WSP

Lead Environmental Scientist

WSP • $90K — $120K *
Charlotte, NC 28208In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, or related field.
  • 7-10+ years of relevant Environmental Science experience in a corporate setting.
  • Strong working knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and compliance practices.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Proven analytical skills with attention to detail in high-pressure environments.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational layers.
  • Advanced proficiency with essential office automation tools.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership in environmental science projects and functions.
  • Oversee the use of maps and tools to locate project sites accurately.
  • Lead complex environmental projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
  • Manage multi-disciplinary teams in project execution and delivery.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulatory requirements.
  • Support the growth and development of Environmental Science services.
  • Act as the technical lead in contract negotiations and project proposals.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to take on a leadership role in a growing field.
  • Collaboration with diverse professionals across various disciplines.
  • Focus on innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
  • Engagement with regulatory agencies and community stakeholders.
  • Access to ongoing skills development and career growth opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is growing, and we have opportunity for a Lead Environmental Scientist to support our Charlotte, NC, Durham, NC, or Wilmington, NC locations. Provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure environmental science subject matter, technical deliverables, and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards. Responsible for SME innovation and administration; ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal environmental and safety regulations; and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future environmental science challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate.
Your Impact
  • Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the scientific discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector.
  • Oversee the appropriate use of topographic maps, aerial photographs, GPS units, and other maps and tools to ensure the exact locations of project areas, site impact, habitat types, and associated physical and wildlife sensitivities.
  • Lead larger-scale more complex environmental science projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring profitability and satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
  • Responsible for the contribution and management of multi-disciplinary project teams in all phases of the execution and delivery of siting and licensing for assigned business sector production projects, as well as natural resource planning and management projects.
  • Actively foster compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental laws, policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Support the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Environmental Science work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, strategic consulting, and program management).
  • Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.
  • Assist with the preparation of an annual update to business tactical action plans within the specified area.
  • Ensure that scientific discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved.
  • Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the scientific discipline's function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations.
  • Schedule scientific discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work.
  • Serve as one of the scientific discipline's lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.
  • Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics.
  • Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound scientific and regulatory conclusions to minimize impacts to the health of the environment and the population.
  • Develop a client base for providing high level Environmental Science services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.
  • Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
  • Remain current in latest environmental science techniques and practices.
  • Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide "trusted advisor" service and future ready solutions for clients.
  • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
  • Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, or a related life sciences field.
  • 7-10+ years of Environmental Science experience in a corporate environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
  • Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.
  • Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits.
  • Advanced proficiency with office automation and communication software, technology, and tools used in the corporate environment.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  • Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.
  • Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
    Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree is preferred.
  • Essential professional licensure/certification.
  • Experience in managing the review of documents and preparation of discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.

About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
Learn more about WSP
Size
54,000 employees
Industry
Technical Services
Founded
1959
* Ladders Estimates

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