Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist (Finance)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a senior-level Environmental Permitting Specialist to join our east coast Enviro Socio Permitting team. The successful candidate will lead the development of various permit applications and environmental compliance documents with a focus on a single, existing, multi-year, major infrastructure contract. Therefore, it is expected that you have demonstrated experience with the regulatory requirements and processes associated with the preparation of:

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation, including Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements; and
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regulatory requirements and permitting; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Flood Hazard Area permitting, Tidelands conveyances, Wetlands and Open Waters permitting; New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System permitting and Water Quality Certification; NJDEP state waters/wetlands under Clean Water Act Section 401, 402, 404, and Rivers and Harbors Act Sections 10 and 14; Federal and state/local coastal management programs; and Federal/state threatened and endangered species regulations under the Endangered Species Act.

This role will primarily support Arcadis' Enviro Socio Permitting team solely working with a single, existing, multi-year, major infrastructure contract requiring expertise in New Jersey, and federal permitting strategy and execution, particularly with NJDEP and the USACE. Project tasks are often fast-paced and multi-faceted. The position will require a candidate to work both collaboratively with a team of resource specialists, planners, and engineers and have the capacity to balance varying priorities and tasks to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet deliverable deadlines. This candidate should have the ability to lead a team of natural resources permitting experts in the production and delivery of regulatory requirements. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate can expect to work remotely and/or from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks and teams.

As a Consultant with Arcadis, you'll soon discover you can make a difference in our company by collaborating with staff and contributing to an interesting array of projects. You will be a key member to drive innovation and build strong technical communities within the Enviro Socio Permitting practice. You will also work to closely with existing team members to support the growth of the Enviro Socio Permitting practice. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success!

Role accountabilities:

As a senior-level Environmental Permitting Specialist, you will apply your experience and technical knowledge of the New Jersey, New York State, and federal natural resources regulatory and permitting environment to work with the client team to provide high quality deliverables to support permitting for an existing multi-year major infrastructure contract. You will be an important member of the east coast Enviro Socio Permitting team, who will also support the Water Resiliency and Mobility groups, interacting with mid- and junior level biologists/ecologists, engineers, senior technical experts, project and program managers, and clients as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Primary functions will include:

• Overseeing (1) implementation, (2) monitoring, and (3) assessment of the effectiveness of the mitigation measures/commitments identified in permits issued by USACE and NJDEP.
• Implementing and maintaining the Permitting Commitment Tracking Program and compiling data and reporting on permitting implementation/compliance on a regular basis.
• Collaborating with others to identify permitting impacts of project changes and the need for permit modifications or new permit applications.
• Leading/managing the development and coordination of technical reports, work plans, permit applications and modifications, and other environmental documents to support environmental impact reviews. Provide senior technical review for environmental review deliverables.

This role will have a hybrid work structure as mentioned above; however, you would be required to report, in-person, to an area office located in either Newark, NJ or downtown Manhattan two to three times per week, attend in-person meetings, and conduct site visits related to ecological aspects of projects. This role may require the ability to travel.

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, do you share our passion for improving the quality of life? Do you want to be part of a growing environmental permitting practice to support clients across the U.S.? If you are technically capable, and have experience in field surveys and environmental permitting, come join us!

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental or Land Use Planning, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of ten years of experience managing environmental permitting projects in New Jersey in the environmental or consulting field, including preparing permit applications and supporting materials and obtaining permits in New Jersey
• Experience with evaluating project compliance with state and federal laws and environmental and regulatory processes such as NJDEP and USACE.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive reports/permit applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental or Land Use Planning, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• NEPA experience specific to the Federal Railroad Administration and/or the Federal Transportation Administration.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $122000 - $183000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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