Lead Compliance Monitor

Poutrix; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 82,080 - 123,120; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401K

Short/Long Term Disability

AD&D

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Reward & recognition program

Wellbeing benefits

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Lead Biological Compliance Monitor (Staff Environmental Scientist) to support environmental inspections and provide biological project support for utility infrastructure in Southern California. Based in Irvine or LA, you will lead field teams, review reports, and ensure regulatory compliance with health and safety standards.

You will coordinate monitoring efforts, communicate with contractors, and oversee mitigation measures.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in environmental science, biology, cultural resources or similar
• 4–6 years of experience in environmental compliance
• Knowledge of utility and vegetation management construction methods
• Experience with SWPPP, BMP, and erosion controls including monitoring
• Experience authoring daily inspection reports and spill response

Responsibilities

• Support a regionally focused multi-disciplinary team of junior and peer scientists
• Coordinate field monitoring staff per project requirements
• Act as primary contact for elevating compliance concerns to project managers
• Provide clarification of project requirements to monitors using guides
• Review work of junior monitors for compliance with guidance
• Identify corrective actions for non‑compliance areas
• Coordinate with land rights and client relations to meet project goals
• Oversee installation and removal of environmental mitigation measures
• Read and interpret detailed engineering plans and construction drawings
• Communicate with contractors to maintain compliance in a collaborative manner
• Lead environmental compliance discussions in meetings and tailgate sessions
• Conduct daily field inspections and document contractor compliance
• Prepare concise written daily inspection reports with photos
• Conduct site visits with other specialists and personnel
• Maintain electronic file systems and record keeping on cloud platforms

Skills

Communication

Team coordination

Project coordination

Education

BA/BS in environmental science or related

Tools

Fulcrum

ArcGIS Collector/Field Maps

GPS

SharePoint

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Arcadis is currently seeking a Lead Biological Compliance Monitor (Staff Environmental Scientist) to support a variety of environmental inspections and provide biological project support for utility infrastructure in Southern California. This position based out of the Arcadis’ office in Irvine or Los Angeles, CA will require strict adherence to health and safety procedures, strong work ethic, excellent communication skills and a passion for high‑quality workmanship.

Role accountabilities

• Under supervision of senior‑staff, support a regionally focused multi‑disciplinary team of junior and peer scientists (i.e., biologists, cultural resources specialists, etc.), including subcontracted scientists, to provide compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations
• As the lead compliance monitor, coordinate additional field monitoring staff per project requirements, provide review and quality control of compliance monitor performance, and review of written daily monitor reports generated by other field staff
• Serve as the primary point of contact for elevating compliance concerns to project and client managers
• Provide clarification of resource project requirements to compliance monitors using project specific guides
• Review the work of more junior and peer environmental monitors to ensure compliance with company and client‑provided environmental monitoring and compliance guidance
• Identify and initiate corrective actions for problem areas identified by junior, peer, and subcontractor teams
• Coordinate with land rights specialists, and customer relations and government relations professionals to achieve specifically defined project goals and objectives
• Oversee installation, maintenance, and removal of environmental mitigation measures including environmentally sensitive area (ESA) signage, erosion and sediment controls, spill prevention and containment measures, etc.
• Technical ability to read and understand detailed engineering plans, construction drawings, and understand construction methodologies
• Ability to communicate with construction contractors to maintain compliance requirements in a collaborative, non‑confrontational manner, including when problem areas or non‑compliance issues are identified
• Participate in construction meetings and tailgate sessions, while leading discussions on environmental compliance requirements
• Conduct daily field inspections of active crews and document contractor compliance with project requirements including inspection of erosion and sediment control measures and evidence of spills
• Prepare and submit concise written daily inspection reports including photo documentation, construction status reports, and compliance tracking logs
• Conduct field reviews and site visits with other technical specialists, engineers, and construction personnel
• Maintain electronic file systems and record keeping using SharePoint and other cloud‑based platforms

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in environmental science, biology, cultural resources or other similar
• 4‑6 years of experience in the environmental compliance field
• Working knowledge of standard utility and vegetation management construction methods, specifications, and standards
• Prior experience with SWPPP, BMP, and erosion controls, including overseeing installation, maintenance, and removal of erosion and sediment control measures
• Experience with authoring and submitting daily inspection reports, conducting field audits with photo documentation, and overseeing contractor spill response

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in managing environmental inspection projects for linear utility projects including overseeing contractor implementation of environmental conditions and mitigation measures as set forth in permits, plans and procedures, the FERC Certificate, and all other permits, clearances, or other authorizing documents
• Previous experience with permitting requirements for linear utility infrastructure
• Knowledge of regional sensitive habitats and special status wildlife and plant species
• Exhibit solid, practical skills in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with digital data collection tools including (but not limited to): Fulcrum, ESRI’s ArcGIS Collector/Field Maps, GPS, etc.
• Willingness to travel to support medium term inspection programs
• California issued Erosion and Sediment control certification(s) if applicable

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.

We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.

Salary range: $82,080 – $123,120.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer.

We are dedicated to a policy of non‑discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.