Environmental Scientist

Pike Corporation; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Corporation in Fort Mill, SC, seeks an environmental professional to support utility projects through field assessments, land-use analysis, and permitting.

The role includes field surveys to delineate streams and habitats, preparing technical reports, assisting with NEPA/SEPA and agency reviews, and contributing to protection and mitigation planning for transmission line and substation siting.

Responsibilities

• Conducts field environmental assessments to delineate streams, wetlands, habitat, and identify plants and animal species.
• Prepares environmental and technical reports documenting natural resource assessments and supporting protection, mitigation planning, and permitting.
• Provides regulatory and permitting support (NEPA, SEPA, Army Corps of Engineers, USFWS, and other agencies) and coordinates with review bodies.
• Supports line and substation siting by applying environmental principles.
• Prepares estimates and budgets for environmental activities and monitors project costs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Job description

SUMMARY:

This position's primary responsibilities include supporting utility projects by conducting environmental assessments, including stream/wetlands delineation, and permitting, plant and animal inventories, habitat assessments, environmental protection and mitigation planning, and environmental permitting. In addition, the position will provide support to the siting of electric transmission line and substation projects through the analysis of environmental, land use, cultural resource, and visual issues using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to determine the most viable siting opportunities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts field environmental assessments by traversing cleared and uncleared linear utility corridors and site-specific parcels to delineate, GPS, and map streams, wetlands, habitat, and identify plants and animal species. 40%
• Prepares environmental and technical reports to document the findings of the natural resource assessments and supports environmental protection, mitigation planning, and permitting. 20%
• Provides regulatory and permitting application support; including but not limited to those associated with NEPA, SEPA, Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other state and local environmental review authorities. Coordinates with applicable review agencies. 20%
• Supports line and substation siting by applying environmental principles. 10%
• Prepares, estimates, and budgets for specific environmental activities and monitors project costs. 5%
• Perform other duties as assigned by management. 5%

COMPLEXITY OF WORK

Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORKGROUP

Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

QUALIFICATIONS

Toperformthisjobsuccessfully,anindividualmustbeabletoperformeachessential dutysatisfactorily.Therequirementslisted belowarerepresentativeoftheknowledge,skill,and/orability required.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenable individualswithdisabilitiestoperformthe essentialfunctions.

Experience