Junior Environmental Scientist/Planner, Environment & Society Usa

Junior Environmental Scientist or Planner

CA or Portland

Advisian is the independent consulting business line of the Worley Group with more than 2,000 people in 19 countries. We provide solutions for clients across a range of industries, including renewable energy, ports and marine terminals, mining, and onshore and offshore oil and gas. As part of one of the world’s largest engineering firms, we continue to push boundaries and extend our capabilities globally.

Advisian is a leading provider of Environment and Society (E&S) services in the US. The US E&S Service Line is a vibrant and growing team covering: Environmental Science (including marine, atmospherics, terrestrial, and aquatics); Society & Engagement; Planning, Permits & Approvals; and Sustainability & Compliance. We provide a full range of environmental services with a strong reputation for technical excellence, innovation and quality of work within small project consulting and strategic advisory assignments through to large project engineering and construction management delivery.

We have an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to be a core member of our team. You will work with our US West team to both help grow and respond to project opportunities in US West and to help implement our strategy for national and international growth. You will be in at the beginning of project opportunities and help grow them into long term projects and client relationships based on top-class understanding of the regulatory environment, the issues important to US West and our network of new and existing clients. Our focus in US West is on energy transition (renewables and biofuels including offshore wind) and water, but we support the broader Advisian client base as well.

Primary Objectives And Accountabilities Of The Role

As our ideal candidate for this dynamic and challenging role, your responsibilities, with the support and mentoring of senior staff, will consist of the following tasks:

• Travel as required for field programs and meetings
• Responsible for personal safety and the safe working practices and understand and follow Advisian occupational health and safety procedures
• Communicate effectively and work with regulators and other stakeholders with or on behalf of clients to further project delivery and success
• Support in preparing, reviewing and managing environmental studies and documentation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and potentially the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Work with senior consultants and principals in the practice to identify opportunities and prepare winning proposals
• Use and develop databases and schedules to track permit timelines and actions and to manage permit conditions and mitigation measures for compliance tracking and reporting
• Quality assurance – responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system relevant to the Environment & Society Practice
• Advising internal senior consultants and principals on environmental and permitting issues
• Preparation and/or review of technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, and project specifications including cost estimates and budgets
• Assist in identifying permit reqirements and the roadmap for permitting and in preparing permit studies and applications, under local, state and federal requirements

Essential Requirements And Skills

• Technical reporting and writing skills
• Bachelors or master’s degree in environmental planning, biology, environmental resource management, environmental law, or equivalent experience
• Hands on experience with CEQA documentation including NOPs, MNDs, EIRs and other procedural requirements
• 3-5 years of professional experience, preferably with an environmental consulting organization
• Developing client interfacing skills and understanding of the business development process, including proposals
• Demonstrated commitment to HSE leadership
• An understanding of other relevant laws and regulatory agencies including the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and Clean Air Act, as well as similar state laws
• Support of proposals, budget estimates and schedules for projects / work packages
• Track record of successful management support of projects / work packages to track budget and schedule and identify variations
• A desire to be part of a team and grow your skill sets and your career, under the tutelage of senior practitioners in our profession

Benefits

• Commitment to ongoing professional and career path development
• Support work-life balance through our flexible working initiatives
• Competitive and comprehensive compensation, benefits package
• To be part of a growing dynamic team and steer its direction and share in its success
• Opportunities to integrate into engineering and project delivery to deliver meaningful benefits to the environment and communities

Company

Advisian

Primary Location

USA-Oregon

Other Locations

USA-California

Job

Environmental Science Consultants

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type

Employee

Job Posting

May 23, 2023

Unposting Date

Aug 22, 2023

Reporting Manager Title

Director of Treatment