Managing Consultant, NEPA Specialist (Senior Level)

ERM is seeking a consultant with experience in evaluating air quality to play a key role in growing our business in the our PA and Ohio offices. The ideal candidate will have experience drafting Environmental Impact Statements as a third-party contractor for USCG, MARAD, BOEM, or other federal agencies. The ideal will have technical expertise leading or assisting with NEPA and multi-media environmental permitting for a broad range of energy infrastructure projects. This position will focus on providing NEPA analysis and environmental permitting support for renewable energy, electric transmission and distribution projects, offshore work, and midstream oil and gas projects. Projects are often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading or assisting with environmental siting and impact assessments under NEPA for energy infrastructure and other large capital development projects, overseeing staff in a project setting, have strong technical writing and communication skills, experience developing EIS section, and obtaining federal and state permits. The successful candidate will have experience in air quality analysis, including the ability to provide detailed analysis of upstream and downstream emissions, calculate the social cost of carbon, and drafting information requests.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide technical expertise preparing EAs/EISs and associated management plans in compliance with NEPA, serving in roles ranging from lead technical expert to QA/QC. Experience with both applicant-side and third-party contractor roles preferred.
• Preparation of federal, state, and local permitting documents including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and other various state and local agencies.
• Have the ability to complete calculations and impact analysis associated with both onshore and offshore air emissions, upstream and downstream emissions estimates, and calculating the social cost of carbon.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate applications and develop information requests.
• Provide business value based on a strong understanding of clients’ needs, and raising the profile of ERM’s capabilities within key client organizations.
• Meet business health & safety performance standards, financial targets, overall project budgets and schedules, client satisfaction/expectations, and internal risk management and contractual requirements.
  
  

Requirements

• BS/MS in biology/ecology, environmental science, planning, geography, civil or environmental engineering, or related field; CWB, PWS, PE, CEP, AICP or similar registration desired.
• 6+ years of consulting experience with NEPA impact assessment and multi-media federal and state permitting.
• Provide documentation of NEPA 3rd party EIS work such as the list of projects where you are/were listed as the PM, SME, or author for onshore and offshore infrastructure projects.
• Well-developed teambuilding and influencing skills; unquestioned integrity; and the experience, confidence, and stature to effectively address client and business needs and challenges.
• Positive outlook, collaborative, and driven by the success of ERM as a global company.
• Travel required up to 30%.
  
  

Who We Are

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

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ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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