Lead Environmental Compliance Specialist

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. #LI-MK1

The Opportunity

As a Lead Environmental Compliance Specialist, you will have the opportunity to: 
•    Work with a dynamic team within an established global infrastructure consulting and engineering company. 
•    Work with as part of our Construction Stormwater & Environmental Compliance to support our clients in achieving state and federal compliance through every phase of a project, from proposal to design to construction to closeout.    
•    Join Black & Veatch’s Environmental practice to work with a team of professionals focused on ensuring environmental stewardship for our clients. 

The Team

Our Environmental team is a multidisciplinary team of ecologists, engineers, scientists, project managers, and attorneys working together to identify optimum environmental solutions for our clients.  We have provided environmental consulting services in support of projects for over 40 years including a diverse and growing mix of infrastructure projects such as power generation (conventional and renewable) and transmission, oil and gas facilities and pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities, data centers, and food and beverage industries. As a full-service environmental consulting practice, services include impact assessment and planning, regulatory compliance and permitting, wetland and floodplain analysis, waterbody and water quality assessment, air quality permitting and management, environmental remediation, site due diligence, environmental noise assessment, pollution prevention planning, and climate action solutions.

Check out more about what we do:  Environmental | Black & Veatch

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing RFP documents and regulations to identify requirements for inclusion in project design.  
• Participating in pre-bid site visits to identify potential environmental risks for inclusion during bid development.  
• Conducting site visits during construction to audit internal/external environmental compliance efforts, resolve compliance issues, provide additional environmental awareness training, and generally support site management from an environmental compliance perspective.  
• Developing and reviewing stormwater pollution prevention plans, environmental awareness training, environmental management plans, waste management plans, and other deliverables related to construction stormwater and environmental compliance for project execution.  
• Developing and delivering internal training to engineering, project management, construction groups on construction stormwater and environmental compliance topics.  
• Providing input, review, monitoring, preventative actions, and course-correcting actions on BV proposals, designs, and construction projects. 
• Maintaining a current understanding of new technologies, methods, and practices in the construction stormwater and environmental compliance industry.  
• Advising, Coordinating, and consulting with leaders from the Proposals, Estimating, Design, Environmental, Health, and Security (EHS), and Construction teams. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental engineering, or sciences preferred. Other degrees, specialized training, or experience that uniquely qualifies the individual to perform the job responsibilities may also be considered. 
• 5+ years of experience environmental compliance consulting with proposal, design, and construction teams on infrastructure or industrial projects. 
• Knowledge of federal, state and local permitting related to wetlands, wildlife, cultural resources, spill reporting, waste management, construction, transportation, and others. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of stormwater regulations (related to NPDES and state-level programs), development of stormwater pollution prevention plans, erosion and sediment control plans, and stormwater best management practices.  
• Experience with on-site environmental compliance on construction projects. 
• Ability to explain complex permitting or technical requirements in an easy to comprehend manner.  
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing stormwater and environmental compliance training programs for engineers and construction field professionals. 

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum total of 5 years of related work experience is typically necessary to move into this level. Graduate work may count as related work experience if directly applicable to job function.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Relevant industry certifications related to construction stormwater and environmental compliance. 

Work Environment/Physical Demands

•    Work Environment: Typical office/home office environment. Physical Demands: Sitting, talking, grasping, hearing, keyboard input, driving, seeing, writing, reaching, stooping, crouching, walking, standing for extended periods of time.  
•    Domestic travel  
•    Hybrid work schedule, 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely  

Salary Plan

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