Environmental Scientist, Transmission Line Routing & Siting

About the role

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience in transmission line routing & siting. This position offers an excellent career development opportunity for someone looking to grow with Halff, with potential for not only business and personal growth, but ownership in the firm.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on a variety of environmental projects.
• Will be involved in client interaction.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control.
• Lead and mentor production staff.
• Ensure teamwork and project collaboration occur for successful completion of electric transmission line routing studies and associated environmental assessment documents.
• Manage the development of alternative routes for proposed electric transmission lines, impacts analyses, and documentation for project compliance with applicable federal and/or state regulations.
• Provide expert testimony for contested case hearings.
• Work with multi-discipline teams to deliver solutions to clients.
• Work with federal, state, and local environmental regulatory requirements, guidelines and procedures.
• Aid in identifying pursuits and developing proposals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science or related field, from an accredited university; Master's Degree is a plus.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Transmission Line Routing or Siting.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and ArcGIS.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience communicating with clients, regulatory agency staff, and the public.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Positive attitude, initiative, and ability to work with multi-discipline teams and to manage projects independently.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• None specified.

Skills

• Technical leadership.
• Client interaction.
• Quality assurance and quality control.
• Project management.
• Alternative route development.
• Impact analysis.
• Regulatory compliance.
• Expert testimony.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Multi-discipline team coordination.
• Proposal development.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Prescription insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans).
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• 529 College Savings Plan.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Employee Assistance Plan.

Pay

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Not specified.

Company Overview

Halff is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America. Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. You can view Halff's full complement of services here Halff has more than 30 offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona and Georgia. For a full list of our locations, click here