Environmental Permitting & Compliance Specialist

Stantec; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec Environmental Services in Williamsburg, VA seeks an experienced environmental professional to manage regulatory compliance, permitting, public outreach, and technical documentation for utility projects. The role involves coordinating with state and federal agencies, preparing CPCN and 401/404 permit applications, and leading field activities.

Responsibilities include stakeholder coordination, budget management, and ensuring QA/QC and safety standards across project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with local, Commonwealth of Virginia and/or State of North Carolina, and federal environmental regulations, licensing, and permitting within the utility sector, specifically electric transmission and/or generation.
• Experience with major environmental statutes including NEPA, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and related permits (CPCN, 401/404, etc.).
• Ability to identify and solve problems with strong safety awareness in fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Identify project-specific environmental regulatory requirements.
• Complete project desktop reviews to determine environmental constraints; draft documentation to summarize findings.
• Coordinate state, federal, and local government approvals, including the coordination of all required studies and reports as well as the preparation of the final submittal.
• Prepare environmental permit applications, including gathering supporting documentation, conducting assessments, and coordinating comment response with agencies.
• Write and review technical reports.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and editing of technical documents, such as permit applications, CPCN applications, and other technical reports.
• Support Public Outreach for projects, including development of graphic representations and project literature and coordinating mass mailings of information to adjacent landowners.
• Attend Public Meetings in support of the project which may include presentations on the status of environmental studies and permit acquisition.
• Managing tasks and project budgets.
• On-boarding and managing sub-consultants.
• Coordinating with clients, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, and internal project staff.
• Performing, reviewing and overseeing project technical work.
• Coordinating, conducting, and/or leading field work.
• Ensure QA/QC and Health and Safety requirements and procedures are identified and followed throughout a project's life cycle.
• Communicate and collaborate within Stantec Environmental Services and other Business Lines to ensure consistency in project execution.
• Assist in the development of new project proposals as needed.

Skills

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

Technical Report Writing

Project Management

Stakeholder Coordination

Public Outreach

Tools

MS Office Suite

Graphic Representation Tools

Job description

Stantec Environmental Services in Williamsburg, VA seeks an experienced environmental professional to manage regulatory compliance, permitting, public outreach, and technical documentation for utility projects. The role involves coordinating with state and federal agencies, preparing CPCN and 401/404 permit applications, and leading field activities.

Responsibilities include stakeholder coordination, budget management, and ensuring QA/QC and safety standards across project lifecycles.