Sr Environmental Planner - Pearl River, NY

Our client for this role is the NYS Office of General Services (OGS). LiRo-Hill is ranked among the nation’s top A/E firms by Engineering News-Record, providing construction management, engineering, environmental, architectural, and program management solutions. We are an “Integrated Construction, Design and Technology Solutions” firm with a strong track record serving public and private sector clients. Recently, Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI), the parent company of The LiRo Group and Hill International, Inc., consolidated experienced staff in the Northeast to create a larger, more efficient team. LiRo-Hill employs 1,100 professionals across offices in NYC, Long Island, Buffalo, Rochester, Boston, and Edison, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Complete environmental permitting for multiple projects varying in complexity from a SEQR short form to Joint Applications with multiple regulatory agency approvals.
• Track and coordinate permit timelines to meet project needs and provide administrative support for all phases.
• Oversee upcoming and future projects where environmental review or compliance with regulatory or environmental regulations will require processing of permits.
• Coordinate environmental impact assessments such as SEQRA.
• Conduct all environmental procedural requirements for advancing and expediting environmental studies/analyses associated with Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), and other documents.
• Manage consultant deliverables for environmental aspects of State projects, including Endangered Species, Ecology, Energy, air/Noise, Visual, and Environmental Justice.
• Participate in project meetings with department staff, consultants, and environmental regulatory and advisory agencies; assist with preparation of written communication/notices.
• Work closely with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, NYS Department of State, and NYS Office of General Services regarding permit applications.
• Represent Design and Construction on environmental matters when interacting with federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and groups.
• Assist with the preparation of environmental permit applications and other approvals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in NYS SEQR and Army Corp Permitting; a master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.
• Work experience in NYS within the past 2 years and fluency with current NYS environmental regulations; experience with acquiring permits for NYS agencies preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills with the ability to manage a portfolio of multiple projects.
• Degree from an accredited college in Environmental Science or Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or a related program.
• Experience coordinating with designers and NYS and federal regulatory agencies.
• Work experience “having a substantial relationship to environmental analysis,” meaning at least 50% of time is spent preparing and/or reviewing NYS SEQR environmental impact statements; providing consultation on NYS and federal environmental impact laws, rules, and regulations; or conducting office evaluations and field investigations in conjunction with multi-disciplinary environmental regulatory programs such as water quality, wetlands, air quality, solid and hazardous waste management, and mining.
• Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.
• Positive work environment.

Pay

Compensation range: $125,000 – $155,000 per year. The range provided is the salary the firm in good faith believes at the time of this posting it is willing to pay for the advertised position.