million

Case StudiesJacksonville, FL - $25 Million

Case StudiesJacksonville, FL - $25 Million

Case StudiesJacksonville, FL - $25 Million

Case StudiesJacksonville, FL - $25 Million

Case StudiesMan-O-War – Lexington, KY - $100,000

Case StudiesMan-War – Lexington, KY - $100,000

Case StudiesColumbus Drycleaner Vapor Intrusion Mitigation - $20K• Sub-Slab Depressurization System Installation

Case StudiesColumbus Drycleaner Vapor Intrusion Mitigation - $20K• Sub-Slab Depressurization System Installation

Case StudiesVernon Manor – UST and asbestos

Case StudiesVernon Manor

Case StudiesVernon Manor

Case StudiesVernon Manor – former parking garage and UST