Specialist III / Sr., Environmental
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc as headings; can fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Company: Nicor Gas (subsidiary of Southern Company Gas) - Location: Naperville, Illinois (1844 Ferry Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563) - Hybrid work model: 4 days in office/field/customer location, 1 day work-from-home; may vary. - Job Overview: Provide expert environmental support for new/existing natural gas infrastructure; duties: due diligence evaluations, managing operations and construction environmental permitting, providing training, evaluating/interpreting regulations, plans, procedures to ensure compliance, interfacing with contractors, internal customers and environmental agencies. Requires competency to consult resources, work independently, take initiative. - Key Duties And Responsibilities (list): - Supports the company's compliance with environmental plans, policies and requirements. - Conducts or manages environmental permitting/consultation/authorization activities related to natural gas pipeline systems, including underground natural gas storage and related ancillary facilities. - Manages environmental permitting of remediation projects from initial development and planning, through permitting and construction to restoration or final closure of the site. - Supports environmental aspects of company operations through compliance, reporting, field inspection/monitoring and stewardship/sustainability/social goals. - Performs comprehensive environmental due diligence or desktop reviews during planning of construction projects or other ground-disturbing activities. - Provides the necessary support to the Environmental Affairs team to resolve environmental matters. - Interacts with Federal, State, and Local regulators on behalf of the company. - Performs training to internal and external customers. - Drafting or maintaining plans, such as Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) or Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). - Manages stormwater drainage issues and oversight of environmental compliance requirements for vegetation maintenance activities. - Conducts field surveys and site visits as needed, including to conduct compliance reviews and meetings with construction and inspection personnel. - Monitors and analyzes environmental policies and regulations that affect the company and its customers. - Assists with environmental compliance audits. - Provides supply chain or controls duties, including maintaining current consultant contracts, purchase orders, and invoices. - Required: Education/Degree Qualifications: - BA/BS in physical or natural science, including Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Geology, Engineering (Environmental, Civil, or similar) or other related discipline - Preferred: MS in physical or natural science, including Biology, Environmental Science, Geology, Chemistry, Engineering (Environmental, Civil, or similar) or other related discipline - Required Work Experience & Skills: - Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management and environmental/natural resources permitting, compliance, environmental liability management. (Specialist III) - Minimum of 7 years of experience in project management and environmental/natural resources permitting, compliance, environmental liability management. (Sr. Specialist) - Experience in environmental natural resources permitting and compliance activities, especially the Endangered Species Act, floodplain/floodway regulations, and Clean Water Act (incl. stormwater, waters of the U.S., NPDES and water quality certification) - Working knowledge of stormwater best management practices for construction activities. - Ability to read and understand standard pipeline construction design and stormwater plans. - Strong organizational and project management skills with an ability to adapt to a changing and fast-paced team environment. - Computer skills, including the use of GIS systems, SharePoint and other databases. - Preferred (list): - Permitting and environmental compliance for linear utility construction activities. - Experience with state and local permitting and compliance activities for pipeline or utility company. - Experience independently managing large or complex projects with significant environmental implications, such as the impacts or risks associated with different construction methods or techniques. - Experience managing environmental inspector(s) during construction or restoration activities. - Experience or understanding of wetland and waterbody delineation principles. - Stormwater management or erosion and sediment control training or certification - Experience preparing SWPPP or SPCC plans. - Participation in industry associations or professional organizations. - Working knowledge of environmental best practices across the energy or environmental industry. - Experience and/or familiarity with site remediation and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - Working Conditions/Physical Requirements: - Travel requirements: This position may require travel within the Nicor service area in northern Illinois on an occasional to regular (5-20% travel) basis. Most travel does not require an overnight stay but some trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay away from home for one or more nights an estimated two to three times per year. - On-call duties: This position will require the ability to respond to urgent environmental issues when contacted during traditional and non-traditional work hours, as issues arise. On-call duties are estimated as 20% year. - Physical demands: This position frequently requires prolonged standing or walking, ability to lift minimum 20 pounds. - Work environment: This position will be located in an office environment and may be exposed to varying outdoor weather conditions when working with field operations, conducting facility inspections, facilitating assessments, etc. - Disclaimer: generic, can drop. - About Southern Company Gas: description; could be considered boilerplate? It's about the company; maybe we can keep as "About the company" but not required. