Environmental Affairs Engineer/Specialist

Southern Company•Birmingham, AL

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About The Position

The Southern Power Environmental Affairs Engineer/Specialist position is responsible for strategic leadership, project management, and technical support for utility scale electric power generation projects across multiple technologies, including wind, solar, battery storage, fuel cells, and gas/oil-fired combustion turbines/combined cycles. Major job responsibilities include providing environmental compliance support for Southern Power’s generating fleet; interpreting regulations and providing guidance to affected facilities; preparing and submitting various environmental reports; project management for due diligence associated with project acquisitions; obtaining required environmental permits for new generation development; interfacing and effectively negotiating permit conditions with state and federal regulatory agencies; reviewing and approving environmental construction and operational permits and plans; and managing environmental budgets. The successful candidate must be capable of managing and prioritizing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment including managing technical consultants, managing project budgets, providing technical review and guidance for contracts, permits, and other environmentally related documentation, and effectively communicating and interfacing with site managers at generation facilities, other internal organizations, and a broad array of external stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelors (or higher) degree in engineering, biology, chemistry, geology, environmental science, or other relevant discipline required
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with groups and one-on-one
Proven ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple deliverables by engaging with internal and external teams
Ability to recognize diverse opinions, reduce conflict and promote an inclusive work environment
Knowledge of electric utility business, environmental, operations, engineering or legal principles
Project management skills and business acumen with the ability to concurrently manage numerous tasks on multiple projects
Ability to research, analyze, and self-teach new and challenging material and synthesize data and information from a variety of resources to formulate timely business strategies
Demonstrate Our Values: Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance
Ability to develop a positive culture, lead by example, and serve as a role model for ethical and compliant professional behavior
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with regulatory agency personnel and other external stakeholders
Demonstrate ability to provide outstanding service to clients/customers
Adaptable and flexible in a rapidly changing environment
Promotes collaboration with internal and external groups
Critical thinker, self-starter, takes initiative to proactively solve problems and persistently manage processes toward successful outcomes

Nice To Haves

Work experience with air, water, waste, and/or species/natural resources related to environmental, regulatory, power generation siting, permitting, construction, compliance, and/or reporting
Work experience collaborating with and/or managing external stakeholder relationships
Direct experience in areas such as project management, development, environmental, consulting, regulatory agency or operations

Responsibilities

providing environmental compliance support for Southern Power’s generating fleet
interpreting regulations and providing guidance to affected facilities
preparing and submitting various environmental reports
project management for due diligence associated with project acquisitions
obtaining required environmental permits for new generation development
interfacing and effectively negotiating permit conditions with state and federal regulatory agencies
reviewing and approving environmental construction and operational permits and plans
managing environmental budgets
managing technical consultants
managing project budgets
providing technical review and guidance for contracts, permits, and other environmentally related documentation
effectively communicating and interfacing with site managers at generation facilities, other internal organizations, and a broad array of external stakeholders