Senior Environmental/Licensing Specialist

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is seeking a Senior Environmental/Licensing Specialist to support our nuclear environmental services business team. Reporting to our leadership in St. Louis, MO (Creve Coeur) or remote within the region, this role entails delivery of high-quality nuclear environmental licensing services in conjunction with NRC regulation (10 CFR Parts 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, and 73) and related guidance (Regulatory Guide 4.2, NUREG 1555, NUREG 1748 for new facility permitting).

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nuclear environmental licensing services in conjunction with NRC regulation (10 CFR Parts 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, and 73) and related guidance (Regulatory Guide 4.2, NUREG 1555, NUREG 1748 for new facility permitting).
• Define technical approaches, identify and direct required environmental and field studies, and integrate multidisciplinary inputs into defensible deliverables.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of subject matter experts to deliver technically sound and regulatory compliant analyses across all environmental resource areas.
• Work with existing environmental nuclear team to direct, manage, execute new project development for nuclear and other market sectors.
• Provide quality oversight and regulatory compliance review for submittals to clients and agencies.
• Collaborate with project proponents/clients, dialog effectively with agency representatives including NRC staff.
• Lead interdisciplinary teams and manage projects from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk and quality.
• Mentor and develop staff and SMEs in technical execution, regulatory requirements, and quality expectations.
• Own and/or support proposal development, including defining scope/technical approach, pricing, schedule, strategy, and teaming for nuclear environmental and licensing projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in environmental/biological science, planning, engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years leading NEPA/environmental impact assessments for energy or nuclear projects, including proposal leadership and client-facing delivery.
• Strong command of NEPA and implementing regulations/guidance.
• Demonstrated experience preparing or managing NRC Environmental Reports (ER) and nuclear licensing reviews.
• Strong technical writing, facilitation, communication and presentation skills, and ability to translate complex topics for varied audiences.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage projects to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrated success developing winning proposals and growing client relationships.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Essential professional licensure/certification.
• Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.