The Environmental Specialst SME position is responsible for evaluating, preparing, and submitting federal, state, and local environmental permits for Transmission capital project work concerning regulated electric transmission substations and lines.

Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for providing functional direction in preparing environmental permit submittals for all federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, and compliance assurance support related to Transmission capital project work.
• Serve on project teams to provide expertise on permitting design and overall permitting requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements and working knowledge of their impact to Transmission projects.
• Provide support to the Transmission Construction team so ongoing Transmission capital projects remain in compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.
• Works independently to determines and develop approaches to solutions.
• Serves as a transmission environmental permitting expert for capital transmission projects and provides specialized technical design expertise and judgment to resolve complex permitting issues.
• Maintain project schedules and accountability for meeting specified schedules for permitting tasks.
• Track project schedules and task in Team Member.
• Develop processes and maintain appropriate permit records as needed.
• Overnight travel (25%) occasionally required.
• Fieldwork requires ability to navigate and work in all weather conditions and uneven terrain.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences or other related field of study
• Minimum of 10 years of applicable experience.
• Proficient in obtaining state and federal environmental permits within the state of North Carolina, and South Carolina.
• Pass a DOT drug screen that goes back 30 days.
• Pass a pre-employment criminal history check
• Be eligible to work in the United States.
• Hold a valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience obtaining regulatory approvals from within multiple regulatory jurisdictions or agencies in the state NC and SC (i.e. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, State Historic Preservation Office, NC DEQ, SC DHEC..).
• Ten years of experience supporting and managing electric utility, land-development projects and/or linear construction projects.
• Excellent negotiating skills with regulators and the public regarding the environmental permitting of land development projects
• Demonstrate ability to successfully influence outcome with a high level of collaboration within a project team setting.
• Professional certification/ license (i.e. CPESC, QEP, PWS, PE)
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, wildlife biology, ecology, or natural sciences.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products, ArcGIS, Ability to read engineering plan sheets.

Contract: 12/05/2022 to 12/05/2025

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $53.80 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Charlotte, NC 28202: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Environmental Permitting: 10 years (Required)
• ArcGIS: 8 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• CPESC, QEP, PWS, or PE (Required)

Work Location: One location

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