ERG is hiring a
NEPA and Environmental Planning Specialist

Summary

The job is for a Senior NEPA and Environmental Planning Specialist at ERG. The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams in preparing environmental impact assessments, managing projects, providing guidance on compliance with environmental regulations, and performing desktop-based research. The position requires a bachelor's degree in an environmental field and 8 to 12 years of relevant experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental or physical science, environmental policy, environmental planning, or a related field
• 8 to 12 years of relevant experience, specifically including experience in managing and/or preparing NEPA EAs and EISs

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams in the preparation of environmental impact assessments (i.e., NEPA Environmental Assessments [EAs], Environmental Impact Statements [EISs], and state-level impact assessments)
• Manage projects to meet client goals and expectations and foster positive client relationships
• Lead various aspects of projects such as tracking budgets and schedules, monitoring scopes, facilitating meetings, coordinating deliverables, and communicating with clients
• Provide working- to expert-level guidance related to compliance with environmental statutes, regulations, and executive orders
• Support the development of agency-specific NEPA programs, including developing standard operating procedures, guidelines, and training
• Lead consultations and public outreach with local, state, and federal resource management agencies
• Perform desktop-based research and report development and conduct occasional site visits
• Advise and mentor junior to mid-level staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideal candidates will have at least five years of experience in compliance with NEPA
• Ideal candidates will have project management experience, including developing project schedules and budgets and meeting client goals
• Ideal candidates will have experience with Federal, state, and local permitting for infrastructure projects
• Ideal candidates will have the background and technical understanding of cultural and historic resources, water quality, marine and ocean resources, or visual resources

Benefits

$80,000 - $120,000 a year