Staff Environmental Professional (Analyst) | Remote in SoCal

About the position

Are you passionate about the environment and ready to join an inclusive workplace, committed to leading new ideas and pathways and delivering value? If the answer is “Yes!” then we have an exciting career opportunity for you as a Staff Environmental Professional (Analyst) | Remote in SoCal. Who are we? We are Montrose, a global environmental services provider offering environmental planning and permitting, measurement and analytical services, and environmental resiliency and sustainability solutions. Our qualified engineers, scientists, technicians, associates, and policy experts are proud of our collective expertise and the collaborative nature of our approach to helping clients. We strive to optimize environmental resiliency in a way that effectively complements our clients’ decision-making and operations and efficiently fulfills their project requirements. We have over 90 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia and are approaching 3500 employees – all ready to provide solutions for environmental needs. The Environmental Engineering and Consulting team delivers solutions for complex environmental challenges using our regulatory expertise and implementing practical and cost-effective compliance management processes and programs. We address our clients’ biggest concerns around permitting, ecoservices, assessment, and remediation. Our highly trained and experienced engineers and scientists, environmental and remediation specialists, geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, and environmental compliance specialists work with both public- and private-sector clients, delivering turnkey solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team for environmental compliance permitting and documentation.
• Review project data, facilitate data transfer within project team, develop spreadsheets and reports, data entry, maintain project tracking, and manage database entries and quality assurance tasks.
• Support project managers to oversee project compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Research environmental statutes and guidance.
• Apply construction monitoring and environmental compliance requirements associated with each project.
• Conduct environmental desktop or field analysis of sensitive resources.
• Provide environmental construction monitoring support.
• Write and review reports.
• Interact with other company professionals and client contacts.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Exercise safe work practices by following all Company safety rules and OSHA regulations.
• Participate in the Company’s continuous improvement programs and provide support to team efforts.
• Keep up-to-date and current on industry trends by completing formal training, reviewing professional publications, and attending professional workshops.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS or MS in planning, environmental science, biology, ecology, or similar field.
• 1 to 3 years of professional experience as an environmental scientist/specialist, biologist, ecologist, planner, or equivalent in California with experience pertaining to environmental compliance.
• Knowledge of current environmental regulations, including CESA, FESA, CEQA, and NEPA.
• Exposure to project management tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines.
• Proven leadership skills; identify problems and actively devise appropriate solutions.
• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
• Outgoing/team player with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Strong organizational and management skills.
• Ability to communicate in a group-oriented setting to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and leaders.
• Knowledge of computer-aided software (Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, ArcGIS, etc.).
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to present to supervisors.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with threatened and endangered species, CEQA/NEPA policy, biological construction monitoring, habitat and rare plant restoration, and/or jurisdictional delineation surveys.
• Experience with the land development and construction techniques, particularly as it relates to utility construction.

Benefits

• Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career.
• Direct exposure to our industry’s leading experts who are solving the world’s toughest environmental challenges.
• An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive, and collaborate with talented colleagues.
• Opportunities to engage and contribute to our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource group.
• Competitive compensation package: hourly compensation ranging from $30 to $35 per hour.
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• 401k with a competitive 4% employer match.