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Conservation Planner-South Carolina
Westervelt Ecological Services (WES), is a
national leader in mitigation and conservation. We are a private company
established in 2006 that provides conservation and restoration solutions that
we design and manage to help meet local, State and Federal compliance
requirements for impacts to streams, wetlands, and wildlife. Our
professional staff contributed to over 30,000 acres of habitat nationwide,
implementing restoration projects protecting and restoring vital natural
resources. We challenge ourselves to develop big, complex projects, that
maximize local benefits beyond habitat restoration to flood management, water
quality, and climate change; we are dedicated to implementing restoration
projects that provide long-lasting benefits for future generations Our
comprehensive and complex mitigation projects require a highly skilled
multi-disciplinary team so we have assembled a team that is considered “Best of
Class” in their respective areas of expertise – come join us.
We are looking for an experienced Conservation Planner-South Carolina
to join our team in our Charleston, SC office.
The Conservation Planner will assist in the reconnaissance, acquisition, development, and entitlement of mitigation projects (i.e., permittee responsible mitigation-PRM, mitigation banks, In-Lieu Fee programs-ILFs, and turn keys) in the Southeast U.S. The Planner will work closely with other disciplines within the office, consultants as well as with a variety of federal, state, and local resource agencies to achieve regional goals.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
-Work collaboratively with the team to achieve safety, continuous improvement, ecological and business goals.
-Prepare and secure approval of Mitigation/Conservation Banking documents, including prospectus, banking Instrument and all technical documents, conservation easement, endowment, and credit releases.
-Manage project teams (internal staff and external consultants), with the ability to maintain clear communication, working relationships, and facilitate product development.
-Assist in project budget development, manage and track financial expenditures for the approved budget.
-Develop and maintain detailed project and task schedules, mitigation plans and supporting documents and manage the project to the approved timelines.
-Conduct or manage the development of mitigation documents for new and existing sites.
-Engage with regulatory agency staff, either independently or as part of the project management team, to solve complex project development issues.
-Identify areas of entitlement process improvement and engage in developing process solutions.
-Track and maintain project compliance including permits, contract, etc.
-Participate in discussions with non-profits, community members and other stake holders to assist in local relationships and project development.
-Assist in business and brand development through participation in client meetings and speaking engagements at technical conferences.
-Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Biology, Forestry, Landscape Architecture or related field
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- A minimum of 5 years experience in related field
- Strong project management experience
- Experience working in a team environment
- Prior history of managing contractors and/or consultants
- Strong experience with CEQA and NEPA, 404 permitting, mitigation planning or design
- Experience with technical writing
- Experience with giving presentations and public speaking events
- Biology/ecology, wetland delineation experience
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in SC and GA
- Prior coordination experience with USACE
- CAD/ArcGIS experience
- Experience with project management software such as MS Project, etc.
- Experience working with non-profits and other state and federal agencies
- Wetland/ESA survey experience
- Prior experience of project impacts and commonly requested mitigation of potential clients
The base salary range for this position is $70,800 – $170,100.
Actual base salary is based on the experience and qualifications
of the selected candidate.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender
Identity/Sexual Orientation
