Environmental Project Specialist - Part Time

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Assist Project Managers with projects in various phases of planning, environmental compliance, permitting, and documentation.

• Evaluate project materials, conduct analysis, create spreadsheets, perform data entry, maintain project tracking, and manage database entries along with quality assurance tasks.

• Aid project managers in ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.

• Contribute to enhancing program efficiencies and assist with schedule management.

• Provide peer training as necessary.

• Carry out environmental desktop assessments of sensitive resources.

• Support monitoring of environmental construction activities.

• Draft and review reports.

• Engage with company professionals and client representatives.

• Uphold confidentiality standards.

• Comply with Company safety protocols and OSHA regulations, and participate in required safety training.

• Stay updated on industry developments through formal training, professional publications, and workshops.

• Execute additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in planning, environmental science, biology, ecology, archaeology, or a related field.

• 1 to 3 years of professional experience as an environmental scientist/specialist, biologist, ecologist, planner, or a comparable role in California, particularly in environmental consulting.

• Familiarity with current environmental regulations, including CESA, FESA, CEQA, NEPA, Section 106, among others.

• Experience with project management tasks.

• Capability to function effectively under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines.

• Demonstrated leadership skills; ability to identify issues and proactively develop suitable solutions.

• Strong technical writing and verbal communication abilities.

• Energetic team player with robust problem-solving skills and capacity to manage various tasks and priorities.

• Excellent organizational and management capabilities.

• Skill in communicating within a team-oriented environment to foster and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and leadership.

• Proficiency in computer-aided software (Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, ArcGIS, etc.).

• Ability to identify problems, gather data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions for presentation to supervisors.

• Must adhere to safe work practices by following Company safety policies and OSHA regulations, including participation in required safety training programs.

• Ability to uphold confidentiality.

🏝️ Benefits

• This position is classified as temporary and therefore does not come with associated benefits.

• Paid time off in accordance with our state sick time policy.