Environmental Scientist

Description

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description :

Arcadis is seeking a mid-level Siting Specialist to join our Energy Transition team to help support and grow our expanding Siting and Routing business in the State of Texas. As a Siting Specialist you will work with our existing siting team to support a variety of clients from a range of sectors such as power generation and transmission oil and gas and renewable energies. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of routing and siting processes public outreach strategies and will be responsible for project delivery.

The position will require a candidate to work collaboratively with a diverse team and have the capacity to balance varying priorities. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate can expect to work remotely and from the office as needed based on demands of project and client teams. Periodic travel will be required (10-15%).

As a consultant with Arcadis youll 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 supporting strong technical communities within the Enviro Socio Permitting practice. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success!

Role accountabilities :

As a Siting Specialist you will support routing and siting studies state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) siting applications prepare technical siting reports and work collaboratively with our public outreach and permitting teams. You will be a part of project teams in developing siting strategies and coordinating with clients to ensure successful project outcomes. Therefore it is expected that you have experience supporting Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) for the PUC of Texas (PUCT).

In this role you will use your technical writing and communications skills to provide support to project teams and will be involved in mentoring junior staff.

You will also assist with the growth of new and existing client relationships through delivery of quality work. You will be an important member of the Energy Transition team interacting with other ecologists cultural resource specialists planners engineers senior technical experts and project / program managers as part of an interdisciplinary team

Qualifications & Experience :

• Bachelors degree in environmental science urban planning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) engineering biology ecology or similar discipline
• 4+ years of experience supporting electric transmission line and substation siting projects in the State of Texas
• Experience supporting Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) for the PUC of Texas (PUCT). Applicants with experience siting other linear assets such as gas pipelines railroads or highways may be considered
• Experience task managing and assistant project managing multiple projects at once
• Experience working in collaboration with scientists engineers archaeologists and other specialists in developing environmental documents for environmental projects

Preferred qualifications :

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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 EAP401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $70800 - $106200.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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Key Skills

ArcGIS,GIS,Microsoft Access,Data Collection,Environmental Services,Technical Writing,Stream and River Restoration,OSHA,Customer relationship management,Auto Restoration,Toxicology Experience,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 70800 - 106200