Senior Associate – Environmental Compliance and Strategy

Senior Associate – Environmental Compliance and Strategy

Requirements

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 5+ years of experience managing responsibilities like those listed above; preferably with one or more years of experience in the renewable energy field
• Experience applying federal and state environmental laws (e.g., NEPA, BGEPA, MBTA, ESA, CWA), guidelines, and policies to support the development and execution of environmental compliance strategies, avoidance, and minimization techniques during project planning and implementation, preferably in Wisconsin
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks and make decisions that promote/advance company and project goals and objectives
• Self-directed and detail oriented, with the ability and desire to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive materials, activities, and initiatives
• Able to act and adapt to a fast-paced business environment with competing deadlines, and quickly learn and implement internal processes
• Strong attention to detail, assuring documents and communications are concise and accurate.
• Ability to navigate ArcGIS and/or Google Earth to interpret environmental spatial data and identify potential project risks
• Flexible to travel
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future

Responsibilities

• Oversee consultants providing environmental survey, design, and permitting support, which includes reviewing proposals, managing survey timelines, and ensuring survey methodologies follow agency input and satisfy permit conditions and project needs
• Review of technical reports provided by consultants. Reports typically include but are not limited to: preliminary site assessments, site characterization studies, species surveys, wetland delineations, avian and bat use surveys, and post-construction monitoring studies
• Provide review of and support for the incorporation of environmental resources in to engineering designs to ensure alignment with project environmental commitments and/or permitting requirements
• Identify and communicate with project support teams each project’s environmental strategy, data needs, associated schedules, and identified potential risks. Work collaboratively and efficiently with internal teams and external parties (e.g., consultants) to execute the same on schedule
• Coordinate with and review the work of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors and environmental construction monitors for adherence with environmental commitments/requirements
• Maintain a complete and organized project record to demonstrate compliance with federal and state environmental regulations
• Maintain relationships and support federal and state regulatory agency consultation
• Conduct environmental due diligence for potential development and acquisition opportunities
• Develop a comprehensive knowledge of environmental policy, regulation and compliance that affect permitting and impacts on project siting and compliance, and support the development of compliance strategies
• Contribute to internal initiatives related to ECS team processes and function

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the renewable energy field preferred