Environmental Permit & Planning Professional - 2024-7468

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: Job Description

Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and take the next step of professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning and permitting to remediation and site characterization, we conduct stream and wetland delineations as well as chemical data management and hydrogeologic studies. Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions across a spectrum of clients.

Step into Your New Role Kleinfelder has an exceptionally strong portfolio of client relationships in the water/wastewater, transportation, commercial, and energy sectors that is driving our ability to further grow and diversify our staffing profile. We are seeking an experienced Environmental Professional to join the Environmental Permitting and Planning (EP&P) Team in the Allentown, Cranberry Township, New Cumberland, or Mechanicsburg, PA area.

The successful candidate should be a self-starter who can perform wetland and other natural resources surveys. This candidate should be confident with Clean Water Act Section 404 and 401 permitting - specific state level experience in Pennsylvania, Ohio, or West Virginia is a plus. This position requires strong collaboration and communication skills, task management, marketing/proposal preparation skills, and a level of competency with direct client and regulatory agent engagement. Experience mentoring and guiding junior staff is a plus.

This position is a great career-growth opportunity for an energetic person who values team collaboration and can effectively integrate with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals within our Eastern Division to execute on quality project completion.

The ideal candidate should possess: * Strong wetland/waterway delineation skills- Professional Wetland Delineator and/or PWS certification a plus; * Robust federal regulatory agency expertise,- Secondary experience with Mid-Atlantic states is a plus; * Experience with wetland, waterway, and groundwater monitoring; * GIS experience a plus; * Independent thinking skills, the ability to self-start, able to work independently when needed; * Effective communication skills; * Excellent teamwork and leadership skills; * Strong technical writing and QA/QC skills; * Ability to effectively engage directly with staff and leadership; * Established record guiding projects through state and federal environmental permitting, including all steps of design, submittal, and regulatory interface associated with: oSection 401/404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) * Nationwide Permits, State Programmatic General Permits, Joint Permit Applications, Individual Permits * State Water Quality Certifications * State/local wetlands and waterways, township, and floodplain regulations * Permittee Responsible Stream and Wetland Mitigation * Pennsylvania Chapter 102 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit experience is a plus * National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) experience is a plus * Ability to effectively prepare permitting documents and reports; * Experience conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is a plus

All candidates require: * Bachelor of Science (BS) in Environmental, Biological, or Ecological Science, Environmental Policy, or a related field; * 4-8 years of experience in environmental consulting, and/or regulatory agency employment in the region; * Prior experience working and coordinating with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.

Progress with an Employer that Values You Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that throughdiversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and u ity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.

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