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Senior Environmental Scientist at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.

Posted in Other 30+ days ago.

Location: Albany, New York





Job Description:


Senior Environmental Scientist

Job Locations

US-VT-South Burlington | US-NY-Albany














ID
2021-1790
Category
Environmental/Energy/Natural Resources
Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

About Us

WE ARE VHB-a passionate team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers tackling exciting challenges in the transportation, real estate, institutional, applied technology, and energy industries-serving a range of public- and private-sector clients. At VHB, we are dedicated to improving mobility, enhancing communities, and balancing development and infrastructure needs with environmental stewardship.


    We are creative problem-solvers
  • We work hard, and we give back

  • We like our colleagues, and we love Mondays (really)

  • We are diverse, caring, welcoming, and fun!

VHB offers a collaborative culture and the opportunity to participate on regional and local committees. It's not surprising that VHB has consistently been rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. A recognized leader in the region, VHB has received numerous awards for our projects, our people, and our office culture. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

About the Position

Senior Environmental Scientist | South Burlington, VT | Albany, NY

We are looking for a person who wants to be part of a growing team of professionals and lead the internal and external components to grow and develop our energy business in the short and long term. The ideal candidate will have previous experience managing permitting, licensing, and siting efforts associated with energy-related projects in New York, such as renewable energy and other power generation and electric and natural gas transmission/distribution projects (Article VII, X, and Part 102). Excellent communication skills are a must for this position, both externally with clients, agencies, and communities, and internally with our diverse team members.

Responsibilities


  • Perform project management responsibilities, including project deliverables, scope development, cost estimation, staff resource identification, implementation oversight, budget tracking, and completion of administrative requirements

  • Manage project teams responsible for supporting the environmental permitting and licensing, engineering, and construction compliance phases of projects in the energy market

  • Coordinate preparation of local, state, and federal permitting processes for energy infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on preparation of permit applications, routing and siting studies, Environmental Management and Construction Plans (EM&CP), Environmental Impact Statements, and technical studies and terrestrial surveys

  • Oversee field crews in wetland delineations, sensitive habitat identification, and overall environmental field data collection

  • Coordinate and manage stakeholder outreach and engagement, including public meetings, tribal, federal and state agency consultation and coordination, and public comment-response tracking

  • Develop and implement overall strategy and approach for environmental aspects of complex projects

  • Client management

  • Stay up to date with state and local energy trends, and regulations

  • Help identify the differentiators in the marketplace

  • Perform project scope development, cost estimation, staff resource identification, implementation oversight, and budget tracking

  • Coordinate multidisciplinary VHB and subcontracted project teams

  • Oversee quality control of environmental permit deliverables for projects

Skills & Abilities


  • Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication and oral presentation skills

  • Exceptional attention to details, planning, and quality

  • Team-oriented with strong capability to motivate others

  • Must be a highly motivated self-starter

  • Must demonstrate superior ability in collaborative problem solving with stakeholders, clients, and teammates

Qualifications


  • BS in planning, natural resources, environmental science, environmental engineering, biological science, or related field

  • 5-8 years of professional environmental compliance consulting experience, with a focus in utility and renewable generation sectors

  • Understanding of energy development and the market

  • Knowledge of federal and New York state environmental and energy siting regulations and permitting, and NEPA compliance

  • Knowledge of federal and state energy siting processes

At VHB, we're invested in what we do, compelled by intellectual curiosity, and driven to work collaboratively to best serve our clients and help shape the future of our communities in a meaningful way. We're proud, yet humbled, to have been doing this for decades.

We are equally invested and dedicated to making a positive impact and providing opportunities for our passionate professionals to grow and thrive personally and professionally. To allow for this, VHB has continued to advance our culture and benefit offerings to include a flexible working environment, underscoring VHB's commitment to work-life-balance, professional growth, and saving for the future, in addition to our more traditional high-quality health and wellness benefit offerings. At VHB, we believe we can only achieve sustained success when there is equal emphasis on business and people.

Please submit applications online.

New employees will be onboarded virtually and begin their employment from home. We are in the process of planning for a safe return to the workplace in alignment with government and CDC guidelines.

VHB is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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