Environmental Scientist
US$95,000 – US$111,000 / yr base salary
Posted 19 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Environmental Scientist”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | US$95,000 – US$111,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyBiology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Forestry, Natural Resources (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
About us
National Grid is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist for our Environmental Licensing and Permitting department, with opportunities available in Syracuse, NY Albany, NY, and Buffalo, NY to work in a hybrid role.
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.
The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record put us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on high-profile projects that have a direct impact on the reliability and future of New York's energy network.
Job Purpose
The role holder will be responsible for managing National Grid's New York State Department of Public Service (NYSDPS) Article VII and Article VIII environmental licensing and permitting activity for large scale electric and gas projects to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal environmental requirements. This includes ensuring applicable local, state, and federal environmental requirements are established, communicated and implemented for high value, complex activities, including project initiation, design and construction.
- Provide overall support to the department and project teams to ensure timely preparation of acceptable environmental license and permit application material and completion of implementation and compliance activities.
- Provide technical support for managing data and documents pertinent to stakeholder communication, project schedules, environmental issues, studies and expenditures.
- Successfully manage project permitting.
Key Accountabilities
- Effectively communicate with peers and regulators including the ability to communicate with technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Possess a strong sense of purpose in your work.
- Effective problem-solving skills with ability to obtain, research and analyze data; draw inferences; and make recommendations to provide guidance to the project teams.
- Ability to establish daily work priorities, plan assignments, and organize work.
- Self-motivated and proactive in achieving goals without being asked and performing the job with moderate guidance.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications, GIS and/or other mapping programs.