Senior Environmental Scientist

Requisition ID: 295966

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Chandler, AZ

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Job Summary:

In this role, you will oversee preparation and implementation of a project Environmental Management Plan and supervise a team to support plan integration and execution. You will work with functional leads, evaluate performance trends, and provide technical guidance on mitigation measures. Your leadership will ensure protection of environmentally sensitive areas, species, and communities.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervises a component of an environmental program inclusive of technical and administrative aspects.
• Supervises assigned environmental personnel and provides guidance on their work activities.
• Provides technical support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding ESH program execution.
• Confirms that environmental requirements are integrated in planning documents, design criteria, construction and commissioning plans, schedules, and subcontract documents.
• Prepares, or helps prepare, Environmental Management Plans and associated environmental plans, and awareness and training programs, in compliance with Bechtel standards, the ESH Management System, and contract and regulatory requirements.
• Emphasizes and uses risk assessment, data analysis, and Bechtel's ESH Management System to help track and achieve continual improvement.
• Prepares technical and regulatory reports, reviews and performs environmental assessments and studies, researches issues to support ESH program execution, and evaluates data and performance trends.
• Participates in ESH emergency response planning and confirms investigation and resolution of environmental incidents.
• Conducts inspections, monitoring, and sampling to assess compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permits, and Bechtel requirements.
• Identifies and oversees preparation and submittal of environmental permit applications, reviews and negotiates permit conditions with regulatory agencies, tracks permit compliance and closeout, and guides implementation of project-specific mitigation plans.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental sciences, field biology, or natural resources and 8 -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• What are the most important knowledge and skills (includes technical skills) that are needed UPON ENTRY to do the job successfully?
• What 3 to 5 KEY factors (ex. prior experience) should be used to determine qualification for the position?

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