Stantec · 1 month ago
Senior Regulatory Waters Permitting Specialist
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $168K/yr
10+ years expStantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. They are seeking a Senior Regulatory Waters Permitting Specialist to manage and oversee the preparation of environmental permits for various projects, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The role involves leading technical reviews, managing project teams, and interacting with clients and regulators.
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Responsibilities
Conduct completeness reviews of technical documentation and prepare impact analyses across a variety of natural resources and work to ensure the team and project efficiency and success
Lead, author and assemble technical reports including writing narratives, providing code/policy conducting analysis, achieving analytical findings, producing exhibits, and providing potential recommendations. Assignments/projects are advanced in nature and require the application of experience and strategy
Interact and interface with environmental regulators and clients; proactively assess and resolve concerns
Responsible for independently planning, strategizing, implementing, and orchestrating the team to deliver complicated projects related to natural resources, wetlands, biophysical impact assessments, environmental assessments, and regulatory approvals
Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget
Provide senior technical reviews relating to natural resource science and biology on multidisciplinary projects
Apply technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues
Assist in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues
Champion Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff
Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients and industry colleagues
Qualification
Required
At least 10 years of experience leading and preparing environmental permits for State and Federal agencies within California
Strong understanding of California regulatory water permitting
Demonstrated ability to lead preparation of documents under environmental regulatory processes
Conduct completeness reviews of technical documentation and prepare impact analyses across a variety of natural resources
Lead, author and assemble technical reports including writing narratives, providing code/policy conducting analysis, achieving analytical findings, producing exhibits, and providing potential recommendations
Interact and interface with environmental regulators and clients; proactively assess and resolve concerns
Independently plan, strategize, implement, and orchestrate the team to deliver complicated projects related to natural resources, wetlands, biophysical impact assessments, environmental assessments, and regulatory approvals
Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget
Provide senior technical reviews relating to natural resource science and biology on multidisciplinary projects
Apply technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues
Assist in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues
Champion Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff
Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients and industry colleagues
Skilled in communications and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia
Demonstrated preparation, oversight, and negotiation of high-level permit applications with resources agencies including the USACE, EPA, CDFW, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, State Water Board, and California Coastal Commission
Demonstrated knowledge of CEQA and NEPA analyses
Demonstrated experience with development and implementation of water quality studies
Team oriented with strong capability to motivate others
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Demonstrated experience with leading planning projects and ability to motivate self and others to overcome obstacles and achieve goals
Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize and balance sometimes heavy workloads to achieve goals
Experience and ability in collaborative problem solving, with teammates, stakeholders, and clients
Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Ability to work independently and successfully lead development of specialized resource documents
Experience with California state waters and federal waters permitting
Excellent ability to facilitate decision making and issue resolution processes
Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental policy, environmental planning, or related field
At least 10 years of related experience, preferably in environmental consulting, or working for a federal/state environmental agency
Demonstrated experience with various environmental regulatory policies
Experience with project leadership
Experience writing technical reports
Understanding of State and Federal environmental laws, rules, and review procedures
Preferred
Experience with California Coastal Commission
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
A wellness program
Health saving accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase program
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid family leave
Ten paid holidays in each calendar year
Accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
Paid sick leave
Company
Stantec
Stantec is a professional services company that provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services.
10001+ employees
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