Lead Environmental Planner/Senior Siting Specialist

Who You Are

• Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience
  • Bachelor's of Science degree in Environmental Science, Geology
  • Familiarity with leading and performing routing/siting studies and analyses, and preparing associated reports
  • Familiarity with PJM, MISO and other regional transmission boards and their processes
  • Excellent technical writing skills, clear communicator, ability to work as part of multidisciplinary teams, and attention to detail
  • Ability to manage project team and interact with client team to deliver high quality work product
  • Attention and commitment to timely completion of high-quality work, often independently motivated
  • Willing to do some travel for site visits and attend public open house meetings
  • High level of motivation, positive attitude, willingness to learn and take on responsibility
  • Ability to work as a team lead or independently as part of various teams
  • Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5-10+ years of experience conducting siting and routing for transmission, substation, or renewables projects
  • Experience with use of ArcGIS, ArcOnline, ArcCollector and ArcGIS Enterprise, Trimble GPS units and Terrasync software
  • Strong technical writing skills, clear communicator, ability to work as part of multidisciplinary teams, and attention to detail
  • Project management experience with ability to manage multiple projects and teams

Your Impact

• Plan, execute, and lead siting and routing studies for various energy industry projects (transmission, substation, renewables) in Ohio and surrounding states
• Gather background data for project areas, prepare siting and routing maps, participate in meetings to document findings to clients and/or agencies, participate in public open house meetings, conduct windshield surveys of proposed sites and/or routes, and document the siting process at the end of the process into a defensible report
• Liaison with various governmental agencies, clients, and team members
• Support siting reports that document the siting process and why a site or route was selected
• Provide guidance on state filing requirements and subsequently write components for various public utility applications

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP Benefits

• A comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career
• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation (or other personal time)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $90,000 - $110,000

About WSP USA

WSP USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Contact Information

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