Amy Vaillancourt, a project manager at Tighe & Bond, recently earned the distinction of becoming a Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) after passing the LEP exam. Although she has more than 12 years of experience completing environmental assessments and remediation projects in the state, these credentials demonstrate her expertise in contaminated site remediation.
LEP candidates must have eight years of experience in the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites, assuming site oversight for four of those years, and pass a six-hour exam. The LEP program is administered by an 11 member State Board of Examiners of Environmental Professionals with support from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEEP).
LEPs are authorized by the CTDEEP to verify that investigation and remediation has been performed according to CTDEEP and prevailing standards at designated sites. The LEP designation also requires an intensive certification maintenance and continuing education program to keep licensing valid.
Vaillancourt, who focuses primarily on state and federally funded brownfields projects, has completed numerous inventories and site assessments, as well as provided remediation planning and oversight, for many high profile projects. She also regularly prepares reports and funding applications, provides public outreach, and completes EPA required documents. She is currently working with the city of Middletown to redevelop the former Remington Rand industrial site into a commercial office condominium complex. She is also working with the Town of Enfield to redevelop a former brownfield site that will become the future home of the Thompsonville Transit Center - a transportation hub including bus, taxi, rail and other shuttle services that is expected to revitalize Enfield.