Joe Burden

Experience

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  HeidelbergCement

  Apr 2009 - Mar 2010

  Marine Resources Manager

  Environmental management of nine dredging ships. Provided information on geological resource development to the production department. Documented aggregate licenses and aggregate quality to The Crown Estate. Assisted in managing the department’s geological portfolio, developed and applied for new dredging permits and oversaw license compliance. Utilized Micro-plot chart plotting software and GIS to communicate resources to production and ship management departments.

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  DDD English Language Academy

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2011

  English Language Teacher

  Teaching English as a foreign language.

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  Walden Associates

  Dec 2011 - Apr 2014

  Project Engineer

  Project engineer for multiple design and construction fueling system projects totaling $1.5 million. Performed construction oversight and inspection of UST and AST installations. Prepared compliance reports, databases and correspondence with regulatory agencies (NYCDEP, NYSDEC, NYSDOT, and NCFM). Worked on several AWOs, SWOs and legal correspondence between clients and contractors. Prepared technical specifications for project bid documents. Conducted bid evaluation leading to pre-bid meetings with contractors and clients. Individually completed design and drafting of three AST’s for installation in conjunction with auxiliary generators at Lido Beach Pump House, Nassau County. Design approved by Nassau County Fire Marshall and installed 2015. Operations and maintenance engineer for a SVE/AS TCE remedial system on a NYSDEC Super Fund Site, Nassau County. Scheduling and oversight of activated carbon switch out for water and air treatment systems. Quarterly groundwater sampling and analysis. Weekly influent and effluent air sampling. Oversight of mechanical maintenance and well reconstruction. Operations and maintenance engineer for SVE/AS and ozone sparge remedial system on a BTEX spill site, Nassau County. Quarterly groundwater sampling and analysis. Weekly influent and effluent air monitoring. Monitoring well elevation surveys and reconstruction UST Removal - construction oversight of sub-surface investigations and surveys, contaminated spoils management, Phase II source delineation and monitoring well installation. NYSDEC reporting and spill closure.UIC Closure - preliminary investigations and NYSDEC closure sampling and reporting. Project engineer during Town of Hempstead MS4 inspections by NYSDEC.Assisted with managing annual audits for all SARA Title III (EPCRA) clients and reported to the NYCDEP. Show less

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  WSP

  Apr 2014 - May 2017

  Environmental Engineer II

  Second Avenue Subway Project – Environmental Field Manager. Located between 63rd Street and 96th Street, Manhattan. The infrastructure project was completed in December 2016 and serves 200,000 daily riders. MTA Capital Construction Project valued at $4.45 Billion. Environmental Construction management; responsible for managing project wide contractor compliance through oversight of contractor environmental managers and field engineers on four station contracts. Contractor oversight includes; Compliance of community air and noise conditions. Review of station contract community air monitoring (CAMP) and noise monitoring plans (NMP). Oversee accurate implementation of plans and review weekly/monthly reports to ensure data is within contract and regulatory compliance. Contractor oversight of soil and water sampling. Data analysis and review for disposal characterization and NYCDEP sewer discharge criteria compliance. Review of groundwater treatment system discharge permit applications. Supervised contractor SPCC. Management and due diligence of off-site spoils and contaminated waste document reconciliation. Oversight and review of project recycling and sustainability goals. Performed field/paper audits on a weekly and monthly basis. Responsible for submittal review and specification compliance of all environmental plans and weekly/monthly reports through EDMS. Host coordination meetings with MTA Capital Construction, construction managers, contractors and community relations.LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project - Lead Environmental Field Engineer. Public Private Partnership valued at $4 Billion. Field responsibilities included oversight of drill contractors during in-situ soil sampling for soil disposal characterization. Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPPP) inspector. Show less

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  Arcadis

  May 2017 - Jul 2020

  Staff Environmental Engineer

  Army Corps of Engineers - Kansas City: Camden, NJ. Utilized Army Corps of Engineers MII software for development of cost estimates for several remedial groupings and properties (ranging in size and complexity) within the overall US EPA Welsbach Superfund project. Assisted with pre-design surveys and investigations for impacted residential properties. Completed residential property remedial designs. Provided support with various remedial report documentation.Army Corps of Engineers – Kansas City: West Deptford, NJ. Quantity take-off calculations, soil boring source delineation and remedial excavation design for USEPA Superfund Site Matteo Brothers, lead contamination project.Chevron Legacy Site - Cromwell Landing, CT. Assisted with remedial excavation design, contract drawings to be issued for construction, contract specifications, RFIs and submittal review for several excavations, underground storage tank removal and product pipe removal locations.Ford Motor Company – Detroit: Ramapo Paint Sludge Project, NY. Assisted with paint sludge remedial excavation design. Prepared work plans, reports and correspondence for NYSDEC and USACE. Assisted with contract drawings to be issued for construction, contract specifications and cost estimation. Completed contractor submittal and RFI review during construction. Prepared construction completion report and assisted with contract closure.Village of Hastings-on-Hudson: Quarry Landfill Closure: Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester, NY. Contractor oversight which included environmental and geotechnical construction management of a landfill site impermeable capping layer for NYSDEC closure. Show less

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  Walden Environmental Engineering, PLLC d.b.a Walden Associates

  Jul 2020 - Mar 2023

  Project Engineer II

  Former IBM Facility - i-Park 84, East Fishkill, New York. As Senior Project Engineer and Task Leader was responsible for providing environmental engineering services and task management for the iPark-84 (National Resources) property development. Projects included soil investigation and characterization for NYSDEC industrial deed de-restriction applications, soil vapor extraction system installation, and operations and maintenance, NYSDEC and NYSDOH pre-occupancy indoor air quality studies, NYSDEC SPDES storm water permitting and management, all NYSDEC Petroleum and Chemical Bulk Storage system and tank compliance. The Former IBM Facility is a US EPA Superfund Site (EPA ID NYD000707901).Former IBM Facility - i-Park 87, Kingston, New York. Team leader provided environmental engineering services and task management for iPark-87 (National Resources) property development. NYSDEC SPDES storm water permitting and management. The Former IBM Facility is a US EPA Superfund Site (EPA ID NYD001359694). Show less

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  AECOM

  Mar 2023 - now

  Project Manager