Environmental Stormwater Planner

About the position

WSP is hiring an Environmental Stormwater Planner with technical skills in stormwater, environmental policy, and compliance services for our Herndon, Virginia office. The ideal candidate will have experience with municipal and industrial stormwater programs and knowledge of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits, stormwater monitoring, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) planning, watershed planning, stream assessments, and green infrastructure management solutions. Experience with ESRI GIS platforms is required. Industrial facility stormwater permitting, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) development is also a plus.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of stormwater policies, manuals, checklists, studies, reports, assessments, public education/outreach materials, etc.
• Provide technical support in the areas of environmental and stormwater management research, field work, stormwater analysis, and stormwater monitoring
• Evaluate stormwater program and project costs
• Perform field investigations and GIS data processing to support stormwater program implementation, stormwater site assessments, and pollutant reduction plans
• Development and implementation of stormwater program tracking, compliance, and data visualization tools
• Attend client meetings and prepare meeting minutes
• Coordinate with WSP project team members (and subcontractors when used)
• Participate in local and regional water resources organizations, as appropriate on behalf of WSP
• Some travel/field work is required to perform stormwater monitoring and to conduct site assessments, typically 10-20% of time per year (usually in the mid-Atlantic US)

Requirements

• BS in Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering or related field.
• 1-3 years of related experience.
• Experience using ArcGIS software for spatial data analysis, creating maps, and providing insights for decision-making is required.
• Experience with data management and QA/QC of GIS tasks is strongly preferred.
• Experience with ArcGIS Online feature services, web maps, web apps, Field Maps, and Survey123 required.
• Experience developing and configuring ArcGIS Online web applications, dashboards, Field Maps and Survey123 forms strongly preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Stormwater monitoring and assessment experience a plus.
• NPDES/TMDL/Water Quality experience a plus.
• Programming experience in Python/Visual Basic a plus.
• Technical writing experience.