Published: February 14, 2025 - The Environmental Consultant specializes in supporting planning, ESIA, and SEA projects while ensuring compliance with ethics and legislation. This position coordinates field investigations, performs technical assessments, and writes detailed environmental reports for large-scale infrastructure projects. This role engages in project management, mentors junior staff and interns, and upholds a professional demeanor during client interactions.

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1. Environmental Consultant, Green Earth Strategies, Reno, NV
Job Summary:
- Provide environmental expertise to Stopford’s customers.
- Produce accurate and appropriate technical documentation (e.g. reports and calculations), ensuring that written and verbal communication with clients is always professional.
- Provide advice on Environmental issues as requested by in-house engineering design teams on specific projects.
- Support the preparation of Stopford proposals to clients including preparing manhour estimates for consultancy services and writing proposals for environmental studies.
- Support the Business Development team in the completion of environmental pre-qualification submissions.
- Take responsibility for developing a high level of environmental expertise within Stopford.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge and professional competence in the environmental field to include legislative requirements and industry practice.
- Develop and own and communicate in-house environmental guides and standards.
- Provide coaching and development of other members of staff in the area of Environmental Services.
- Ensure that environmental services delivered to Stopford’s clients are fit-for-purpose and maintained at a high standard, in accordance with the Integrated Management System.
- Act as a Project Manager on minor projects within area of expertise where business needs dictate.
- Supervise junior members of staff, including students.
- Demonstrate flexibility and customer focus and perform any other tasks within the overall scope of environmental consultancy, which may be reasonable required to ensure the efficient operation of the company.
Skills on Resume:
- Environmental Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Technical Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Consultancy (Hard Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Customer Focus (Soft Skills)
- IMS Compliance (Hard Skills)
2. Environmental Consultant, Eco Solutions Inc., Tacoma, WA
Job Summary:
- Conduct wetland delineations and prepare reports independently.
- Provide environmental guidance on projects to all divisions of GHA.
- Interact with local and federal agencies as necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Prepare and secure construction permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or County or local regulatory agencies for Waters of the U.S. or regulatory Wetlands.
- Assist municipal/public clients in planning, designing, constructing, improving, and maintaining facilities
- Provide guidance with environmental engineering policies, programs, or activities
- Promote improvements, evaluate compliance and recommend action to secure satisfactory results.
- Collect data and operate GIS computer workstation and prepare GIS maps and exhibits as new data is received.
- Apply professional environmental science competence with specialized knowledge of ecology, chemistry, and biological science.
- Prepare and secure NPDES permits and conduct NPDES inspections
- Interface with regulatory agencies and municipal clients to provide regulatory guidance to clients.
- Manage the preparation of environmental compliance audits
- Investigate, measure, evaluate environmental conditions and carrying out relevant research, development, planning, design, advisory, and related engineering/consulting activities.
- Design naturalized stormwater facilities
Skills on Resume:
- Wetland Delineation (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Permit Acquisition (Hard Skills)
- Environmental Guidance (Soft Skills)
- GIS Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Environmental Science (Hard Skills)
- Environmental Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Stormwater Design (Hard Skills)
3. Environmental Consultant, Riverbend Consulting, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Set a standard of excellence in all aspects of delivering environmental consultancy projects.
- Set a standard of excellence in the management of health, safety and quality.
- Ensure consistently high levels of safety, technical robustness, commercial awareness, organization and customer satisfaction.
- Drive the development of technical capability within the team and provide a link to the capability in the wider business.
- Lead the supervision, technical guidance, career development and performance of the team.
- Management of team resources, senior-level client engagement and close management of team finances.
- Prepare reports including Preliminary Risk Assessments, Interpretive site investigation reports, Site verification/validation reports.
- Review reports produced by project team members.
- Gathering baseline data both in the field and desk-based
- Interpreting data from field and desk-based studies
- Dealing with Irish and European environmental legislative issues
- Preparation and co-ordination of Environmental Impact Assessments, planning application documentation, Appropriate Assessments and other environmental reports
- Provision of technical input to the wider team in the preparation of environmental project deliverables
- Dealing with clients and customers in a manner that gives value and promotes the Rowan brand
Skills on Resume:
- Project Excellence (Soft Skills)
- Health and Safety Management (Hard Skills)
- Customer Satisfaction (Soft Skills)
- Team Development (Soft Skills)
- Client Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Data Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Environmental Legislation (Hard Skills)
4. Environmental Consultant, Clearwater Analytics, Springfield, IL
Job Summary:
- Conduct environmental impact assessments (EIA), report writing and field work
- Assist in preparing proposals and reports for various related projects
- Preparation of environmental approval documentation
- Involved in related business and group discussion
- Carry work that is EIA-related to the Capital Delivery Project team as when needed
- Undertake field assignment
- Maintaining positive relationships with clients
- Plan and manage ecological/environmental surveys
- Compile, evaluate and analyse ecological/environmental data
- Support environmental and sustainability input to a wide spectrum of planning, engineering and policy studies
- Assist in the preparation of presentations, reports and proposals
- Enforce ethics and compliance policy including Third Party payment, Sub-consultancy engagement process and Gift and Entertainment policy
- Engaging with external stakeholders and sub-consultants
Skills on Resume:
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Hard Skills)
- Report Writing (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Client Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Ecological Survey Management (Hard Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Sustainability Input (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
5. Environmental Consultant, EnviroCare Consulting, Charleston, WV
Job Summary:
- Contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments, including ENVIDs, writing Environmental Statement chapters and addressing client and stakeholder comments.
