Western EcoSystems Technology (WEST) · 1 day ago
Project Manager - Environmental Planning Specialist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$66K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years exp
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Chance Rathburn Burbage
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Responsibilities
Project Management: Prepare proposals for work focused on solar energy (e.g., preliminary site assessments), including scopes of work, schedules, and budget estimates. Team leadership, management, and mentoring of junior staff.
Environmental Planning: Conduct/lead/oversee environmental reviews (e.g., critical issues analyses, permit matrices, preliminary site assessments, pre-construction surveys, stakeholder coordination).
Biodiversity Enhancement and Ecosystem Services: Work directly with WEST clients and agency personnel in the energy industry (primarily solar) to identify and develop practical and ecologically minded site restoration strategies, biodiversity enhancements, monitoring protocols, and vegetation management plans for use during a project’s planning, construction, and operations phases.
Coordinate with WEST clients to effectively communicate project details and summary of methods and data, including developing presentations and facilitating stakeholder (e.g., agency, interest groups, landowner/neighbor) meetings.
Perform quality checks to ensure agency, WEST, and/or client standards are met.
Provide strategic input and support to WEST in growing and expanding both our role on solar energy projects and biodiversity enhancement and ecosystem services within the United States.
Help maintain WEST’s position as thought leaders in the energy-environmental consulting market.
Qualification
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Required
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in natural resources, environmental science, biological science, ecology, or equivalent.
Five or more years of full-time professional experience including project or deputy project management; two or more years practicing applied restoration ecology, or equivalent.
Project management experience, including maintaining project schedules, budget creation and tracking, and proposal writing, along with a track record of maintaining positive relationships with coworkers, clients, and stakeholders.
Strong technical writing/editing skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail and accurately report scientific methods and results in a clear and concise manner to various audiences.
Strong time management, project management, and organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage time to meet deliverable targets and deadlines, work well under time constraints, balance multiple priorities, and track progression of various documents concurrently.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team with other professionals.
A valid driver’s license will be required.
Preferred
Experience working in the solar industry is preferred but not required.
Knowledge of biodiversity baseline evaluations and quantification tools to assess changes in biodiversity, illustrate changes in ecological health, and evaluate the effectiveness of site-specific management strategies is preferred but not required.
Company
Western EcoSystems Technology (WEST)
WEST provides environmental and statistical consulting services and contract research nationally and internationally to industry, government, and private organizations.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Deby Forry
Chief Financial Officer
J.R. Boehrs
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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