Senior NEPA Specialist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

About the role

Arcadis is seeking a mid-level to Senior NEPA Specialist for our Mobility team in Nashville, Chattanooga, or Knoxville, TN. This is a unique opportunity to lead and manage the delivery of NEPA documents for challenging Design-Bid-Build projects as well as the fast-paced schedules for Design-Build delivery. Our team is known for innovation and outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multi-firm, multi-task, interdisciplinary team task orders and contracts for infrastructure planning studies.
• Prepare NEPA documents for minor programmatic projects to complex Categorical Exclusions and less complex Environmental Assessments.
• Develop project scopes and budgets, interface with and maintain clients, mentor and develop junior staff, and develop project plans and schedules.
• Adhere to Arcadis' practices including quality and safety standards.
• Handle interpersonal and client-facing responsibilities, including excellent, clear, and concise oral and written communication, and demonstrated ability to coordinate meetings, resources, and presentations.

Requirements

• 7-10 years’ experience in serving as a seller-doer with Departments of Transportation.
• Bachelor’s degree in planning, policy, a biological or physical science, or economics.
• Proven success in delivering minor to complex environmental projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to work well in a collaborative environment.
• Fluency with MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and related project planning or niche discipline used in NEPA analysis (desired).
• Active participation in regional and/or national professional associations (desired).
• Registration as certified planner (AICP) with the American Institute of Certified Planners or registration as a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) with the Association of Board Certified Environmental Professionals (desired).
• Proficiency with ProjectWise, Primavera, Prezi, MS Access, and other software programs that provide value within the project management and planning contract contexts (desired).
• Related experience for other departments of transportation in the South (desired).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401K retirement plan.
• Short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), and life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Reward & recognition program.
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $95,500 - $135,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.