- Preparing permit and consent applications for operations in the marine environment, for external clients, as well as for Fugro’s own (survey) operations
- Preparing and/or contributing to writing project proposals
- Generation of environmental assessments and reports
- Preparation of planning applications and liaising with external agencies
- Environmental permit applications management of subcontractors
- Working within agreed time scales and budgets so that the needs of the client are fully met, together with the business needs of the company
- Managing own client accounts, building and maintaining relationships and managing expectations
- Providing environmental guidance and support to customers for them to maintain compliance and enhance environmental performance
- Ensuring that services are delivered in line with the company's ISO9001 standard
- Supporting the growth of both the business division and the EMS group of companies as a whole
- Authoring and quality assurance of technical reports in Japanese and English.
- Support business development activities in APAC and across NIRAS’ business units.
Skills on Resume:
- EIA (Hard Skills)
- Permit Applications (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Client Management (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Guidance (Soft Skills)
- Report Writing (Hard Skills)
- Time Management (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
6. Environmental Consultant, Nature's Way Environmental, Eugene, OR
Job Summary:
- Supporting the delivery of environmental assessments, planning applications and other environmental documents
- Leading all stages of environmental assessment that may include business cases, EIA screening and scoping, environmental inputs to tendering, detailed design and construction.
- Production of environmental statements and other environmental/ sustainability reports.
- Coordinate technical input from multidisciplinary environmental specialists.
- Managing programs, resources, and finances on environmental projects.
- Mentoring and line management of junior environmental team members.
- Undertake the provision of environmental due diligence for individual asset and portfolio transactions across the UK and Europe.
- Manage and deliver environmental assessments (site investigations) for a wide range of sites for both transaction and redevelopment purposes.
- Manage work with supervision from senior members of the Environmental Risk team, monitoring time/costs against fee allowances to ensure deliverables are in accordance with scope, on time and to budget.
- Contribute to the promotion of the Environmental Risk team and Environmental Consultancy group through participation in intra-company forums and initiatives, including CPD/knowledge share sessions.
- Provide environmental consultancy for projects in offshore wind energy and other industries.
- Project management of consultancy projects including resource and cost management of projects.
- Support business development activities with existing and new clients in Japan.
- Client engagement, interface with internal and external technical team, and interface with stakeholders including government agencies, contractors, academia, etc.
Skills on Resume:
- Environmental Assessments (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Environmental Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Client Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Due Diligence (Hard Skills)
- Mentoring (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
7. Environmental Consultant, BioRestore Consulting, Savannah, GA
Job Summary:
- Providing support on planning, ESIA and SEA projects.
- Assessment and reporting in relation to very large infrastructure projects and programmes.
- Working alongside planners, engineers (multiple trades) and economists.
- Delivering optimal results within time constraints.
- Developing skills in proposal writing and project budget estimation.
- Confidence, positivity, and a professional disposition in front of clients during meetings and presentations.
- Mentoring any junior staff / graduates within or beyond the immediate team, including interns.
- Lead project management activities
- Perform assessments on technical problems
- Complete relevant technical reports
- Handle environmental due diligence procedures
- Organise field investigation operations
- Oversee ethics and compliance legislation
Skills on Resume:
- ESIA and SEA Support (Hard Skills)
- Infrastructure Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Client Relations (Soft Skills)
- Mentoring (Soft Skills)
- Environmental Due Diligence (Hard Skills)
8. Environmental Consultant, Planet Protect Services, Fort Wayne, IN
Job Summary:
- Undertaking environmental advisory services such as due diligence and monitoring on infrastructure projects
- Performing environmental supervision, compliance monitoring and auditing services against international standards such as IFC and Equator Principles for projects in construction and operation
- Development and review of environmental management plans and action plans
- Environmental risks and impacts assessment across a range of power technologies including wind, solar and hydropower
- Supporting the delivery of environmental assessments, planning applications and other environmental documents
- Coordination of technical input from multidisciplinary environmental specialists
- Managing and or delivering the environmental component of environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and associated Management Plans for project developers, and Project Finance E&S Due Diligence and Monitoring Assessment for lenders and investors
- Preparation of high-quality reports and presentations
- Developing proposals and commercial offers
- Promotion of the work of the team within the company and at industry events
- Contributing to the ESG team strategy, bringing to the table specific sector, client, country and environmental expertise
- Contributing to the digitalisation and innovation of ESG-related services
Skills on Resume:
- Environmental Advisory (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- ESIA Management (Hard Skills)
- Report Writing (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Development (Hard Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
- ESG Strategy (Soft Skills)
9. Environmental Consultant, GreenSphere Consulting, Cedar Rapids, IA
Job Summary:
- Execute scopes of work and cost estimates under the supervision of the Project Manager
- Ensure project requirements are met in a timely and effective manner
- Participating in technical and safety programs, quality assurance and quality control
- Supervise small and large-scale reclamation and remediation projects
- Assist with execution of Phase 2 and Phase 3 site assessments
- Complete detailed site assessments and groundwater monitoring
- Coordinate and supervise tree planting
- Manage and meet all client and regulatory ground disturbance requirements
- Ensure compliance with all safety regulations, directives and SOP’s
- Implement internal and client safety programs
- Remain current with environmental legislation and regulatory updates, and provide updated information as it becomes available to staff.
