Safiyah Junaid is experienced in environmental engineering and remediation. She is experienced with various types of environmental projects including environmental site assessments, development and implementation of remediation strategies (i.e. soil blending/source removal plans), preparation of dewatering plans and associated regulatory permit applications, preparation of Site-Specific Health and Safety Plans, Dust Control Plans, Soil Management Plans, groundwater Monitoring Only Plans, Drainage Assessment Plans, Quarterly Monitoring Reports, Site Assessment Reports, etc. She also has experience with well installation, soil and groundwater sampling, methane gas monitoring, groundwater depth to water surveys, drum disposal oversight, construction oversight, coordinating field events, training staff on field sampling and reporting, and report writing and review. She works closely with SCS’s southeast regional clients.
Ms. Junaid has worked with Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), Broward County Resilient Environment Department Environmental Permitting Division, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) on a variety of projects, including due diligence investigations, site investigations, remediation, land redevelopment, and construction services. Facilities have included historical agricultural land and golf courses, landfills/lakefills, former railroad yards, municipal parks, residential and commercial/industrial properties, wetlands, transfer and substations, and support facilities (buildings, drainage, stormwater, utilities). Contaminants encountered in soil and groundwater media include metals, pesticides, herbicides, ammonia, nitrate, petroleum products, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and solvents. Notable projects that Junaid has been involved with are described below.
She obtained her B.S. in Civil Engineering, with a concentration in water resources and environmental engineering, from the University of South Florida in 2018.