Environmental Scientist - Compliance and Permitting
About The Position
Our Private Sector Enterprise has an immediate opening for a full-time entry-level scientist or engineer to join our Compliance and Permitting team. We are seeking a motivated, achievement-oriented individual who can help us fulfill our commitment to deliver client success on each and every project we undertake. You will work with and be mentored by nationally recognized, senior technical staff. The Environmental Scientist role will assist in conducting regulatory gap analysis to identify areas of non-compliance. The role will support the preparation of permit applications and participate in multi-media environmental audits and assessments. The role will include providing compliance support and reporting to ensure adherence to environmental regulations. Additionally, the role will help develop tools and standards to streamline compliance processes. This role is expected to explain facts, policies, and practices related to the job area with limited authority.
Requirements
- Basic understanding of regulatory gap analysis, strategic permit planning, and permit application preparation.
- Initial knowledge of multimedia environmental audits and assessments.
- Foundational skills in compliance support and reporting.
- Awareness about agency negotiation and environmental liability and risk reduction.
- 0-2 years of related work experience in compliance & permitting or related field is required.
- Encouraged to certify in the SMS Framework in the first six months of being in this role.
Responsibilities
- Carry out regulatory gap analysis under supervision.
- Assist in strategic permit planning.
- Help with permit application preparation.
- Participate in multi-media environmental audits and assessments.
- Contribute to compliance support and reporting tasks.
- Support agency negotiations under the guidance of experienced personnel.
- Learn and contribute to environmental liability and risk reduction practices.
- Assist in the development of tools and standards in compliance and permitting.
- Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- short and long-term disability
- life insurance
- an employee assistance program
- paid time off
- parental leave
- paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- performance-based bonus eligibility
- employee referral bonuses
- tuition reimbursement
- pet insurance
- long-term care insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
