Environmental Lead- Soil and Groundwater

Summary:

Reporting to the Environmental Delivery Manager, the Environmental Lead-Soil and Groundwater will provide subject matter expertise in soil and groundwater management and ensure that Project construction activities are carried out in accordance with THE LINE Project requirements and compliance obligations.

Core Role Responsibilities/ Accountability:

The Environmental Lead-Soil and Groundwater will carry out one or more of the following activities:

• Providing subject matter expertise for management of soil and groundwater quality including (i) overseeing and ensuring the quality of environmental soil and groundwater sampling and testing activities (ii) development and implementation of monitoring and survey programs (iii) review and interpretation of technical studies and reports (iv) overseeing soil and groundwater remediation activities
• Monitoring and verifying the environmental performance of Project construction activities through various methods including field inspections and audits, review of Project documents, analysis of data and information related to environmental performance, coordination of progress meetings, assessment of environmental conditions and day-to-day coordination with other environmental professionals and Project teams
• Leading/ coordinating environmental incident response and root cause investigations and overseeing implementation of controls to prevent recurrence. Monitoring the implementation of corrective actions
• Preparing and/or coordinating the preparation of environmental performance summaries, reports, dashboards, inspection and monitoring forms or logs (stand-alone or for inclusion into other Project progress reports)
• Preparing, contributing to, or maintaining planning documents including environmental plans and procedures, risk registers, compliance obligation registers, objectives, targets, KPIs.
• Reviewing Project requirements, performing gap assessments, preparing registers / logs / summaries
• Analyzing environmental data and information, documenting findings, preparing requests for information (RFIs) or other queries
• Preparing environmental training and awareness materials and delivering training to a Project teams
• Managing the performance of other environmental and sustainability professionals, consultants and contractors as necessary
• Preparing scopes of work and specifying requirements for inclusion into contracts, framework agreements and other contractual documentation
• Preparing environmental training and awareness materials and delivering training to Project teams
• Assisting with the achievement of sustainability objectives, targets and KPIs as necessary

Performing any other duties as might be necessary to achieve the Project's environmental and sustainability requirements, objectives, and targets.

Requirements

Required/Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree science or engineering from a recognized university in a physical or natural resource related field including geology, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, environmental engineering, etc. Advanced degree preferred.

• ISO 14001 EMS auditor certification and Hazardous waste management training (e.g., 40-Hr. Hazwoper)

Related environmental certifications would be an asset.

Required/ Desired Skills and Experience:

• At least 15 years of combined experience in civil infrastructure, a substantial amount of which constitutes management of environmental compliance of civil infrastructure development Projects or Programs. GCC experience preferred
• Experience in carrying out / overseeing environmental soil and groundwater investigation and remediation activities.
• Desirable: experience in preparing, implementing, and auditing Environmental Management Systems and associated plans and procedures
• Excellent attention to detail- ensures that work products are thorough, accurate, precise, and free of errors
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex problems
• Ability to carefully follow written and/or verbal instructions or directions. Asks for clarification, if necessary
• Requires minimal supervision in performance of tasks
• Dependable- excellent planning and time management skills with ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks within reasonable timeframes
• Agile and adaptable- able to perform different tasks as might be needed to achieve short and long-term team objectives
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills in the English language.
• Ability to summarize complex or detailed information and to effectively communicate outcomes to potentially non-technical audiences in an organized manner through various means including reports, logs, trends, emails, presentations, etc
• Works well in a team environment and respectfully and effectively collaborates with persons from diverse ethnic and socio-cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrates integrity, fairness, and professionalism in all interactions