ERM is seeking a Consulting Senior Associate, Environmental Scientist to play a key role in growing our business in Tampa, Florida. The ideal candidate will have technical expertise with routing and siting impact analysis, multi-media environmental permitting for large-scale capital projects in the Gulf region, collaborating with and mentoring staff in a project setting, assessing environmental conditions and impacts, plus strong technical writing and communication skills.

The successful candidate will contribute their leadership, client relationship, and technical consulting skills to support the growth of ERM's business and client base in the Gulf Area, while networking with ERM's global impact assessment team and technical experts to share best practices across the industry. Projects are often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse. The successful candidate must be capable of managing varying priorities in order to provide high-quality project deliverables completed on time and within budget.

The candidate will need to demonstrate initiative, critical thinking, and creativity to generate ideas for research questions, work approaches, presentation of information, and issue resolution. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional looking to advance their career to the next level with a global environmental leader.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical expertise on capital projects for a variety of clients with complex technical/regulatory issues.
• Support routing and siting studies, analyses and report development, as part of capital project development projects.
• Collaborate with other ERM team members to execute impact assessment and capital project permitting (e.g., baseline studies, environmental impact assessment, routing studies, land planning, open houses, and facility siting and permitting).
• Facilitate relationships on behalf of the client with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and State Historic Preservation Offices.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with other ERM employees.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources or related discipline. Or the equivalency of 8+ years related experience in lieu of education.
• 1-2 years consulting experience working with power or industrial clients on complex projects under a variety of state, federal regulatory structures (FL preferred).
• Demonstrated excellence managing environmental planning, siting and permitting projects.
• Working knowledge of key natural resource regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, and Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
• Excellent writing, communication, strategic thinking, and "people" skills.
• Demonstrated ability to research and prepare concise and accurate technical documents.
• Keen attention to detail.
• High degree of technical competence and broad knowledge transmission line siting and construction best practices, with a solid grasp of the key impact assessment and management issues (e.g., wetlands, protected species, and visual impact assessment).
• Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative member of a project team.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, which includes being comfortable and effective at communicating complex technical knowledge and concepts to other staff, clients, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Positive outlook, collaborative, and driven by the success of ERM as a global company.

Who We Are: As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world's leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients.

Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our "boots to boardroom" approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

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ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!