Environmental Permitting Advisors to support key client operations in either Albany/Syracuse/Buffalo, NY. The role holders will be responsible for managing environmental licensing and permitting activities for electric and gas projects to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal environmental requirements. This includes ensuring applicable local, state, and federal environmental requirements are communicated and implemented for a variety of projects from project initiation through design and construction. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) limited-term role with a duration of 1 year, extendable.
Key Responsibilities:- Review electric, gas and facility capital improvement projects and facility modifications to evaluate potential impacts on the environment and the need for regulatory permits and/or authorizations
- Oversee clients' field operations, including the management and documentation of site visits, to monitor and facilitate compliance with applicable local, state, federal and company requirements
- Maintain a high level of knowledge regarding current and proposed federal, state and local regulations and clients' Environmental Procedures to ensure client is compliant with environmental legislation and regulations
- Train and motivate engineering and specific corporate-based personnel to comply with all applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations, and clients' Environmental Procedures. This includes providing technical guidance, support and coaching to share knowledge and develop technical understanding of environmental requirements
- Successfully manage permitting within project schedules
- Review and manage environmental aspects of projects during design and construction.
Successful candidates will:- Effectively communicate with peers and regulators
- Work independently, manage priorities, and organize workloads with moderate guidance
- Build strong working relationships with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Legal, Real Estate, Safety and other personnel to share best practice and communicate business decisions
- Manage high work volumes and apply sound problem-solving skills to obtain, research and analyze data; draw inferences; and make recommendations to client's personnel and service providers
Minimum Requirements:- A Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental/civil engineering, or related field.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience, must demonstrate proficiency in Article VII, and basic understanding of the new Article VIII
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant industry practice, standards and legislation.
- Extensive knowledge of environmental licensing and permitting regulatory requirements.
- Project management experience.
- Familiarity with GIS.
Pay Transparency: For the Environmental Permitting Advisor position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $103,967 - $132,573 - $49.98 /hr - $63.73/hr USD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee's pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee's fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees.
*Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.
You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.
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