Remote Geotechnical Engineer

Summary

Join Mast Reforestation as a part-time Geotechnical Consultant to help expand and enhance our carbon product offerings. This dynamic role will require engagement with critical elements of the contemporary carbon marketplace, including the scientific community, project developers, corporate buyers, and landowners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering, or related field
• 4+ years experience working in waste management (landfills), forest engineering, environmental engineering, or biomass management (forestry residues)
• Experience with environmental monitoring systems (landfill gas, etc)
• Experience with environmental permitting including solid waste
• Experience working with third party contractors
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with clients and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and prepare plans for biomass burial (wood harvest and storage) projects in forestry with the goal for long-term (100 year) storage and preservation (sequestration) of carbon in woody biomass from wildfire salvage and forest thinning
• Developing and evaluating technical specifications, drawings, and reports for project design and development
• Selecting, managing and reviewing the work of third party consulting firms as needed, to develop design, plan, and implement Mast’s biomass burial and biochar projects
• Coordinate site evaluations including soil samples, lab testing, and geotechnical analysis and design
• Permitting for biomass storage, environmental impact assessments and forest engineering projects, with third party contractors as necessary
• Design or review gas monitoring systems for installation and long-term installation at biomass storage sites

Preferred Qualifications

• Professionally licensed (PE) with Geotechnical Engineering
• Work experience in forestry or waste management
• Experience scaling a business in an early or mid-stage company

Benefits

$50 - $80 an hour