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Southern Company Gas" is not exactly boilerplate but could be considered company overview; maybe we keep as a short paragraph under "About the role" or separate? The instruction says we should include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. The "About Southern Company Gas" is specific content about the company; could be included under a section like "About the company" but we don't have a heading for that in allowed list. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could put company overview under "About the role". That seems appropriate. - Southern Company description: also could be considered company overview; maybe we can include under "About the role" as well. - Benefits: mention: "Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process." Thus we have benefits info. - Pay Range: $77,258.00 - $139,620.80 USD Annually: Base salary varies depending on a wide array of factors... So we have Pay section. - Schedule: The job is full time; hybrid work model: 4 days in office/field/customer location, 1 day work-from-home; may vary. Also mention Job Schedule: Full time. So we can include Schedule section. - Job Identification etc: we can drop or put in a short p. Thus we need to produce HTML with sections:
About the role
with paragraphs summarizing overview and company info.Responsibilities
with- list of duties.
Requirements
maybe combine required experience and skills? Or separate Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction allows both. We have Required Work Experience & Skills; also Education/Degree Qualifications (required and preferred). Could split: Requirements for experience/skills; Qualifications for education. Or combine. Let's follow typical: Requirements (experience/skills) and Qualifications (education). Also we have Preferred items; could be under Requirements or Qualifications as "Preferred". We'll include them as part of the same sections but note they are preferred. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include headings with empty content. Thus produce:About the role
Nicor Gas, a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas, seeks an experienced environmental professional to provide expert environmental support for new and existing natural gas infrastructure in Illinois. The role is based at Nicor’s corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois, with a hybrid work model (4 days in office/field/customer location and 1 day remote). The position supports all Nicor business units and involves project management of environmental compliance activities, permitting, reporting, training, and liaison with regulators and internal teams.
Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers across four states and about 600,000 retail customers through its marketing companies, with additional investments in interstate pipelines and natural gas storage facilities. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) is a leading energy provider committed to clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy, with a goal of net‑zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Responsibilities
- Supports the company's compliance with environmental plans, policies and requirements.
- Conducts or manages environmental permitting/consultation/authorization activities related to natural gas pipeline systems, including underground natural gas storage and related ancillary facilities.
- Manages environmental permitting of remediation projects from initial development and planning, through permitting and construction to restoration or final closure of the site.
- Supports environmental aspects of company operations through compliance, reporting, field inspection/monitoring and stewardship/sustainability/social goals.
- Performs comprehensive environmental due diligence or desktop reviews during planning of construction projects or other ground‑disturbing activities.
- Provides support to the Environmental Affairs team to resolve environmental matters.
- Interacts with Federal, State, and Local regulators on behalf of the company.
- Performs training to internal and external customers.
- Drafts or maintains plans such as Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) or Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
- Manages stormwater drainage issues and oversight of environmental compliance requirements for vegetation maintenance activities.
- Conducts field surveys and site visits as needed, including compliance reviews and meetings with construction and inspection personnel.
- Monitors and analyzes environmental policies and regulations that affect the company and its customers.
- Assists with environmental compliance audits.
- Provides supply chain or controls duties, including maintaining current consultant contracts, purchase orders, and invoices.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management and environmental/natural resources permitting, compliance, environmental liability management (Specialist III level).
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in project management and environmental/natural resources permitting, compliance, environmental liability management (Sr. Specialist level).
- Experience in environmental natural resources permitting and compliance activities, especially the Endangered Species Act, floodplain/floodway regulations, and Clean Water Act (including stormwater, waters of the U.S., NPDES and water quality certification).
- Working knowledge of stormwater best management practices for construction activities.
- Ability to read and understand standard pipeline construction design and stormwater plans.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with