- Review client Physical Environment documentation to include management plans, risk assessments, policies, procedures, testing and inspection data and other applicable compliance program components.
- Prepare and present technical reports and presentations.
- Provide ongoing education on discipline to colleagues, individual clients and industry leaders.
Skills on Resume:
- Project Execution (Hard Skills)
- Site Assessments (Hard Skills)
- Reclamation and Remediation (Hard Skills)
- Safety Management (Soft Skills)
- Environmental Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Technical Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Client Relations (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
10. Environmental Consultant, EcoLogic Consultants, Amarillo, TX
Job Summary:
- Work collaboratively within team and other Barton Willmore teams to embed sustainability principles
- Deliver an environmental planning advisory service on a range of application
- Co-ordinate impact assessments (environmental, health, socio-economic, equalities, sustainability) and associated processes for a range of developments
- Review technical reports and work with technical consultants to progress them to the necessary standard for senior sign off
- Co-ordinate project teams to complete tasks in delivering projects to time and budget
- Conduct research and site appraisals on projects for client base
- Assist with the preparation of planning promotion documents and with the submission and negotiation of planning applications
- Assist with policy representations
- Provide planning appeal assistance
- Seek opportunities to grow network internally and externally
- Provide emergency response at a field level which includes coordination of 3rd party contractors, initial containment and recovery, site assessment, data collection and daily summary reports.
- Communicate field observations and project status updates to direct supervisor and other project specialists.
- Ensure all work activities have been accurately documented and uploaded to project-specific files.
- Accountability to adhere to the technical and financial project objectives.
Skills on Resume:
- Sustainability Integration (Soft Skills)
- Environmental Planning (Hard Skills)
- Impact Assessment Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Technical Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Research and Appraisal (Hard Skills)
- Client Relations (Soft Skills)
- Emergency Response (Hard Skills)
11. Environmental Consultant, Terra Firma Solutions, Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Conducting fieldwork with regard to environmental regulatory compliance.
- Complete applicable company and client-required health & safety training (including OSHA-required training) and follow health & safety policies and procedures at all times while visiting client facilities.
- Working with staff to complete project milestones and performing a variety of environmental and regulatory functions including technical report preparation and editing, regulatory meeting attendance, permit document preparation and editing, and client meeting attendance.
- Work alongside external colleagues, subcontractors, and directly interact with clients and client’s staff members at various types of commercial and industrial facilities throughout the compliance process.
- Apply multidisciplinary environmental regulatory compliance skills knowledge and project management experience to prepare, submit, and facilitate the approval and implementation of environmental permit applications and modifications.
- Assist industrial and commercial clients in assuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Work includes training, procedure development, permitting, auditing, and related tasks.
- Assist in the development and execution of environmental compliance programs and any required report, notification, or submittal to local, state, or federal regulatory agencies.
- Draft environmental permit applications, permit modifications, permit or regulatory-driven periodic reports, test plans, and reports.
- Maintain the confidentiality of personnel and business information used in the execution of duties.
- Work cooperatively with other staff to ensure company and individual goals are met
- Coordinate project work needs between multi-location
Skills on Resume:
- Fieldwork Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Health & Safety (Hard Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Client Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Permit Application (Hard Skills)
- Confidentiality Management (Soft Skills)
12. Environmental Consultant, Eco Advisors LLC, Bismarck, ND
Job Summary:
- Supervise and coach junior colleagues in daily work and reviewing work products for completeness and accuracy
- Demonstrate a “Safety-First” focus and act as a role model to other staff
- Interpret data and reporting, including integrating the contributions from colleagues into a high-quality project deliverable
- Develop robust study designs, and conceptual site models, and prepare proposals
- Act as a point of contact for clients, with an emphasis on building long-term relationships
- Participate with senior staff in client engagement, business development, and long-term business strategies
- Manage projects from the proposal stage through to delivery and project close-out, including schedule and budget control, client communication, and invoicing support
- Maintain a high standard of behavior to uphold reputation and demonstrate a commitment to Core Values
- Participate in a weekly on-call schedule.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant safety regulations.
- Remain current with environmental legislation, and regulatory updates.
- Plan and direct field service consultation activities for own projects.
- Conduct onsite consultations including tabletop and field-based assessments.
Skills on Resume:
- Team Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Safety Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Data Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Client Relations (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Field Consultation (Hard Skills)