Environmental Specialist

Airswift is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist to work on a long term assignment with a client of ours - a major player within the Renewables industry.

We are looking for candidates based in Northeast Florida or Southwest Florida. The work will primarily be done remotely, but there will be a lot of traveling involved – mostly day trips, but potentially overnight trips depending on what is needed.

Candidates need to be based out of those areas. This is a non-negotiable must have.

Job Description

The Environmental Compliance Specialist will be working within our client’s Environmental Services Department, providing environmental construction compliance assurance for new energy generation projects for them and their affiliates.

We’re looking for someone with the ability to provide multifaceted and comprehensive environmental compliance support of construction projects, perform field assessments and site inspections, and prepare detailed environmental reports.

They’ll be supporting multiple projects with a myriad of environmental and regulatory issues and assisting in comprehensive environmental due diligence reviews for projects.

Experience communicating with local, state, and federal agency representatives, internal and external subject matter experts, stakeholders, and environmental organizations in support of assigned projects, is a must have.

The Environmental Compliance PM must maintain current knowledge of pertinent national, state, and local environmental policies and regulations, and company policies, to help ensure strict environmental compliance and other tasks will include project coordination, planning, budget and schedule support, and determining and mitigating environmental risks.

Key Skills

• Bachelor's Degree Required; Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
• Experience with the Water Management Department, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and US Army Corps (USACE or USACOE).
• Strong understanding of SWPPP is a must have.
• Minimum of 7 years of directly relevant environmental construction experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of environmental related supervisory or management experience.
• Experience with Construction is an absolute must have.
• Experience in Environmental Inspection is a must have.
• Advanced knowledge of environmental regulations
• Advanced oral and written communication skills as well as analysis, problem solving, compliance, leadership, and process/project management skills
• Independent and organized
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• GIS skills a plus

Please note: candidates not located in the areas notated above will not be able to be considered.