Environmental Science Senior I - (Natural Resource Management / Biology)

SoCalGas is the nation’s largest gas distribution utility, dedicated to providing safe and reliable energy to Southern California. The Environmental Science Senior I will solve environmental problems, manage wildlife and aquatic permitting, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations while collaborating with various teams.


Responsibilities

  • Manages wildlife and aquatic permitting, including Incidental Take Permits, Habitat Conservation Plans, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements, and Clean Water Act Section 404 and Section 401 approvals, and directs supporting technical studies
  • Conducts and oversees natural resource field support, including construction monitoring, and advises staff and contractors on mitigation requirements, resource protection, and compliance obligations
  • Collaborates with consultants, agencies, project teams, construction crews, and management, providing guidance on resource protection, mitigation measures, and compliance expectations
  • Maintains, monitors and updates environmental programs to ensure compliance with current regulations and budget control
  • Guides lines of businesses on regulatory, scientific, technical, and/or other professional principles. Recommends and implements corrective/preventive procedures to improve compliance performance
  • Alerts site employee's and management to environmental issues to promote environmental awareness
  • Monitors project-specific metrics continuously and provides regular updates to clients and environmental leadership team
  • Reviews environmental compliance reports; creates and maintains databases; tracks existing regulatory reporting requirements; and coordinates responses to compliance violations
  • Provides oversite for desk-based research, fieldwork, and/or laboratory work, including measurements, data interpretation, and computer modeling
  • Ensures technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to address, prevent, control, or restore larger-scale environmental challenges and complex problems
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

  • Solves moderate to complex environmental problems and leads small projects
  • Integrates multiple data sources, recommends mitigations, and improves program performance with limited supervision
  • Manages wildlife and aquatic permitting, including Incidental Take Permits, Habitat Conservation Plans, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements, and Clean Water Act Section 404 and Section 401 approvals, and directs supporting technical studies
  • Conducts and oversees natural resource field support, including construction monitoring, and advises staff and contractors on mitigation requirements, resource protection, and compliance obligations
  • Collaborates with consultants, agencies, project teams, construction crews, and management, providing guidance on resource protection, mitigation measures, and compliance expectations
  • Maintains, monitors and updates environmental programs to ensure compliance with current regulations and budget control
  • Guides lines of businesses on regulatory, scientific, technical, and/or other professional principles
  • Recommends and implements corrective/preventive procedures to improve compliance performance
  • Alerts site employee's and management to environmental issues to promote environmental awareness
  • Monitors project-specific metrics continuously and provides regular updates to clients and environmental leadership team
  • Reviews environmental compliance reports; creates and maintains databases; tracks existing regulatory reporting requirements; and coordinates responses to compliance violations
  • Provides oversite for desk-based research, fieldwork, and/or laboratory work, including measurements, data interpretation, and computer modeling
  • Ensures technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to address, prevent, control, or restore larger-scale environmental challenges and complex problems
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation plan
  • Upward mobility opportunities
  • Ability to find a true work life balance

Company Overview

  • SoCalGas is the largest gas distribution utility in the United States, serving more than 21 million consumers across approximately 24,000 square miles of Central and Southern California. It was founded in 1867, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.socalgas.com.

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