Solid Waste Engineer/Principal

At Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), every member of our team has a personal stake in ensuring success. As employee-owners, we strive to build lasting personal business relationships by delivering a higher level of service through our focus on our clients’ experience and employee satisfaction. We put people first, whether that’s our clients, our employees, or our community. It’s why we listen more and work harder to understand the needs of our clients. We prioritize professional development for every individual on our team. We strive to bring together a diverse team of talented, passionate, multidisciplinary experts to deliver integrated project services and provide innovative solutions for our clients.  

CEC is growing our operations, and we have an excellent opportunity to hire a Principal to contribute to our Waste Management Practice in our Franklin, TN location.  As a Principal with CEC, you will assist in expanding the practice in market sectors that include traditional solid waste, recycling and resource recovery, and other waste stream management solutions.   You will be responsible for developing new business, managing existing client relationships, as well as managing projects, mentoring junior staff, participating  in hiring recommendations, and providing direction on a variety of projects for private and public sector clients.  

• 15+ years’ experience in the waste management industry including engineering design, construction oversight, operations, and management;   
• Demonstrated business development and client relationship management experience required;  
• Strong professional relationships with clients in applicable market sector(s);  
• B.S. in Civil, Geotechnical, or Environmental Engineering (M.S. a plus);  
• Professional Engineering Licensure (P.E.); ability to secure Tennessee license;  
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D preferred;              
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel;  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to include proposal writing and reporting ; 
• Sound understanding of business principles of consulting projects and related project delivery tools; 
  • Strong project management skills , including good communication, leadership, planning skills, and encouraging collaboration; and 
• Desire to promote our safety culture as a core value. 

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community – focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite – focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA – focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women – focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you – that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited.  Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.