Lead Environmental Scientist, Environment and Sustainability Job Details | National Grid

About the position

National Grid is hiring a Lead Environmental Scientist for our Environment and Sustainability department in Syracuse, NY. Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Managers and the Environmental (Licensing, Permitting and Compliance) teams to ensure consistency across projects.
• Monitor progression of Article VII and VIII application development against key milestones and project schedule.
• Provide regular updates to Environmental and Project Management teams.
• Monitor and implement efficiencies.
• Provide QA/QC of all documentation being submitted to agencies.
• Lessen the burden on project teams and assist the PMs in driving the Article VII, Article VIII and permitting process.
• Participate in Project meetings as required.
• Coordinate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), as needed.
• Provide permit tracking and status on a regular cadence.
• Coordinate responses to Contractor RFIs regarding permitting.
• Work with NG Functional areas as needed.
• Support real property acquisition process and post-closure property management/development.
• Coordinate with NG Environmental team to support development of RFPs and evaluation of contractor proposals.
• Manage/track preparation of Environmental Compliance Plan submittal(s) in coordination with Environmental Compliance.
• Identify and elevate cross-disciplinary risks and issues that impede the effective permitting and licensing of capital projects.
• Work with SMEs to resolve permitting matters in a coordinated fashion.
• Highlight and champion opportunities for process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory orders and permits.
• Manage/track overall Permit Matrix for projects.
• Lead preparation and actively administrate the Compliance Matrix for each project's permits and other project requirements.
• Manage regulatory change notices and support monthly status meetings during construction.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering/Science.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant industry practice, standards and legislation.
• Knowledge of current trends within the industry and developments in legislation or regulation.
• 10+ years related environmental experience.
• Extensive and significant knowledge of environmental licensing and permitting regulatory requirements.