Environmental Specialist IV

Environmental Specialist IV

Job Type: Contract

As an Environmental Specialist IV, you will manage environmental compliance for fast-paced Power Innovation projects throughout their lifecycle, including development, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff. You will translate permit conditions and environmental commitments into actionable compliance requirements; develop project-specific plans, procedures, and tools; and coordinate with engineering, construction, operations, legal, and environmental teams. You will ensure that required inspections, monitoring, documentation, reporting, and corrective actions are completed.

Key responsibilities include supporting agency coordination, overseeing contractor compliance, resolving field issues, and facilitating the transition of environmental obligations to operating assets. Senior specialists will lead compliance strategy, complex issue resolution, and agency engagement, while mid-level specialists will focus on plan development, field execution, documentation, and tracking. You will work in a challenging environment with opportunities to learn and grow, guided by our Core Values.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve environmental compliance processes, procedures, plans, and tools, and provide guidance on their use.
• Interpret permit conditions, regulatory requirements, and environmental commitments, and translate them into clear project and contractor compliance obligations.
• Coordinate environmental compliance planning, scheduling, and cost estimating, including inspections, monitoring, reporting, training, and recordkeeping.
• Work with project teams, contractors, consultants, and field personnel to verify compliance, resolve issues, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead environmental compliance programs or projects with significant risk and complexity; support agency coordination, audits, incident response, and operational handoff.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Required: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of eight years of multifaceted environmental experience.
• Preferred: Experience developing and implementing environmental compliance programs for major infrastructure or energy projects during construction and operations.

Other Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with safety as the utmost priority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and PC skills.
• Preferred: Expertise in environmental compliance management, permit-condition tracking, contractor oversight, agency coordination, and stakeholder engagement for complex infrastructure or energy projects.