Environmental Engineer / Geologist

ESP Associates, Inc. (ESP) is currently seeking a project-level professional Environmental Engineer or Geologist in our Fort Mill, SC or Raleigh, NC locations. This position will enhance and support our company’s environmental consulting team throughout the Carolinas.  

This is a project-oriented position, which will require a working knowledge of both North and South Carolina and Federal environmental regulations/guidelines.  In addition, this position will involve management of clients, projects, and budgets for both small and large complex sites, scheduling, mentoring, and training of junior staff, as well as technical proposal and report preparation.   This position will also be responsible for project technical success and profitability as well as client development.  Some periodic out-of-town overnight travel is anticipated for this position.

ESP’s environmental consulting team provides services to private, commercial, industrial, and governmental agency clients. Our team includes professional geologists, geophysicists, and engineers, along with other staff and technicians trained and experienced in the regulatory-driven environment of compliance management. 

The preferred candidate will have experience in due diligence, assessment, risk-based analysis, NEPA, Brownfields/VCC contracts, USTs, vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation, and hazardous materials evaluations, among other environmental services.  This is an excellent opportunity for a career professional with a passion for environmental consulting to join a well-established firm and further their career goals! 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Earth Sciences, or related program of study
• Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist or ability to obtain licensure
• 5+ years of environmental project management experience
• Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to travel as needed (overnight travel estimated at 10%)
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with ArcGIS and/or AutoCAD, and Excel
• Expertise in field testing and sampling methodologies
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training 

Physical Requirements:

• Capable of walking various terrains, including inclines and declines
• Bending, kneeling, twisting, auguring, and repetitive lifting of 20 lbs.

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 195 on the 2025 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2025 ranking of 52.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:  

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses