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Senior Principal Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Do you like working with different project teams in a fast-paced environment? Are you interested in joining an organization focused on making a positive impact? If so, we’d like to talk with you about growing with us.

EnSafe is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to join our professional team in Atlanta, GA.

What we are looking for

EnSafe is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to play a key role in leading complex environmental engineering projects while helping shape the future growth of our practice. This is an opportunity for a seller-doer and technical leader who enjoys staying hands-on, building client relationships, and developing teams.

As part of our employee-owned firm, you’ll have the ability to influence direction, contribute to meaningful projects, and grow into a visible leadership role within a collaborative and well-established organization with a 46-year history.

Key Responsibilities in this position

Technical Leadership

  • Lead the evaluation, design, and implementation of environmental engineering solutions across:
    • Industrial wastewater treatment systems.
    • Soil, groundwater, and vapor remediation systems.
    • Stormwater and water quality management.
  • Design and oversee bench-scale and pilot studies, including data evaluation, mass balance, and treatment technology selection.
  • Develop and review key technical deliverables, including:
    • Engineering reports, feasibility studies, and remedial action plans.
    • Design documents (plans, specifications, PFDs, P&IDs).
    • Work plans, SOPs, and O&M manuals.
  • Provide technical oversight for data analysis, modeling, and system performance evaluation.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations (e.g., CWA, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA).

Project & Program Management

  • Manage complex, multi-disciplinary projects from concept through design, construction, and operation.
  • Oversee budgets, schedules, resource allocation, and financial performance.
  • Direct design-build and construction-phase engineering services.
  • Coordinate with clients, regulators, subcontractors, and internal teams.
  • Lead environmental assessments, site investigations, and compliance activities.
  • Travel to client sites to inspect systems, evaluate performance, and provide hands-on troubleshooting and optimization support.

Leadership & Team Development

  • Serve as a technical leader and mentor to engineering and scientific staff across multiple offices.
  • Build and develop high-performing teams.
  • Provide guidance on complex technical challenges and promote best practices.
  • Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across service lines.

Business Development & Client Engagement

  • Function as a seller-doer, developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
  • Lead proposal development, including scope, technical approach, and cost estimates.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities while expanding existing accounts.
  • Represent EnSafe at industry events, conferences, and client meetings.
  • Support regional growth and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering (Master’s preferred).
  • 10–15+ years of relevant experience in environmental consulting and engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (Professional Engineer) license (multi-state or ability to obtain).
  • Demonstrated experience in:
    • Industrial wastewater treatment and system design.
    • Environmental remediation (soil, groundwater, vapor).
    • Environmental compliance and regulatory frameworks.
  • Seasoned technical writer; able to produce regulatory-quality permits, compliance reports, and agency responses from technical data and engineering analyses.
  • Strong consulting and critical thinking skills are required.
  • Project management experience, including developing scopes of work, cost proposals, and schedules, and managing multiple project teams simultaneously.
  • A "Seller and Doer", working with industrial clients with a proven track record in business development.
  • A business mindset: supporting corporate goals of growing revenue, maintaining profitability, and sustaining utilization through billable hours while successfully managing a variety of projects and personnel.

Why Join EnSafe?

  • Employee-Owned Advantage
    EnSafe is 100% employee-owned, with an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) since 1997. That means when EnSafe succeeds, you succeed too, turning company growth directly into shared rewards.
  • Commitment to Growth and Wellness
    The company supports personalized career development, mentorship, and employee wellness initiatives such as health tracking tools.
  • Purpose‑Driven Work
    EnSafe’s mission focuses on impactful environmental, health, and safety consulting—making a real difference in communities and is backed by its long-standing technical credibility. 
  • Safety as a Value, Not Just a Service
    Safety is deeply embedded in our culture, prioritizing employee well-being in addition to helping clients maintain compliance. We stress that “safety is part of everything we do.”
  • A Culture of Freedom & Ownership
    At EnSafe, our career philosophy is built on freedom. The freedom to take initiative, achieve your goals, and shape your own career path Employees are encouraged to pursue growth in a flexible, entrepreneurial environment. 
  • Challenging, Creative Work
    Workdays at EnSafe are anything but ordinary, fast-paced, dynamic, and filled with opportunities to tackle projects in environmental consulting, health & safety, engineering, and technology. Every day calls for creativity, innovation, and agile problem-solving.

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About EnSafe

EnSafe began as a two-person firm in 1980, navigating complex regulatory compliance issues on behalf of our clients.  We nurture our people with growth and development opportunities.  We build enduring, trustful relationships with each of our clients, with a focus on high ethical and safety standards.  We build this reputation by attracting high-quality people and retaining them for the long term.

At EnSafe, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.  You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at our company.

EnSafe is committed to being an EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age (except for bona fide occupational qualifications), sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military or veteran status, any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, or association with a person on the basis on one or more of the foregoing.

Check us out on the web at www.ensafe.com

 

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