Senior Environmental Lead
About The Position
As a member of Sargent & Lundy’s Environmental and Permitting team, the Senior Environmental Lead applies environmental regulatory knowledge and engineering principles to electric power and industrial projects. The role evaluates and implements federal, state, and local requirements and helps project teams and clients define and deliver environmental mitigation, compliance, and permitting work. It also supports proposals, statements of qualifications, and interviews, including shaping win themes, level of effort, schedules, and risk and commercial clarifications. The position involves working with multidisciplinary project teams and offers the opportunity to expand knowledge of environmental regulations applicable to major industrial projects. Travel to client offices and project sites is expected, and some international travel may be required. The position follows a hybrid schedule requiring in-office work three days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- Ten or more years of experience in environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment, and/or permitting for complex industrial and power-related projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, multidisciplinary projects in the power industry.
- Familiarity with environmental laws and regulations applicable to large industrial facilities, including NEPA, the Threatened & Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
- Environmental impact assessment or permitting experience in one or more of the following: environmental impact assessments; subsequent license renewals and associated environmental reports; NPDES wastewater and construction stormwater discharge permitting; wetlands permitting; or major source air permitting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to interact and multitask with project team members, clients, community stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and coordinate inputs from internal engineering teams, clients, and regulatory agencies.
- Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to younger staff members.
- The company does not sponsor employees for U.S. work authorization for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Proficiency in ArcGIS mapping and experience developing interactive maps of critical environmental resources such as wetlands, critical habitats, and other sensitive receptors.
- Certification or coursework in GIS.
- Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required.
Responsibilities
- Review, evaluate, and implement federal, state, and local environmental regulatory requirements for electric power and industrial projects.
- Define, evaluate, and implement environmental mitigation, compliance, and permitting projects to meet project team and client needs.
- Support proposals, statements of qualifications, and interviews, including developing win themes and assessing level of effort, schedules, and risk and commercial clarifications.
- Manage complex, multidisciplinary projects in the power industry, coordinating internal engineering teams, clients, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Manage multiple projects and coordinate inputs among internal engineering teams, clients, and regulatory agencies.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to younger staff members.
- Travel to client offices and project sites for project reviews; some international travel may be required.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Disability coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Back-up daycare.
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account.
- 401(k).
- Pre-tax commuter account.
- Merit Scholarship Program.
- Employee Discount Program.
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program.
- Tuition assistance.
- First Professional Licensure Bonus.
- Employee Referral Bonus.
- Paid annual personal/sick time.
- Paid vacation.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid bereavement leave.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Eligible employees may participate in a yearly discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
