What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Specialist (Permitting) position at EXP?
At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators, and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means having your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
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Be our next Environmental Specialist (Permitting)!
Your work environment at EXP
In this role, you will be a part of the Environmental team, within the Energy Services Sector, based in Anchorage, Alaska office. The Environmental Specialist (Permitting) will support all aspects of permitting, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) activities.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- Assists with NEPA analysis and reporting, including Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments (EA), and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) support
- Leads permit application development including those associated with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); state agencies including State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and State Pipeline Coordinators Section (SPCS); and Borough and Local agencies
- Supports coordination with Agencies.
- Helps respond to Client and Regulator Requests for Information on permit applications.
- Prepares and ensures overall performance and accuracy of documents for environmental services in accordance with NEPA and Federal Agency guidelines as applicable.
- Independently researches and provides data for permit applications and EA/EIS documents.
- Works closely with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) teams for geospatial data management, analysis, mapping, and reporting using GIS tools.
- Supports preparation of biological assessments and other materials for Section 7 ESA consultation requirements.
- Coordinates with environmental field programs performed by others, including but not limited to wetlands, habitat, and ecology; fish and wildlife; cultural resources; subsistence; and socioeconomics.
- As qualified, may also perform wetland delineations, habitat evaluations for threatened and endangered species, and other field program duties.
What your experience looks like
- Environmental, regulatory and land use permitting
- NEPA EA and EIS document preparation
- Energy and Resource development project experience
- A bachelor's degree or higher in environmental science, biology, natural resources, or related. Wetland delineation training (40-hour) and related environmental certifications are a plus.
- 0-5 years of relevant experience.
- Must possess excellent communication and technical writing skills.
- Agreeable to day and / or overnight travel to support business needs.