Senior Director (Water Resources)
Senior Director (Water Resources)
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Job Description
J.S. Held is hiring a Senior Director to join its team within the Energy and Environmental Advisory Service Line. This position will focus on water resources consulting and leadership related to project planning and development regulatory compliance permitting and field services.
The position will require demonstrated experience in and knowledge of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and related federal state and local requirements; state and federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination (NPDES) permitting; U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) permitting; and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance.
The successful candidate must be capable of managing varying priorities to provide high-quality project deliverables completed on time and within budget. The candidate will need to demonstrate initiative and critical thinking to customize work approaches present information and issue resolutions.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior environmental professional who is looking to advance their career within an emerging global consulting firm. This is a full-time salaried role.
Job Responsibilities
- Leadership: Lead recruit and mentor a team of existing and prospective water resource scientists engineers and/or other professionals and foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
- Business Development: Leverage and develop relationships to expand and generate client leads and secure contracts in key industry sectors including insurance energy and manufacturing.
- Project Oversight: Manage multiple large and complex projects either single or multi-site from inception to completion.
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and deliver high quality work product on complex water regulatory issues including collaborating with other service lines to effectively serve diverse clients.
- Permitting: Advise clients on permitting requirements and develop timely and exceptional quality permitting submissions including any required supporting analytical and subsequent routine monitoring.
- Regulatory: Develop timely and innovative regulatory compliance strategies and effectively communicate with regulatory agencies in multiple jurisdictions about regulatory and/or legislative requirements.
- Project Development: Assist clients in scoping and planning related to water-focused regulatory requirements and potential impacts.
- Project Development and Risk Assessment: Assist clients in identifying operational and/or regulatory risks related to potential discharges or other impacts to surface waters or groundwater and develop actionable mitigation strategies.
- Technical Reporting: Produce high quality technical reports and perform QA/QC on project reports prepared by other water resources team members.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree or higher in Biology Chemistry Geology or Engineering or a related field.
- At least 15 years of water resources consulting experience including demonstrated experience in and understanding of Clean Water Act (CWA) and related federal state and local requirements; state and federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination (NPDES) permitting; U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) permitting; and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance.
- The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of environmental and water resources consulting but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.
- Strong working experience in MS Office Suite software.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare concise and accurate technical documents.
- Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative member of a project team.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Good business judgement skills and teamwork oriented.
- Strong financial management skills to keep projects on budget.
Additional Information :
Some of the Benefits We Have Include
J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our teams needs.
- Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k Match
- Commuter Benefits
A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $150000 - $200000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset experience training location scope of role management responsibility etc.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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EEO and Job Accommodations
We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal! J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
