Senior Environmental Permitting Manager

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Permitting Manager to join our team to support and grow our power business in the Midwest region across a range of service offerings for renewable development powered lands and utility transmission and generation. The successful candidate will be engaged in both opportunity/client development and project delivery. The position will require a candidate to work collaboratively with a diverse team of specialists and have the capacity to balance varying priorities. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure which allows for a combination of both in-office and remote work. Periodic travel will be required (10-15%).

Role accountabilities:

As a Senior Environmental Permitting Manager the focus of your work will be to lead multidisciplinary site assessment permitting and environmental documentation service needs for various types of power projects. While a significant area of focus will be regulated utility generation and transmission projects in this role you will also be engaged in permitting activities for other energy technologies (solar co-located power and emerging generation).The ideal candidate will have significant experience and geographical familiarity with permitting of power sector projects and be able to assist clients with planning services for project development and execution of comprehensive permitting programs. Expertise with state and federal regulations associated with the Clean Water Act the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act are highly preferred. Additionally you will provide senior level quality assurance/quality control for client deliverables and coordinate additional project services that may include stormwater and erosion control planning cultural resources floodplain assessments and various civil engineering components.

In this role you will also be involved in supporting and/or managing the growth of new and existing client relationships in conjunction with business development and account leaders. This will include leveraging existing client relationships supporting client account teams and leading pursuits and proposal will additionally participate in market-facing events to increase Arcadis presence and profile.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelors degree in environmental science biology ecology geology water resources or similar environmental discipline.
• 10 years of total experience in the environmental consulting industry. Associated experience with environmental agencies and departmental roles with commercial entities may be considered equivalent.
• 5 years of experience managing environmental permitting projects technical teams schedules/budgets and the delivery of high-quality work products.
• 2 years of experience leading project pursuits including direct client communication and preparation of project scopes schedules and cost estimates.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with Midwest federal state and local natural resource permitting agencies in the development of regulated utility and commercial development projects in the power sector.
• Ability to lead the delivery of projects ensuring client satisfaction effective project management and good communication and collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams of scientists planners engineers and other specialists.
• Excellent technical writing and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with company leadership staff and client colleagues.
• Involvement in client development and leadership including the sourcing of project opportunities participation in industry networking events and direct client relationship building.

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters degree in environmental science urban planning biology ecology geology water resources or similar discipline.
• Prior experience with power utilities and/or commercial developers in the Midwest region.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

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Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

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.

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 salary range for this position is $92160 - $153600. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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