Senior Environmental Scientist Jobs in Manhattan, NY

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AECOM is actively growing the NJ Transportation Planning practice and is seeking a creative, highly talented Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist for environmental review projects within the Transportation Business Line.  The successful candidate will oversee and prepare Federal, State, and local environmental permit application development, as well as, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Executive Order No. 215 (EO 215) environmental review documents, for major infrastructure projects within NJ.  The successful applicant will join our team of existing AECOM Environmental Planning Specialists to assist in project delivery.

The role is based out of our Piscataway, NJ office on a hybrid office/remote schedule.

In the Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist role, you will support the New Jersey Environmental Planning Department Manager by acting as environmental task lead for a variety of transportation and infrastructure projects at the federal, state and county levels.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Manage and perform consulting projects to scope, schedule, and budget, learning and applying AECOM's project management systems and software.
• Serve as an interface with clients and regulatory personnel on complex projects and through business development initiatives.
• Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level staff.
• Coordinate, manage, and direct project field and data collection efforts.
• Prepare regulatory permit applications.
• Perform and oversee wetland delineations and Land Use permitting. 
• Perform client visits and field activities that require work outside the office and evening meetings.
• Develop, manage, and deliver business strategy and tactics, high-quality proposals, interdisciplinary teams, and documents and report deliverables.
• Proactively enforce a culture of producing high-quality work and the importance of Health & Safety within the team.
• Provide technical support to the NJ Environmental Planning Department and individual Project Managers and support inter-disciplinary business development activities.
• Collaborate with other AECOM offices, practices, and business lines.
• Support design-bid-build and design-build projects. 
• Stay up-to-date on environmental regulations, new technologies/processes and industry trends. 
• Support Environmental Planning Department Manager with technical and administrative responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, or an earth science-related field or relevant degree that has a focus on transportation, plus six years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education.
• Experience developing regulatory permit applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 plus years of industry experience, preferably with New Jersey transportation agencies (NJTA, NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, AMTRAK, SJTA).
• Master's degree is beneficial.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary projects and teams, including sub-consultants
• Strong client relationship-building skills.
• Existing, mature, and tested Client relationships.
• High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently with limited supervision, as well as in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, including both oral and written
• Strong leadership skills. 
• Organizational management skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work.
• Experience with data platforms, GIS and GPS is preferred. 
• Experience with linear development projects is preferred.  Transit or transportation experience is a plus.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

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