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Environmental Specialist III

Primary Talent Partners
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/25/2025
Primary Talent Partners has a 3 year contract opening for an Environmental Specialist III to join a large utilities company for hybrid position operating out of Raleigh, NC.

Pay: $45.00/hr - $50.00/hr
Contract: 3 years, conversion possible
Type: W-2, cannot support C2C or provide visa sponsorship
Hybrid: Onsite 3 days per week
Transportation: Occasional field work at client construction sites. The candidate must have their own transportation, but all mileage will be reimbursed by the client. Hotels/other expenses can be reimbursed with approval.

Job Description:
Responsible for evaluating, preparing, and submitting federal, state, and local site permits for the site development of Transmission capital project work concerning regulated electric transmission substations and lines.

We are not looking for candidates with general EHS experience.

EM would like to place an emphasis on candidates that have a Natural Resources and Wetland Delineation experience background. If they have experience working on transmission lines, pipelines, roadways, so much the better. Candidates that have worked in environmental consulting with a background in biology, ecology, environmental science, or civil / environmental engineering tend to fit better.

Responsibilities Include:
Responsible for providing functional direction in preparing site development permit submittals for all federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, and compliance assurance support related to Transmission capital project work. Serve on project teams to provide expertise on permitting, site design and overall permitting requirements. Maintain comprehensive knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements and working knowledge of their impact to Transmission projects. Provide support to the Transmission Construction team so ongoing Transmission capital projects remain in compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. Works independently to determines and develop approaches to solutions. Serves as a transmission site development permitting expert for capital transmission projects and provides specialized technical design expertise and judgment to resolve complex permitting issues. Maintain project schedules and accountability for meeting specified schedules for permitting tasks. Track project schedules and task in Team Member. Develop processes and maintain appropriate permit records as needed. Overnight travel (25%) occasionally required. Fieldwork requires ability to navigate and work in all weather conditions and uneven terrain.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences or other related field of study
• Minimum of 10 years of applicable experience.
• Proficient in obtaining and federal , state and local site development permits within the state of NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH CAROLINA

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience obtaining regulatory approvals from within multiple regulatory jurisdictions or agencies in the state of NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH CAROLINA (i.e. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, State Historic Preservation Office, State DEP / DEQ).
• Ten years of experience supporting and managing electric utility, land-development projects and/or linear construction projects.
• Excellent negotiating skills with regulators and the public regarding the environmental permitting of land development projects
• Demonstrate ability to successfully influence outcome with a high level of collaboration within a project team setting.
• Professional certification/ license (i.e. CPESC, QEP, PWS, PE)
• Preferred Work Experience: Environmental Consulting / Environmental Permitting for linear construction projects (transmission lines, pipelines, roadways, etc)
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, natural/environmental sciences, civil/environmental engineering.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products, ArcGIS, Ability to read engineering plan sheets.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at info@primarytalentpartners.com


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