What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Environmental Compliance Leader position at Environmental Science Associates?
ESA seeks a highly motivated Senior Environmental Compliance Leader to join us in any of our California offices on a hybrid schedule. We are looking for a team member with 15 years of environmental compliance experience who is able to keep multi-million-dollar construction projects on track, on budget and in compliance. This opportunity is focused on collaboration, delivery, and client service.
Who You Are
CA Pay Transparency Clause
$133,778—$163,507 USD
Who We Are
We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.
In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies.
ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)
Who You Are
- An experienced Environmental Compliance manager with a minimum of 15 years of experience leading environmental compliance for large construction projects, preferably in California.
- You have extensive experience in leading teams to monitor and document compliance with environmental commitments, permit terms, and mitigation measures. You have a working knowledge of data collection and reporting systems to facilitate communication across project teams. You are a problem solver and work closely with clients and resource agencies to keep multi-million dollar construction projects on track, on budget and in compliance.
- You are an experienced client service manager with interest and expertise in how to grow client relationships, teaming relationships, and generating new business. You have led and directed marketing and business development pursuits including developing capture strategies, and leading proposals, interviews and presentations.
- You are an effective team member and communicator who proactively identifies and contributes constructively to address broad project or team issues, providing mentoring and coaching to early career staff to foster teamwork. You are interested and have participated in staff retention and recruitment activities.
- You hold at least at least a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Science, or a related environmental or ecological field.
- As a senior-level Environmental Compliance Leader, you will lead or direct multifaceted construction projects in collaboration with construction crews, engineers, landscape architects, and other specialists on large and complex infrastructure development projects. You will leverage your past experience in leading large projects to develop environmental compliance program standards and guidance for multiple regions within ESA. You will also work with ESA’s existing management team to help lead environmental compliance activities for California High Speed Rail Construction Package 1, and possibly other segments.
- You will demonstrate a clear understanding of project management principles and practices and be responsible for overseeing environmental compliance on behalf of our clients, while delivering assignments within budget and on schedule. You will serve as a permit specialist, preparing and managing amendments to permits during construction. Familiarity with CEQA, NEPA, federal and state Endangered Species Acts, Clean Water Act, and other relevant laws is desirable. You will produce technical work and written products that are clear, concise, and well supported.
- You will consistently demonstrate your solid writing skills and attentive listening skills and will participate in and/or lead client meetings. You will present at or provide support at construction management meetings, presenting complex technical information regarding compliance issues clearly and concisely.
- You will lead the preparation of proposals for environmental compliance services, including proposal writing, identifying opportunities, and engaging with proposal/interview teams. These efforts will include having the responsibility for preparing scopes of work and budgets. You may also lead and direct marketing and business development pursuits, including developing capture strategies.
- You will provide mentorship and support for staff, including reviewing their work for accuracy and clarity and providing constructive feedback and career development guidance.
- In your recruiting and retention activities you will demonstrate and perpetuate values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in your interactions with other candidates and ESA employee-owners and commit to addressing inappropriate or exclusionary behaviors.
- You will thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment and be able to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines while working on a team or independently.
CA Pay Transparency Clause
$133,778—$163,507 USD
Who We Are
We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.
In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies.
ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)
Salary : $133,778 - $163,507
