Katherine Keck

About Katherine Keck

As a Senior Environmental Scientist in the Environmental Studies and Permitting Division at Burns & McDonnell, my expertise includes permitting, siting studies, environmental studies, and erosion control. During my time with Burns & McDonnell, I’ve assisted with environmental related efforts for numerous types of power generation projects, industrial facilities, high-voltage transmission lines, substations, pipelines, and water treatment facilities projects. In my current role, my responsibilities often include managing and assisting with the permitting process, schedule, and budget, as well as assisting with State Siting Board Certificates, rezoning efforts, and assisting with field surveys. Along with my role as a Senior Environmental Scientist, I also serve Burns & McDonnell as a permitting lead in support of large transmission and substation projects. In addition to the Transmission & Distribution industry, I’ve also supported stormwater Pollution Control Plans (SPCP), and associated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting activities for more than 100 construction projects across the country. Prior to Burns & McDonnell, I worked in the Soil Characterization Lab at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where I worked on a Forest Inventory study characterizing soil and performing chemical test. The majority of my lab work focused on soil characterization in Texas, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Oklahoma. Specialties: Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Permitting, Siting Studies, Erosion & Sediment Control, Soil Characterization, Construction Monitoring, Environmental Consulting, NEPA, Wetlands, Environmental Awareness, Mitigation, Soil, Groundwater, Water Quality, Remediation, CERCLA, Hydrogeology, RCR

Experience

1. Senior Environmental Scientist

   Burns & McDonnell

   May 2006 — Present · Allentown, PA, US

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Environmental Consulting
• Phase I
• Groundwater Remediation
• Endangered Species
• Groundwater
• Mitigation
• Water Quality
• Environmental Permitting
• Environmental Remediation
• Soil
• Remediation
• Environmental Compliance
• Wetlands
• Nepa
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Awareness
• Hydrogeology
• Cercla
• Rcra