Senior Systems Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW: EKI Environment & Water, Inc. (EKI) is an employee-owned company that has delivered comprehensive environmental, engineering, and water resources services to public and private sector clients for over 35 years. Our staff includes professional engineers, professional geologists, certified hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, data engineers and scientists, computer-aided designers, geographic information system (GIS) specialists, and relational database specialists. As an employee-owned firm, EKI fosters a unique company culture built on collaboration, shared ownership, and a deep commitment to making a meaningful impact on the environment and the communities we serve. Our continued growth across offices nationwide reflects the strength of our team and the trust our clients place in us — and that growth creates real opportunities for our employees to advance their careers, take on leadership roles, and build lasting professional legacies. If you are passionate about improving the environment, advancing your career, and having a direct stake in the success of the company you work for, then EKI is the place for you. The Senior Systems Engineer position reports to the Environmental Services Group Engineering Team Leader (TL) and is responsible for leading complex soil and groundwater remediation and industrial wastewater collection and treatment system design, installation, and operation, monitoring, and maintenance (O&M) projects under our expanding Environmental practice in Daly City, California, as well as supporting projects across EKI’s geographic footprint. The position requires collaboration with clients, oversight of contractors, strategic interaction with regulatory agencies, and leadership and mentorship of internal teams to develop practical and cost-effective solutions to complex business and technical challenges. In addition, the position will require supporting the Engineering Technical Director (TD) to grow the firm’s technical capabilities and promote quality of client service, efficiency, and cross-practice collaboration in the delivery of technical services. PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESYour responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to the following: Serve as a technical leader of the Environmental Services Group Lead, direct, and contribute to environmental engineering and contractor teams to execute complex systems design, installation, and O&M projects meeting technical, quality, budgetary, and scheduling requirements Collaborate with multidisciplinary design and construction teams to integrate environmental design considerations into our clients’ redevelopment or improvement designs Apply expertise, creativity, and innovation to strategically solve complex problems as an advocate for EKI’s clients Prepare high-quality deliverables including design plans and technical specifications, operation and maintenance manuals, pilot test workplans/reports, engineer’s cost estimates, and bid packages Provide mentorship to early career staff to develop technical skills Communicate technical content to varied audiences leveraging high-quality and concise verbal and written skills Implement risk management strategies related to the design, installation, and O&M of systems, including the management of contractual risk, in collaboration with senior management Contribute to EKI internal initiatives to develop and refine engineering standards and practices in collaboration with the Engineering Technical Director Participate in request for proposal evaluation, proposal preparation, client interviews, and contract negotiations, as appropriate Contribute to EKI participation and thought leadership in environmental engineering and related professional associations and conferences Ensure compliance with safety standards Implement policies that promote company culture and vision as developed by the EKI management team Other duties as required