Environmental Scientist/Permitting Coordinator

Why join us?

It’s an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people, thrive.  We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!

We are seeking an Environmental Scientist/Permitting Coordinator to join our Environmental Sciences/Planning group based out of our Orlando, FL office. This position will support the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) General Engineering Consultant (GEC) Program, working as an “extension of staff” in the client’s office in Ocoee, FL (metro Orlando area). This environmental permitting coordinator position will provide career growth opportunities through support of FTE toll road infrastructure projects. If you have the desire to solve environmental permitting challenges on a variety of transportation infrastructure projects across Florida, this position is for you. The position will help with day-to-day activities fully embedded in the client’s offices delivering a portfolio of transportation projects through regulatory resource agency coordination. This role will exercise technical expertise and provide project assistance for the transportation focused client in central and south Florida.

This position offers a work schedule of 4 days/week in-office, and one day telework.

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Facilitate the client’s coordination with regulatory resource agencies in obtaining environmental permits for delivery of the client’s work program;

• Perform environmental project tasks for assigned transportation projects related to all required environmental documentation (NEPA, PD&E, wetlands, listed species and environmental permitting), prioritized by the client’s work program; 

• Coordinate with other consultant’s design professionals and overall project team for accurate depiction of the natural  environment on environmental permit applications, project reports, construction plans and to identify opportunities for avoiding and minimizing potential impacts; 

• Perform field investigations of project sites;

• Document, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data on projects of varying complexity and size;

• Prepare documentation and technical reports for coordination with state and federal agencies. 

What will you contribute?

• B.S./B.A. or M.S. in a field of Environmental Sciences, or other relevant degree.

• This level may be achieved by Environmental Scientists with minimum ten years' experience since Bachelor's degree, or nine years' experience with Master's degree

• Innovative recommendations to complex transportation project environmental permitting requirements.

• Aptitude for maintaining a professional attitude and attention to detail while working alone and within a team environment; 

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills with clients and colleagues; 

• Strong organizational, task and time management, deductive reasoning, and analytical skills; 

• Proficiency with the MS Office suite of software. 

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.  Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life.  

We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage for domestic partners and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible work schedules

• Group Insurance

• Paid Family Leave

• Two Floating Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)

• Pet Insurance

• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program

• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.

• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace.  EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.

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