Requisition ID: 175708

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Nuclear Solutions

Department: Environmental

Market: Power

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

We are currently looking for an Environmental Manager who will lead and oversee the environmental permitting, design and management of a large scale and dynamic transmission line hardening construction projects. This is an exciting position where you will not only ensure compliance with legal and contractual environmental requirements for the project but also contribute to Kiewit’s enduring dedication to corporate social responsibility.

Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations. Whether we’re boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy or building bridges that connect communities, we depend on our passionate, skilled, and safety obsessed construction professionals to get it done right. You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up. There’s a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else.

District Overview

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is a full-service engineering, project management, and construction provider operating across North America. Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the nuclear-related market from carbon-free, small modular reactors to Dept of Energy science, environmental and nuclear security mission capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the power utility, renewable energy, industrial, and infrastructure markets.  As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering excellence that provides wholistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry.

Our rapidly growing nuclear solutions business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities we live within and support. We are committed to build upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft and staff with the best technology, processes, equipment, tools and safety programs available.

We are an innovative team that prides itself on excellence through continuous improvement and an unwavering commitment to deliver for our clients. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, industrial, as well our oil and gas and power generation markets, to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s core values of People, Integrity, Excellence, and Stewardship.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see, design and construct more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, joining Kiewit can bring a lifetime of personal success and satisfaction.

Location

This position is based out Idaho Falls, ID.

Responsibilities

• Lead the environmental permitting and design compliance for the project.

• Ensure that all projects comply with relevant environmental regulations, permits, and codes.

• Coordinate submittal, review, and approvals of environmental requirements for future construction in federal and state lands.

• Identify, assess, and reduce environmental risks to the company.

• Assess the environmental impacts associated with project activities, and develop appropriate environmental responses, including permitting and compliance activities.

• Identify wetland and sensitive environmental areas for protection

• Maintaining project data tracking requirements.

• Monitor, forecast and communicate environmental costs at the project level

• Interpret and apply environmental specifications and drawings avoiding and minimizing adverse effects to the natural environment and local communities.

• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement corrective actions as needed.

• Communicate internally with all employees on the project, other disciplines and departments, and externally with the client, contractors, and Government Agencies.

• Support client response activities related to environmental advice, non-compliances, and environmental incidents, which includes field visits with Client and regulatory agencies.

• Liaise with the client providing them design information, schedule details, quantities etc. ensuring they are aware of any unanticipated discoveries, critical permitting and compliance issues.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel and relocate as required.

• Minimum undergraduate degree in an environmental science, engineering, or a related field.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.

• 10+ years' experience managing design, permitting, and construction environmental compliance for large construction projects (infrastructure experience would be ideal) with a focus on project management and client consultation.

• Qualified Environmental Professional designation is preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of Federal, State, and local environmental regulations, standards, and best practices; to include NEPA/CEQA, WOTUS, NPDES, and SPCC.

• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.

• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.

• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.

• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interface with clients, consultants, and internal stakeholders.

• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.

• Proficiency in relevant software and tools used in environmental practices.

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Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely

• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.

• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.

• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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Company: Kiewit