Senior Environmental Specialist - Central Region

Job Overview

A Senior Environmental Specialist provides advanced environmental support including due diligence, permitting, regulatory interpretation and compliance, and interface with federal, state, and regional agencies. This position is in the Environmental Licensing and Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department. Remote, regionally appropriate locations may be considered. Specifically, this position will

• Support new and existing corporate development opportunities for Next Era Energy Resources and other Next Era Energy affiliates in the Central Region with potential focus in Minnesota and North Dakota.
• Manage multiple, multifaceted environmental issues, licensing and permitting processes, legislative development, and related activities to provide management support to Next Era Energy, Inc. departments.
• Support environmental due diligence, siting, and acquiring federal, state, regional, and local environmental approvals/permits for energy development, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and divestitures of assets, including but not limited to, wind, solar, battery storage, gas, data centers and transmission.
• Serve as the subject matter expert resolving complex environmental matters and providing specialized expertise and technical support to ensure compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and permit conditions.
• Demonstrate strong experience in permitting (e.g., NEPA, utility siting, endangered species, waters of the U.S.), risk diligence and mitigation, project management with ability to lead projects and consultants with limited direction, leadership, and communication.
• Maintain current knowledge of pertinent national, state, local, and company level environmental policies and regulations.
• Effectively interface with internal and external customers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders, including regulatory agencies.
• Travel as required to support corporate development, and regional and departmental functions.

• Strategic management, oversight, and knowledge of aquatic, biological, and cultural resource consultants, studies, and technical reports
• Provide guidance on alternatives to minimize environmental impacts
• Provide specialized expertise to ensure cost effective environmental solutions that maximize operational flexibility, maximize environmental benefits for costs incurred, and contribute to improved system reliability and customer satisfaction
• Project management: planning, budget, and schedule
• Assess and communicate environmental risk
• Translate regulatory authorities into actionable tasks
• Negotiate with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies
• Develop and manage vendor contracts / purchase orders / invoices
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Assist with development of strategy and communicate environmental requirements to management
• Review, monitor, and comment on emerging environmental legislation and regulations
• Travel and work extended hour, when applicable
• Other job-related duties as assigned

• Bachelor s – Sciences
• Experience:
  
  5+ years
• Knowledge of applicable environmental regulations
• Must demonstrate at least three years of permitting renewable projects in the upper mid-west with strong emphasis on Minnesota and North Dakota

• Master s
• Effective written and verbal communications
• Environmental laws and regulations
• Environmental negotiations
• Environmental science and engineering
• Environmental issues/compliance
• Performance consulting

The estimated base pay for this position is $94,400.00 to $ per year. Starting pay will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, job-related and industry knowledge and skills and education/training.

Next Era Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.  to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Environmental/Chemistry/Rad Protection
Organization: Next Era Energy Project Management, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

Next Era Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Next Era Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sh, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.

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