Tekwissen
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Tekwissen, Port Arthur, Texas, United States, 77640
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, they align their capabilities to their customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, they helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Job Title: Environmental Compliance Specialist
Location: Port Arthur, TX, 77641
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Position SummaryResponsible for assisting in the integration of specialized environmental requirements into the construction of the client projects.Has responsibility for interpreting specialized requirements, evaluating, and applying specialized scientific principles, and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving the desired objectives.May be assigned as an assistant project environmental lead or environmental coordinator/inspector.Must be willing to work a flexible schedule if required, including, but not limited to extended work weeks, weekends, nightshift or split shift.Responsibilities
Provides specialized environmental input to Engineering, Construction, and Subcontracts, thus ensuring that environmental requirements are integrated into project planning, design criteria, construction plans and specifications, and subcontractsParticipates in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of specialized environmental requirements that may affect project design, construction schedule, and costResponsible for drafting Environmental Compliance Plans, Construction Environmental Control Plan (CECP), and project specific mitigation plans (e.g., Stormwater pollution prevention plan, Spill prevention, control and countermeasures plan, etc)Conducts environmental compliance inspections of project construction activities to monitor compliance with environmental requirements including contractual commitments, permits, the project's CECP, and mitigation plansFollows up on Environment non-conformances to ensure are corrected in a timely manner and that appropriate controls are always maintainedLead, participate in and/or support any investigation on near misses and incidents as requiredMaintains relationships with internal client organizations (e.g., Engineering, Construction, and Subcontracts), customer, and contractor/subcontractor representatives to coordinate technical/scientific issues and implementation of ES functions into project proposals, designs, and construction plansMaintains contact, as appropriate, with government regulatory and resource agencies to obtain current information on new regulations, program initiatives, and technical requirements and standardsMaintains contact with other ES personnel (e.g., Project Environmental Lead) to keep them informed of changing requirements and to provide technical assistanceMaintains contact with professional colleagues and organizations in government, industry, and universities to keep abreast of advancements in the discipline field (e.g., wetlands mitigation, biological/ecological planning and mitigation, erosion and sediment control, air emissions monitoring, water quality, contaminated property remediation)Qualifications & Skills
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science degree in a specialized scientific field (e.g., wetlands biology, meteorology, forestry, and archeology) or environmental/civil engineering and practical work experience in the discipline performing the responsibilities listed above - OR equivalent demonstrated experience.Knowledge of environmental management, monitoring and mitigation systems, principles, and methodologies related to heavy civil and large industrial construction projects.Experience in environmental monitoring and/or compliance inspection during constructionAdditional Qualifications
Specialized knowledge in a field of science (e.g., meteorology, ecology, biology, forestry, wetlands, archeology), engineering (e.g., civil, environmental, mechanical) or related disciplinesKnowledge of environmental laws and regulations and resource agencies' permitting processes and responsibilitiesKnowledge of engineering, construction, and subcontract work processesSkilled in oral and written communication and knowledge of computer applicationsAdditional Information
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule if required, including, but not limited to nightshift or split shift.This position has a work scope that includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces.Some lifting may be required.Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress).Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e., harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.)
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, they align their capabilities to their customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, they helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Job Title: Environmental Compliance Specialist
Location: Port Arthur, TX, 77641
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Position SummaryResponsible for assisting in the integration of specialized environmental requirements into the construction of the client projects.Has responsibility for interpreting specialized requirements, evaluating, and applying specialized scientific principles, and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving the desired objectives.May be assigned as an assistant project environmental lead or environmental coordinator/inspector.Must be willing to work a flexible schedule if required, including, but not limited to extended work weeks, weekends, nightshift or split shift.Responsibilities
Provides specialized environmental input to Engineering, Construction, and Subcontracts, thus ensuring that environmental requirements are integrated into project planning, design criteria, construction plans and specifications, and subcontractsParticipates in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of specialized environmental requirements that may affect project design, construction schedule, and costResponsible for drafting Environmental Compliance Plans, Construction Environmental Control Plan (CECP), and project specific mitigation plans (e.g., Stormwater pollution prevention plan, Spill prevention, control and countermeasures plan, etc)Conducts environmental compliance inspections of project construction activities to monitor compliance with environmental requirements including contractual commitments, permits, the project's CECP, and mitigation plansFollows up on Environment non-conformances to ensure are corrected in a timely manner and that appropriate controls are always maintainedLead, participate in and/or support any investigation on near misses and incidents as requiredMaintains relationships with internal client organizations (e.g., Engineering, Construction, and Subcontracts), customer, and contractor/subcontractor representatives to coordinate technical/scientific issues and implementation of ES functions into project proposals, designs, and construction plansMaintains contact, as appropriate, with government regulatory and resource agencies to obtain current information on new regulations, program initiatives, and technical requirements and standardsMaintains contact with other ES personnel (e.g., Project Environmental Lead) to keep them informed of changing requirements and to provide technical assistanceMaintains contact with professional colleagues and organizations in government, industry, and universities to keep abreast of advancements in the discipline field (e.g., wetlands mitigation, biological/ecological planning and mitigation, erosion and sediment control, air emissions monitoring, water quality, contaminated property remediation)Qualifications & Skills
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science degree in a specialized scientific field (e.g., wetlands biology, meteorology, forestry, and archeology) or environmental/civil engineering and practical work experience in the discipline performing the responsibilities listed above - OR equivalent demonstrated experience.Knowledge of environmental management, monitoring and mitigation systems, principles, and methodologies related to heavy civil and large industrial construction projects.Experience in environmental monitoring and/or compliance inspection during constructionAdditional Qualifications
Specialized knowledge in a field of science (e.g., meteorology, ecology, biology, forestry, wetlands, archeology), engineering (e.g., civil, environmental, mechanical) or related disciplinesKnowledge of environmental laws and regulations and resource agencies' permitting processes and responsibilitiesKnowledge of engineering, construction, and subcontract work processesSkilled in oral and written communication and knowledge of computer applicationsAdditional Information
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule if required, including, but not limited to nightshift or split shift.This position has a work scope that includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces.Some lifting may be required.Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress).Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e., harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.)
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.