Regulatory Specialist

Stantec is seeking a Regulatory Specialist to provide technical leadership for our clients and staff on a variety of Environmental Services projects in Maryland and the broader Mid-Atlantic US.  This position will be part of Stantec’s Environmental Services team that provides the full range of expertise needed to address a variety of projects, including but not limited to supporting to public utilities, new electric transmission and rebuild projects, project access road planning and design, substation and battery storage facility design, solar due diligence and environmental permitting. Our staff members have established excellent working relationships with utilities and Power sector developers throughout the Mid-Atlantic, and our knowledge and interdisciplinary expertise allow us to help our clients develop the most effective and innovative approaches to their environmental / engineering compliance goals.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Executing environmental permitting strategy, developing regulatory strategy, and directing environmental field surveys and construction compliance for a variety of projects.
• Conducting environmental field surveys in a lead capacity as needed, including wetland, forest stand, and/or critical area resource assessments and delineations; mentoring junior staff in the conduct of such surveys and their interpretation. Occasional travel for fieldwork is likely, including overnight stays for short durations.
• Preparing permit applications, including Section 404/401 permits and Joint Permit Applications, involving gathering supporting documentation, and coordinating comment response with agencies.
• Preparing technical reports for and managing coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), MD Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal, state, and local agencies.
• Task coordination related to wetland delineations, forest stand delineations, state water determinations, resource protection areas, threatened and endangered species, land use mapping and vegetation cover classification, GPS data collection, agency consultations, cultural resources, and water quality permitting.
• Performing and summarizing database searches and coordinating initial agency review and consultation related to Threatened and Endangered Species.
• Leading and preparing Forest Conservation Plan, Critical Area, and Tier II submissions in accordance with the State and Municipal requirements. 
• Performing quality assurance/ quality control reviews of environmental deliverables.
• Partnering and participating on integrated environmental/engineering/ecology teams to deliver projects in both the pre-project permitting stage and post-approval stage to ensure consistency in project execution.