Senior Field Environmental Compliance Manager

WSP • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Field Environmental Compliance Coordinator (Field-Based). Join our Earth & Environment Team and support major construction projects across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This position plays a key field role ensuring environmental compliance during active construction, working directly with contractors, field inspectors, and project leadership. This role provides hands-on environmental oversight, field data interpretation, and construction-phase environmental compliance support. Work includes erosion and sediment control inspections, trenching/backfilling oversight, HDD monitoring, restoration compliance, and coordination with PADEP, NJDEP, and conservation districts. Responsibilities focus on ensuring construction activities meet environmental requirements, identifying and resolving field compliance issues, tracking site progress, and ensuring high-quality documentation. Your Impact Oversee field-based environmental inspection teams assigned to construction projects segments in PA and NJ. Manage environmental inspectors conducting erosion and sediment control monitoring, HDD oversight, trenching/backfilling inspection, and compressor station environmental controls. Review and quality-check daily field reports prior to submission to the ECC. Ensure corrective actions are identified, assigned, and closed out per PADEP and NJDEP requirements. Coordinate directly with contractor foremen and construction managers to resolve field compliance issues. Track field progress, access limitations, and schedule risks related to environmental requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• 5 to 7 years of experience conducting environmental fieldwork, construction monitoring, habitat/impact assessments, or environmental compliance oversight for infrastructure projects.
• Experience overseeing environmental inspection teams on PA and NJ construction projects, including erosion & sediment control monitoring, HDD oversight, trenching/backfilling inspection, and compressor-station environmental controls.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with contractor foremen, superintendents, and construction managers to resolve real-time compliance issues.
• Experience reviewing and QA/QC’ing daily field reports, environmental logs, and corrective-action documentation.
• Ability to identify, assign, and close out corrective actions in accordance with PADEP and NJDEP requirements.
• Ability to track field progress, access limitations, environmental constraints, and schedule risks related to regulatory requirements.
• Strong understanding of PADEP, NJDEP, and county conservation district permitting pathways and field compliance expectations.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to environmental reports, siting analyses, environmental impact evaluations, and permit documentation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interpret regulatory requirements for construction teams in a clear, actionable way.
• Ability to multitask in a dynamic construction environment while providing leadership and QA/QC oversight to junior field staff.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills for interpreting field conditions and recommending corrective measures.
• Proven commitment to safety and ability to comply with WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Ability to support non-standard schedules, including extended construction shifts.
• Position requires 100% travel and full-time field presence at project sites.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.

Responsibilities

• Oversee field-based environmental inspection teams assigned to construction projects segments in PA and NJ.
• Manage environmental inspectors conducting erosion and sediment control monitoring, HDD oversight, trenching/backfilling inspection, and compressor station environmental controls.
• Review and quality-check daily field reports prior to submission to the ECC.
• Ensure corrective actions are identified, assigned, and closed out per PADEP and NJDEP requirements.
• Coordinate directly with contractor foremen and construction managers to resolve field compliance issues.
• Track field progress, access limitations, and schedule risks related to environmental requirements.

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees