Senior NEPA and Permitting Lead

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior NEPA and Permitting Lead to join our Environment Team in Philadelphia Pennsylvania; Edison New Jersey; Alexandria Virginia; or Laurel Maryland areas to support NEPA and permitting projects across the US.

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in both NEPA and permitting. NEPA experience should include leading Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Studies (EIS) for a variety of infrastructure projects and lead agencies. Permitting experience is mainly focused on environmental permits needed to construct infrastructure projects such as USACE Section 404 permitting. A solid understanding and working knowledge of the regional regulatory framework in the northeast is ideal. The candidate will lead or coordinate the preparation of all levels of NEPA documents and technical studies and provide quality assurance/quality control of NEPA and planning documents prepared by in-house staff or outside consultants. The candidate also will coordinate with resource and environmental permitting agencies local stakeholders and members of the public. The candidate will also lead or coordinate deliverables required to support our permitting projects. The candidate will lead and/or support proposal efforts for potential NEPA or permitting projects.

Your role

• Prepare and review of NEPA and planning documents working with a variety of lead Federal agencies ideally for transportation related projects;
• Prepare scopes and fees for NEPA and permitting projects;
• Coordinate and lead NEPA and permitting projects with varying degrees of complexity mainly for transportation aviation Federal and energy markets;
• Coordinate with design professionals and project teams to identify fatal flaws schedule delays opportunities for schedule acceleration or recovery and opportunities to avoid or minimize impacts.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients both public and private as well as representatives of local state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Lead and support pursuits with existing and new clients as well as contribute to strategy to grow NEPA and permitting related work with sales related goals..

About you

• Bachelors degree in Planning Sciences Natural Resources or a related field. Masters degree is a plus.
• 15 plus years of experience with a demonstrated working knowledge of NEPA including coordination of supporting technical studies and schedule management
• Aptitude for maintaining a professional attitude and attention to detail while working alone within a team environment and/or on multiple projects simultaneously;
• Excellent technical writing computer and verbal communication skills with clients and colleagues;
• Strong organizational task and time management skills and deductive reasoning and analytical skills;
• Proficiency with the MS Office suite of software and familiarity with schedule management software; and
• Ability to travel and visit project sites if necessary. Eligible candidates must have a valid drivers license.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis our valuesSafety Integrity Collaboration Innovation and Excellenceare more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture guide our decisions and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow succeed and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical dental vision company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting employee stock purchase plan Paid Time Off leaves of absences options flexible work options recognition and employee satisfaction programs employee assistance program and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $113000 - $188000 annually depending on skills experience and geographical location.

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