Environmental Compliance and Permitting Professional

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Are you an individual who takes pride in delivering exceptional work? Our Private Sector Enterprise has an immediate opening for a full-time Environmental Compliance and Permitting Professionalwith our Compliance and Permitting team. We are seeking a motivated, achievement-oriented individual who can help us fulfill our commitment to deliver client success on each and every project we undertake. We offer a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work. The work we do is interesting, challenging, and wide-ranging in nature, and so is our client base. You will work with and be mentored by nationally recognized, senior technical staff.

This position has the ability to work virtually and can be filled near any BC office, with a preference of Cleveland, Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, or Milwaukee.

Detailed Description:

The ideal candidate will have strong technical, written, and verbal skills. We are looking for someone that is highly organized and capable of working with a diverse team of scientists and engineers on multiple tasks with competing priorities. The successful candidate will have a positive, can-do attitude, will be flexible and self-motivated, creative, well-organized, and quality-oriented with attention to detail. This role will provide support for ongoing and new projects addressing environmental, health and safety concerns of private sector and municipal clients throughout the United States, with a focus on environmental, health and safety.

Primary responsibilities will include providing environmental and health and safety regulatory compliance, regulatory auditing, environmental and health and safety program support, experience with Environmental Management System (EMS) and Health and Safety Management System (H&SMS) maintenance, auditing is preferred. Responsibilities will include conducting audits, drafting report for clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, retail, and municipal organizations. We are seeking a candidate looking to grow a career in environmental, health and safety and regulatory compliance, managing projects including environmental and health and safety program development and implementation, and auditing strategies. Additional experience in manufacturing EHS and H&SMS is preferred. This position will support project delivery, compliance strategy development, as well as client communication and relationship development. The position provides the opportunity to perform and manage projects of varying size and complexity along with the ability to work closely with client contacts.

Additional job responsibilities are as follows:

• Assisting with environmental studies, permitting, and compliance reviews.
• Conducting regulatory research.
• Technical writing of audit reports, management system documentation, permitting documents and project delivery. 
• Collecting field data and documenting field activities.
• Performing compliance, EMS and H&SMS audits and subsequent reporting.
• Communicating environmental and health and safety requirements directly to the project team and/or client.
• Conducting Compliance and management system related site visits, inventorying/assessing facilities for compliance plans and conducting Compliance and management system audits with positive client-focused interactions
• Performing project site visits outside the office, including commercial and industrial facilities.
• Assisting with the preparation of technical memoranda and reports related to Compliance and Permitting.
• Work independently and with teams to complete assignments and develop quality solutions that meet client expectations and goals in a virtual platform.
• Ability and willingness to travel to support regional and national client teams up to 50% of the time.
• Interacting and communicating directly with clients on behalf of Brown and Caldwell.
• Working with internal Client Service Teams in assisting in developing client relationships and preparing proposals.
• Drive health and safety practices throughout all aspects of work.
• Build relationships and work closely with relevant resources across the company to effectively manage and provide technical support on regulatory compliance projects.
• Successfully manage and deliver projects on time, on budget, and with high quality.
• Utilize internal project management tools and resources.
• Participate in improving company resources and tools to improve production and efficiency.
• Ensure the program team is implementing BC’s quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) process.
• Support business development pursuits related to client opportunities.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• BS or MS Degree in Environmental Science, Safety, Compliance, or Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Material Science) or related field required.
• One (1) – five (5) years or more years of professional related experience required.
• Knowledgeable of and/or ability to research and understand state and federal environmental and health and safety regulations.
• Experience with municipalities or manufacturing companies in environmental and health and safety operations.
• Ability to motivate others and be part of project teams to implement plans for projects and client pursuits.
• Project execution skills including attention to health and safety; program delivery, strategy development and execution by collaborating with a project team.
• Strong organizational and technical skills required, experience with client service preferred.
• Strong verbal and written (technical writing) communication skills required with attention to detail.
• Highly responsive, capable of working in a diverse team environment and handling multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Positive, can-do attitude, flexible and self-motivated.
• Ability to work in a virtual environment across multiple company teams.
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time, with multiple day stays.
• Prior work in a manufacturing or industrial settings, either full-time or internships, a plus
• Valid driver’s license, and good driving record required
• ISO 14001 EMS or ISO 45001/OHSAS 18001 H&SMS auditing experience a plus
• Lead auditor certification for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 a plus
• OSHA Certification (General Industry 10 or other) or HAZWOPER Certification is a plus
• Willing to work occasional overtime and/or off-hours as needed
• Must be willing to work in the field year-round, potentially for extended periods of time, and perform physically demanding work (see requirements below)
• Ability to work for short periods of time in extreme temperatures including heat and cold
• Ability to wear required safety equipment at sites including hard hats, flame-retardant clothing, steel toed boots (or other approved toe protection), safety glasses, etc.
• Ability to stand for several hours observing and documenting
• Ability to operate a BC Pickup Truck to commute to jobsites and to access work areas on site
• Ability to remain alert and vigilant while working around equipment and be able to walk swiftly for a short distance to clear an area where a potential hazard is identified
• Ability to climb stairs (2-3 flights) or ladders (up to 24 feet typically) to access structures for visual inspection
• The candidate should have the ability to successfully collaborate with BC’s local, regional, and national Compliance and Permitting practitioners
• Experience and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project

Salary Range:Theanticipatedstarting payrange for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and maybemore or less,dependingupon skills, experience,and education. These ranges may be modified in the future. 

Location A:
Salary $63,000 - $86,000 

Location B:
Salary $69,000 – $94,000 

Location C:
Salary $76,000 - $103,000 

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter. 

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 52 offices and 1,800 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer.  Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.  Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.