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Environemtnal Scientist
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Environmental ComplianceMultimedia PermittingEnvironmental AuditsRegulatory Reporting
📜 Description
- Lead complex environmental compliance projects, including multimedia permitting, audits, and regulatory reporting.
- Advise clients on environmental regulations and compliance frameworks, including EPA, TCEQ, RRC, NMED, and NMOCD.
- Author and oversee permit applications, technical assessment reports, compliance documentation, and agency correspondence.
- Design and oversee site visits, compliance audits, inspections, and multimedia sampling programs.
- Mentor junior scientists, engineers, and GIS specialists; maintain quality control and scientific validity across deliverables.
- Assess environmental and regulatory risks, develop mitigation strategies, and support proposals, scopes, and multidisciplinary project coordination.
🛠️ Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related scientific field (Master's degree preferred).
- Experience: Minimum 3+ years of progressive experience in environmental science, regulatory compliance, or technical environmental consulting, with a significant emphasis on the oil and gas sector.
- Regulatory Expertise: Deep technical working knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations (EPA, TCEQ, RRC, NMED, NMOCD, etc.) and their practical application to industrial operations.
- Technical Proficiency: Proven track record of conducting site investigations, writing complex technical reports, and successfully navigating regulatory agency negotiations.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific data into clear recommendations for clients and regulatory bodies.
- Software/Tools: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with environmental data management, modeling, and GIS software is strongly preferred.
- Mobility: Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel to industrial and field sites as needed.
- Specialized Experience: Prior consulting experience serving industrial, oil and gas, mining, or government clients, including experience with federal environmental programs or litigation support.
Full job description
Sphere 3 Environmental, a part of True Environmental and its partner firms, have united their strengths to establish the nation's premier environmental and engineering services consulting firm. This powerhouse organization offers an extensive range of services aimed at revolutionizing the built environment and preserving the natural one. Its diverse expertise encompasses environmental remediation, urban planning, engineering iconic coastal and marine structures, developing sustainable energy sources, and pioneering resource extraction methods. Explore further at Sphere3env.com/ and True-Environmental.com to discover the full scope of our capabilities.
Sphere 3 Environmental is seeking an experienced Environmental Scientist to lead technical compliance initiatives, complex environmental audits, and regulatory strategies for a diverse client base with a strong focus in the oil and gas industry. This role is responsible for driving technical excellence across environmental programs, serving as a subject matter expert (SME), and mentoring junior scientific staff while ensuring all work strictly adheres to federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Execution: Complete and lead scientific and technical components of complex environmental compliance projects, including multimedia permitting, comprehensive audits, and advanced regulatory reporting.
- Serve as Technical Subject Matter Expert: Act as a key technical advisor and client-facing specialist, providing expert guidance on environmental regulations and compliance frameworks (e.g., EPA, TCEQ, RRC, NMED, NMOCD, CWA, CAA).
- Author & Direct Regulatory Filings: Oversee and personally author high-level permit applications, technical assessment reports, compliance documentation, and agency correspondence.
- Field Investigation & Auditing: Design, conduct, and oversee rigorous site visits, environmental compliance audits, inspections, and multimedia sampling programs as required.
- Technical Mentorship & Quality Control: Provide mentorship, technical training, and daily oversight to junior scientists, engineers, and GIS specialists. Ensure rigorous quality control (QC) and scientific validity across all project deliverables.
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Evaluate complex technical, environmental, and regulatory risks, formulating scientifically sound mitigation strategies and engineering/scientific solutions.
- Scope & Proposal Support: Assist in business development and proposal preparation by defining technical scopes of work, methodologies, and cost estimates for client pursuits.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Coordinate effectively with internal technical teams and external subcontractors to ensure seamless execution of multidisciplinary environmental projects.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related scientific field (Master's degree preferred).
- Experience: Minimum 3+ years of progressive experience in environmental science, regulatory compliance, or technical environmental consulting, with a significant emphasis on the oil and gas sector.
- Regulatory Expertise: Deep technical working knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations (EPA, TCEQ, RRC, NMED, NMOCD, etc.) and their practical application to industrial operations.
- Technical Proficiency: Proven track record of conducting site investigations, writing complex technical reports, and successfully navigating regulatory agency negotiations.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific data into clear recommendations for clients and regulatory bodies.
- Software/Tools: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with environmental data management, modeling, and GIS software is strongly preferred.
- Mobility: Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel to industrial and field sites as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Specialized Experience: Prior consulting experience serving industrial, oil and gas, mining, or government clients, including experience with federal environmental programs or litigation support.
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