Region Engineer

Waste Connections US, Inc. is hiring a Region Engineer to manage environmental and engineering programs across landfills and other waste management districts in its New England market area. The role leads engineering, construction, and permitting projects, supports waste handling solutions, ensures permit compliance, and addresses regulatory and community concerns.

Responsibilities:

• Lead various engineering construction and permitting projects
• Support our customers and sales team in identifying and optimizing waste handling solutions
• Review and understand all permits governing the landfill and provide guidance to District Managers to ensure site compliance
• Assist with landfill, transfer station, material recycling facility, and hauling site environmental audits
• Manage and respond to regulatory and community concerns

Requirements:

• Desire to be a leader in the company's engineering and environmental program and to learn and grow all business sectors across the company
• Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision
• Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, contracts, federal, state and local regulations, engineering design and operating plans, maintenance and procedural manuals
• Excellent technical report writing skills
• Ability to define problems, collect data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to predict and manage future compliance needs and adapt to changing regulatory environments
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with sales team, operations team, outside consultants and vendors, and customers
• Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Agricultural Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of previous experience managing projects that include substantial design efforts, permitting, construction earth movement, and building construction
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Enjoys sharing ideas and communicating with others
• Experience in communicating with government officials and departments
• Experience in the solid waste industry, preferred