Senior Environmental Engineer | Hudson Tunnel Project

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At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site. Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

As part of the MPA delivery partner joint venture of Mace-Parsons-Arcadis, Mace has been selected as the Gateway Development Commission’s partner of choice to support the GDC across the Gateway Program in New York, inclusive of the Hudson Tunnel Project. The Hudson Tunnel Project will improve capacity, reliability, and resiliency of commuter and intercity rail transit serving 800,000 daily passengers from Washington, D.C. to New York and New England.

This milestone project is supported by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and is slated to receive nearly $12 billion in federal funding, the largest investment in a mass transit project in modern history.

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• Provide a detailed review of all submittals, design documents, and proposed design changes from a regulatory compliance (National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Federal, State, and local permits) and environmental (air, noise, water, contaminated, hazardous materials, amongst others) standpoint.
• Review and provide input to design documents (drawings and specifications, including any environmental studies, investigations, reports, surveys) with a focus on conformance with the NEPA Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Record of Decision (ROD) and Federal, State, and Local permits.
• Review Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) to ensure all requirements from the permits and the FEIS/ROD are incorporated accurately.
• Provide input on the project schedule to incorporate timing restrictions, mitigation requirements, limitations, constraints, and compliance requirements from the permits and FEIS/ROD.
• Attend weekly meetings with the team and workshops as needed, to provide status updates and answer any regulatory compliance/environmental questions from the team.
• Provide regulatory compliance review of federal, state, and local permits.
• Provide guidance as it relates to FEIS/ROD environmental compliance.
• Determine if there are permit/environmental impacts associated with work elements.
• Review plans and determine required Federal, State, and Local permits are required.
• Interpret scientific data and specifications and develop technical memorandums.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, geology, or a closely related discipline.
• Extensive years of prior experience with regulatory agencies (USACE, USFWS, NMFS, NJSHPO, NJSE (HMDC), and NJDEP) – a must.
• Strong technical writing, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to travel throughout the NY/NJ Metro Area.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Prior experience securing USACE and NJDEP Division of Land Use Regulation (DLUR) permits – essential.
• Working knowledge of NEPA FEIS/ROD environmental documentation.

• Subject matter expertise:
  Knowledge, understanding and expertise across Environmental and Social Sustainability.
• Project and/or programme management.
• Business acumen.
• Stakeholder engagement – ability to engage with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Collaborator – ability to engage with multiple teams in a collaborative manner.
• Communication – ability to present technical topics in a simple way to a variety of audiences.

The estimated starting salary for this position is $140,000 – $180,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, skills and qualifications.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.