# Senior Environmental Scientist **Company**: WSP **Location**: New York, NY **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $100,000 - $130,000 **Category**: Consulting **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/93276?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_1b2f2c3f-69f ## Description WSP is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist – Environmental Permitting & Compliance to support its Earth & Environment Team in New York. The successful candidate will be a versatile environmental professional with experience working in New York City and Long Island and comfortable supporting projects both in the field and in the office. **Responsibilities:** - Conduct environmental field investigations, including wetland delineations, habitat assessments, natural resource surveys, and construction compliance inspections. - Support federal, state, and local environmental permitting for projects in New York City and Long Island. - Prepare environmental permit applications, technical reports, impact evaluations, agency coordination materials, and compliance documentation. - Interpret permit conditions, environmental commitments, construction plans, and environmental specifications and communicate requirements to project teams and contractors. - Perform environmental inspections and construction compliance monitoring for energy, transportation, utility, infrastructure, and development projects. - Support coastal and marine environmental compliance activities, including field monitoring and coordination with construction contractors and environmental specialists, as needed. - Review construction work plans and method statements for activities occurring in or adjacent to environmentally sensitive resources. - Identify environmental compliance issues and work with project managers, contractors, and technical specialists to develop practical corrective actions. - Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including engineers, planners, environmental scientists, construction managers, regulatory specialists, and subcontractors. - Provide technical guidance and QA/QC oversight to junior environmental staff and field personnel. - Support multiple projects and assignments depending on project needs, including a combination of office-based technical work and field assignments. - Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. - Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. **Requirements:** - Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Biology, Natural Resources, Environmental Engineering, or a related field. - 5 to 7 years of experience in environmental consulting, environmental permitting, natural resource assessment, and/or construction environmental compliance. - Experience working on environmental projects in New York City and/or Long Island, with familiarity with the region’s regulatory environment and infrastructure setting. - Experience conducting environmental fieldwork, which may include wetland delineations, natural resource surveys, construction monitoring, or environmental inspections. - Working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permitting requirements. - Experience preparing environmental permit applications, technical reports, impact evaluations, or similar environmental documentation. - Ability to interpret environmental permits, construction drawings, environmental specifications, and regulatory requirements. - Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with project managers, contractors, field crews, clients, and regulatory agencies. - Ability to work independently in the field while also collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary project teams. - Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify environmental risks and recommend practical solutions. - Ability and willingness to work in a variety of field conditions, including construction sites, wetlands, coastal environments, and potentially vessel-based settings. - Ability to travel throughout New York City, Long Island, and the surrounding region based on project needs. - Proven commitment to workplace health and safety and compliance with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies. - Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. - Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. **Benefits:** - Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage - Retirement savings - Paid sick leave - Paid vacation - Paid parental leave - Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings **Compensation:** - Expected Salary: $100,000 - $130,000 ## Skills ### Required - Environmental Science - Ecology - Biology - Natural Resources - Environmental Engineering - wetland delineations - natural resource surveys - construction compliance inspections - environmental permitting - agency coordination ### Nice to have - Master’s Degree in Environmental Science - Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification - 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER training - Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training --- Source: [Apply at emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com](https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/93276?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)