Environmental Specialist 1

• Participate in pre- during- and post-construction monitoring and development
• Demonstrates strong understanding of applicable environmental laws, environmental best management practices, field construction practices, employee environmental training, and working with local, state and federal land management agencies.
• Works with construction management and government agencies to ensure comprehensive environmental compliance throughout all phases of transmission line construction.
• Complete pre-construction surveys within the project right-of-way and surrounding areas.
• Provide environmental orientation to personnel.
• Monitors the Project area for species of concern.
• Conducts noxious weed monitoring and management.
• Inspects, evaluates, and amends project best management practices (BMP’s) as needed in accordance with the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and contractual requirements.
• Participate in daily and weekly look-ahead meetings.
• Prepare and maintain daily and/or weekly reports as specified in the project documents
• Perform daily and weekly field inspections to identify areas of potential risk related to permit requirements.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, and Project specific permit conditions.
• Reads and understands all Project permits and authorizations in order to effectively enforce them and ensure they are executed as required.
• Strictly adhere to Owner's environmental policies and procedures.
• Assists in inspection of activities for compliance with all environmental laws and regulations, including right-of-way grant/special-use authorization, POD, permits and landowner agreements.
• Conducts daily inspections of construction activities.
• Identifies sensitive resources and areas of concern prior to construction activities and coordinates with construction crew foreman.
• Identifies/documents potential environmental concerns/non-compliances and reports concerns to Environmental Manager
• Participates in daily tailboard discussions and leads Site Specific Environmental Review discussions with field personnel.
• Serves as technical resource to construction personnel to explain environmental regulations and how they are applied to specific situations.
• Verifies construction work areas, access roads, and features are properly marked and flagged prior to initiation of work.
• Utilizes computers, tablets and GPS units to perform data collection and analysis for the project
• Identifies erosion control or other measures do not inadvertently impact sensitive resources.
• Serves as field POC for third-party field monitors.
• Informs construction crews of all potential and existing compliance issues and coordinates with Lead Environmental Inspector to determine appropriate corrective actions.
• Has stop work authority when construction activities violate the environmental conditions of the right-of-way grant/special-use authorization, permits and landowner conditions.
• Identifies, documents and oversees corrective actions to resolve noncompliance issues.
• Inspects erosion control measures to ensure functionality and communicates erosion control maintenance requirements to BMP Crew Foreman.
• Follows up on repair and maintenance of erosion control measures.
• Inspects and documents reclamation and revegetation activities.
• Maintain good communications with the Owner's Construction Inspection team, the EC Source Environmental Inspectors, third party environmental personnel, and work crews.
• Attends and participates in meetings as required with field personnel and construction personnel.
• Ensures the installation flagging, and signage per project requirements to delineate environmental sensitive areas
• Maintain inventory of environmental materials at storage yards.
• Build and distribute environmental supplies to construction personnel or along the ROW, such as, spill kits.
• Keep compliance within Dust Control stipulations.
• Be able to plan and prioritize workload
• Reliability and punctuality

• Bachelor’s Degree in biology, environmental science, natural resources, wildlife biology, or related discipline required
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Strong organizational and document management skills
• Ability to multitask and maintain effectiveness with multiple priorities
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and understand permits and authorizations to effectively enforce them
• Professional demeanor; remain calm and emotionally controlled under pressure
• Professional attitude; effectively managing time, displaying leadership, acting in an ethical manner, showing tenacity and determination
• Detailed oriented and high attention to accuracy
• Solid mathematical skills
• Comfortable with working in a non-traditional office environment
• Comfortable working in a field-dominated position
• Demonstrated written and verbal skills
• Strong computer skills and a significant understanding of Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, Google Earth, and others
• Adaptability to changing work conditions

• HAZWOPER 40hr.
• CISEC or CESSWI Stormwater Certification
• OSHA 10HR
• 1-5 years’ experience

• Must be able to lift 40-50 lbs.
• Must be able to traverse challenging terrain to perform inspections
• Capable of working in varying or adverse environmental conditions such as high temperatures or other outdoor elements, if required
• Able to withstand long hours in the field
• Able to work flexible hours & travel

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