Tribal NEPA & Brownfield and Community Revitalization Practice -Project Manager

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A Day in the Life

The Tribal NEPA, Brownfield & Community Revitalization Practice Project Manager supports Onterris’ work with Tribal Nations by fostering meaningful collaboration with Tribal communities, promoting cultural awareness and proficiency within the organization, and building respectful, long-term partnerships. This role also helps deliver integrated services that support communities in achieving their brownfield redevelopment and community revitalization goals.

This is a remote position.

We are seeking candidates with experience supporting NEPA and Fee-to-Trust projects who can contribute to the development and management of environmental projects focused on sustainability and conservation. The ideal candidate will also have experience supporting environmental site assessment and remediation projects, primarily in Alaska, with opportunities to support projects across the United States.

The annual salary range for this role is $85,000-$120,000, commensurate with accomplishments, performance, and credentials.

To thrive in this role, you’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:

• Provide project management and environmental planning knowledge for tribal fee-to-trust projects and provide support on environmental impact analysis, coordination of biological and cultural assessment, NEPA and/or CEQA research and document production, and coordination for other environmental projects.
• Support the implementation of comprehensive and cohesive strategies for engaging with our Tribal Nation partners/clients, coordinate relationship-building, and bolster our reputation as a trusted ally. This will include leading and assisting with writing project proposals.
• Implement transparent and consistent communications with Tribal governments and Indigenous Communities on housing, gaming, recreational, agricultural, brownfields, renewable energy, and other environmental projects.
• The selected candidate will manage Tribal environmental projects.
• In addition, the selected candidate will assist in data gathering, write/review sections for CEQA/NEPA documents, assist with preparing permit applications, coordinate with consultants and project team members, and interface with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Planning, executing, and/or overseeing Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), remediation, and/or site-specific reuse and/or area-wide planning/design activities.
• Assisting with project fieldwork throughout Alaska and other states, including site reconnaissance, brownfield inventories, soil, groundwater, soil vapor, surface water and other media sampling, and remediation at various locations.
• Collecting field data in an organized and concise manner, consistent with corporate and client standard operating procedures and work plans.
• Grant application support, including assisting senior grant writers with preparing and submitting grant applications.

Your Expertise and Skills

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

• College/University degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Planning, Environmental Studies, Social Sciences, Law or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience planning, executing, and/or overseeing Phase I/II ESAs, remediation, and/or site-specific reuse and/or area-wide Planning activities.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience as a consultant with a specific emphasis on federal and Tribal regulatory experience.
• Experience with multi-media sampling (i.e., soil, groundwater, soil vapor, surface water, sediment, etc.).
• Experience with project management and technical responsibility, including leadership of others and management level accountability.
• NEPA experience managing EAs and/or EISs and working with Tribal Nations for Fee-to-Trust applications and projects.
• Strong client-facing skills (relationship building, communication, problem solving).
• Direct experience and knowledge of environmental regulations, assisting in research for NEPA and CEQA planning documents, and preparing or assisting in the preparation of technical sections for NEPA documents and environmental permits (CWA 404/401).
• Demonstrated experience working with Tribal Nations and addressing complex issues across multiple agencies, business lines, client types and geographies.
• Strong research, analysis, and reporting abilities.
• Focus on detail-orientation skills and capable of managing large data sets.
• Self-starting, team-oriented professionals with excellent written and communication skills.
• Familiar with review and analysis of scientific data, maps, and drawings.
• Knowledge of computer-aided software (Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, etc.)
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to present to supervisors.
• While performing the job's responsibilities, the employee may be required to spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers and is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel.
• There may be occasional lifting (overhead, waist level) from the floor of supplies and materials weighing no more than 30 pounds. The work may involve some bending, standing, or walking. Out-of-office site visits could potentially have more strenuous physical demands.
• The work environment will vary greatly depending on the nature of assigned tasks.
• Possible work environments could include normal office working conditions in a well-lit, climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
• This position involves travel throughout Alaska, and other states and may require work outside of normal business hours (evenings and weekends) as needed.

#INDONT

Onterris is a leading global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients’ resilience, mitigate risk and protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit www.onterris.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents, click here to learn more.

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