Compliance Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or a closely related field.
• At least 5 years of technical and/or field experience preparing environmental documents.
• Proficiency with MS Office, including Word and Excel.
• Strong environmental writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving, and research abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to active participation in HDR's employee-owned culture.
• Ability to lift and carry at least 50 pounds through rough terrain.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in chemistry, water resources management, natural resources, geology, environmental science, or a closely related field, with a strong understanding of Alaska Water Quality Standards and regulations.
• At least 5 years of experience in water quality sampling, sample bottle preparation, water quality modeling, and water quality data analysis.
• Comfort traveling to project sites by helicopter, small aircraft, and boats.
• Comfort working on behalf of mining and oil and gas clients or projects.
• Capability to safely lead remote Alaska fieldwork teams.
• Experience with Alaska's mining industry, oil and gas industry, and power utilities.
• Experience training new staff in proper water quality sampling and fieldwork protocols.
• Experience with NPDES/APDES wastewater discharge permitting, mixing zone modeling, and anti-degradation analyses.
• Experience building environmental databases, inputting data, and manipulating database data.
• Experience using ESRI ArcGIS geographic information system software.
• Experience assisting with hydrology field studies.
• Experience performing remote Alaska environmental fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop water quality sampling plans and QAPPs for baseline data collection and permit compliance.
• Lead fieldwork in remote locations to collect water quality samples for industrial clients; travel is estimated at 25–30%.
• Perform other environmental data collection and fieldwork as needed.
• Organize and analyze environmental data.
• Perform quality-control checks on model inputs and results.
• Participate in project meetings and collaborate with project teams.
• Prepare technical reports.
• Develop statistical and graphical analyses of model results and data.
• Support senior staff with project management tasks.
• Support proposal and presentation development as needed.
• Set up and execute mathematical models as needed.
• Support development of NPDES/APDES permit applications as needed.
• Support client interface and coordination as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed.