Job Description

• •  Ensure that Division Project Development projects are in compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
  • Ensure all necessary biological, natural resource, wetlands, and protected species issues have been thoroughly investigated and technical input provided to Division Project Development in support of NEPA/SEPA documents for selected Division/Transportation Improvement (TIP) projects.
  • Supervise consultant activities in support of operations/pre-construction.
  • Conduct field investigations of plant/animal species in diverse habitats within and adjacent to transportation corridors.
  • Identify jurisdictional wetlands from non-jurisdictional uplands within transportation corridors.
  • Conduct rate species surveys.
  • Supervise and provide quality control on all phases of work conducted by private consulting firms.
  • Prepare natural resource technical reports for all assigned TIP projects.
  • Prepare technical reports, biological assessments, and minimum criteria determination reports.
  • Submit, review, and critique comments on environmental documents prepared by private engineering firms.
  • Review 10-year program list of TIP projects to ensure that all environmental studies are adequate.
  • Determine what environmental regulation permits are required.
  • Schedule project familiarization conference with state/federal regulation agencies.
  • Prepare and submit permit applications and exhibits to regulatory agencies.
  • Negotiate permit conditions with regulatory agencies.
  • Advise design engineer and transportation managers of unusual or sensitive environmental resources.
  • Assist in development of strategic environmental plans/initiatives to enhance project schedules and project design feasibility.
  • Mediate disputes between regulatory agencies and transportation construction managers.
  • Advise transportation construction manager of deficiencies in environmental regulation compliance.
  • Advise successful bidder about regulatory requirements.
  • Serve as the contact for State/Federal agencies, wildlife refuges, private environmental entities, local, and scientific stakeholders on concepts of natural science and environmental science relating to transportation planning and environmental assessment.

• • Knowledge of state/federal environmental regulations relating to SEPA and NEPA guidelines and preparation of related environmental documentation.
  • Experience with the preparation of 404 and 401 and permit applications and related exhibits.
  • Experience conducting natural resource field evaluations, such as stream and wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species surveys, and basic knowledge of SHPO issues.
  • Experience serving as environmental liaison between NCDOT, consultants, resource agencies, environmental regulators, and the public with consistency and sound judgment.
  • Experience planning, conducting, and reviewing technical projects and evaluating construction/maintenance projects for environmental compliance and stewardship.
  • Working knowledge of wetland systems, biological communities and the relationship of highways, bridges, and highway development to streams and wildlife.
  •  Considerable knowledge of federal and state regulations governing the work supervised.
  • Ability to plan, conduct, and review technical projects and prepare technical reports, biological assessments and other environmental documentation as required by state and federal laws.
  • Ability to handle, with tact, consistency, and professional judgment, the diversity of public contacts and demands of consultation and enforcement.
  • Leadership to plan, organize and direct work operations, as well as train and supervise a team.
  • Skills to review and critique others’ work.
  • Ability to safely operate a vehicle.

• • Bachelor’s degree in agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences, or a closely related curriculum, and
  • 3+ years of relevant environmental experience; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Award Winning, engineering, Environmental, Government, great place to work, Living Wage Employer, ncdot, Public Sector, and Veteran Friendly. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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