Environmental Compliance Field Inspector (Hudson Tunnel)

NPAworldwide; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking an Environmental Compliance Field Inspector for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a landmark infrastructure program delivering environmental protections and rail capacity across the New Jersey–New York corridor. This role focuses on field inspections, permitting, reporting, and ensuring compliance across all project phases.

You will coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies, prepare technical documentation, review plans, track regulatory requirements, and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Planning, or a related field.
• 35 years of related experience, depending on level; experienced candidates should have at least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience with NEPA documentation, environmental planning, permitting, compliance, and impact analysis.
• Experience supporting federal facilities, infrastructure, construction, investigation, or remediation projects.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, regulations, policies, and permitting requirements.
• Strong technical writing, communication, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively on teams and manage multiple projects.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites and perform field work.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and discipline-specific environmental, GIS, or data-management software.
• Ability to obtain required site-access credentials.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental compliance inspections, field audits, environmental screenings, site assessments, and impact analyses for civil works, infrastructure, facility, remediation, and construction projects to ensure compliance with applicable environmental requirements.
• Provide environmental oversight during pre-construction, construction, and post-construction activities, including review of Construction Work Plans, Environmental Protection Plans, environmental controls, stormwater management practices, waste management programs, and environmental permitting requirements.
• Monitor construction and remediation activities, track project schedules, excavation quantities, and soil tonnage movements, and verify compliance with FEIS/ROD requirements, permits, contract specifications, and regulatory obligations.
• Prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation, including daily activity reports, environmental compliance reports, site assessment findings, regulatory reporting, performance metrics, compliance tracking records, and other written deliverables.
• Identify, document, and report environmental compliance deficiencies, inconsistencies, permit violations, or deviations from FEIS/ROD requirements, environmental permits, and contract specifications within required timeframes, while supporting corrective action development and implementation.
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, installation personnel, project managers, contractors, utilities, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams; attend project meetings and support contract administration, site approval packages, and environmental permitting processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and regulatory expertise on environmental compliance requirements, interpret scientific data and specifications, support multiple concurrent projects or task orders, and ensure successful execution of environmental compliance programs at the program and project levels.

Skills

NEPA knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Technical writing

Project coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Planning, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

GIS

Data-management software

Job description

NPAworldwide is seeking an Environmental Compliance Field Inspector for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a landmark infrastructure program delivering environmental protections and rail capacity across the New Jersey–New York corridor. This role focuses on field inspections, permitting, reporting, and ensuring compliance across all project phases.

You will coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies, prepare technical documentation, review plans, track regulatory requirements, and support