Managing Technical Consultant, Power and Renewables (Senior Level)

Description

• Contribute to preparing impact assessment deliverables. Perform project delivery activities such as report writing, undertaking and organizing data collection and survey field work, data and literature review, and development of recommendations for clients.
• Work within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments.
• Collaborate with other ERM impact assessment practitioners from multiple offices around the organization to execute impact assessment projects including environmental impact assessment, land planning, facility siting & permitting, risk assessment and water resources management.
• Interact directly with clients and their SMEs on matters related to biology and environmental science.
• Provide technical consulting support for environmental permitting and compliance associated with development projects including power generation, electrical transmission, and renewable energy projects, with an emphasis on NEPA, Clean Water Act Sections 401/404, Endangered Species Act, and equivalent state/local regulations.
• Complete work assignments in accordance with ERM's management system, format and quality standards.
• Provide support of large compliance programs in a data management and communication role; and renewable energy projects, with an emphasis on NEPA, Clean Water Act Sections 401/404, Endangered Species Act, and equivalent state/local regulations.

Requirements

• Experience developing and executing corporate impact assessment strategies, preparing regulatory compliance documents for federal and/or state agencies, and providing strategic-level impact assessment support preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience writing comprehensive technical reports and standards.
• 6+ years of impact assessment and environmental permitting experience, including consulting experience.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.
• Bachelors and/or Masters degree in environmental science/engineering, biology/ecology, planning, or similar field.
• High degree of technical competence and broad knowledge of impact assessment best practices, with a solid grasp of the key impact assessment and management issues within the energy sector.
• Prior experience developing NEPA and CEQA documentation; experience with Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service permitting, and state permitting requirements (AZ, NV, CA, and other western states) an asset.
• Experience permitting projects within the California Coastal Zone under the jurisdiction of either the California Coastal Commission or various Local Coastal Plans is preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance