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Entry-Level AssociateEngineer

SCS Engineers


Job Location:

Long Beach, NY - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 30 - 30
Posted: 11 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

What we are looking for

Looking for a career that allows you to make a global impact while strengthening local communities At SCS Engineers youll be on the front lines of environmental protection helping clients reduce greenhouse gas emissions improve sustainability and optimize solid waste operations through innovative engineering solutions.

As an Entry-Level Solid Waste Technical Associate in our Long Beach office youll gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects that span landfill design landfill gas systems stormwater management environmental compliance permitting construction oversight and environmental monitoring. Youll split your time between the field and the office giving you the opportunity to see projects come to life while learning directly from experienced Professional Engineers and industry experts.

At SCS we invest in your success through mentorship training and challenging project opportunities that accelerate your professional development. Whether youre conducting field investigations supporting engineering design developing construction plans or assisting with environmental permitting youll build technical expertise while making a meaningful contribution to a more sustainable future. If youre eager to learn ready to tackle complex environmental challenges and excited to grow your career alongside some of the industrys best engineers we invite you to join SCS Engineers and help shape a cleaner more sustainable world. Hybrid work flexibility is available when not required in the field.

Why youll love this opportunity:

  • Work on projects that make a positive environmental impact
  • Gain hands-on experience in both the field and office
  • Learn directly from Professional Engineers and industry experts
  • Receive training mentoring and career development support
  • Contribute to innovative solutions for sustainability challenges
  • Join an employee-owned company that invests in your future

How you can make an impact
  • Assist other staff in overseeing drilling activities involving probe and well installation borehole logging well development well construction monitoring and sampling.
  • Conduct and document construction quality assurance observations and similar construction inspections for compliance with design plans specification and construction documents.
  • Complete quality control reviews on work products (reports design plans calculations data etc.) before submission to the Project or Task Manager.
  • Work with the Project or Task Manager to coordinate with contractors subcontractors and clients.
  • Compile data and help prepare portions of reports progressing toward the ability to prepare complete reports such as: environmental site assessment emissions monitoring groundwater/soil investigation compliance and other project reporting.
  • Help prepare permit applications and regulatory agency submittals and responses with supporting documentation as requested including research of regulatory requirements.
  • Compile data and prepare basic calculations for reports and to support design documents or other studies.
Qualifications
  • A bachelors degree in Civil Chemical or Environmental Engineering by June 2027 is required. Candidates without a bachelors degree will be considered if they have a minimum of 1 year of relevant engineering experience.
  • A valid drivers license with a driving record in good standing is required.
Pay Range
USD $30.00 - USD $35.00 /Hr.
Additional Information
Please note that our pay ranges are determined by several factors including relevant experience internal pay equity and location. They do not include any of the amazing benefits of being an employee-owner which are listed below.

SCS is building a world where environmental systems and infrastructure strengthen the health safety and resilience of communities from reducing methane emissions at landfills to producing alternative energy from repurposing contaminated properties to sequestering carbon.

As a 100% employee-owned firm we bring a long-term perspective personal ownership and shared success to everything we do. We live our values every day: We care. We are a team. We are tenacious.

Join us and be part of a team where your work has real impact on the world and on your own growth.

As a growing firm we offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and a comprehensive package including:

Medical Dental Vision Life and Disability Insurance
100% employer- funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401K including employer match
Annual Bonus Program
Student Debt Employer Contribution Program
Paid holidays PTO and Paid Parental Leave

SCS Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). SCS provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran or disabled status.

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Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act SCS does not conduct criminal background checks until after a conditional job offer has been extended. All qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment. You can find a list of job duties of the specific job position you have applied which SCS reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship that could lead to the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment after background checks are completed.


Required Experience:

Junior IC