Environmental Manager

About the role

The Wesson Group, LLC is growing and seeking a motivated individual to join our close-knit team. With over four decades of experience, our team delivers heavy civil and renewable energy design-build excellence. We specialize in sustainable solutions for wind, solar, marine, infrastructure, heavy civil, and transportation. Headquartered in Johnstown, NY, our work ranges throughout Western, Central, and Northern NY. Our unwavering commitment to safety, excellence, transparency, and stakeholder collaboration positions people at the heart of everything we do. At The Wesson Group, you’re more than just a number - you’re part of a team that puts safety and family first. We take pride in our work and support each other with respect and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Installation of BMPs while managing on-site workforce
• Cook up with relevant crews on their work locations, material needs, quantities and invoices
• Oversee Subcontractor environmental compliance
• Identify wetland and sensitive environmental areas for protection and fencing in advance of construction activities
• Lead the environmental compliance and permitting for the onsite construction operations
• Identify, assess, and reduce environmental risks to the company
• Update environmental plans
• Perform and oversee field inspections and monitoring (water quality, underwater noise, etc.)
• Maintain project data tracking requirements
• Monitor, forecast and communicate environmental costs at the project level
• Develop and conduct environmental protection and awareness training to staff at all levels
• Function as a principal technical advisor and coordinator for environmental issues
• Interpret and apply environmental specifications and drawings avoiding and minimizing adverse effects to the natural environment and local communities
• Prepare required reports and communication of environmental risks to project management
• Attend field visits with Client and regulatory agencies
• Liaise with the client providing them design information, schedule details, quantities etc. ensuring they are aware of any unanticipated discoveries, critical permitting and compliance issues

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years' experience managing design and construction environmental compliance for large scale construction projects (EPC experience would be ideal)
• Undergraduate degree in an environmental health or engineering field preferred
• Qualified Environmental Professional designation is preferred with 4 hours SWPPP NYSDEC Certification
• Working knowledge of State and Federal environmental legislation
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
• Strong work ethic, willing to embrace and promote TWG’s culture, core values, mission, purpose, etc.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills proficient with Microsoft Programs
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail