Associate - Environmental Specialist

Parsons Corporation

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Associate - Environmental Specialist to join our team! In this role you will get to contribute to the environmental strategies for the delivery of challenging high-quality infrastructure and masterplan projects.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provision of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and/or Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) across a broad range of sectors mainly Infrastructure (specifically stormwater, sewerage, rail and road projects), community developments and marine and coastal developments as well as to support delivery of related environmental management requirements.

• Should have excellent understanding of how to deliver E(S)IAs, as well as coordinate and review E(S)IA and environmental management inputs from other specialists. This shall include the requirement to project manage, administer and liaise with both clients, inputs from experts in other disciplines (e.g. engineering, hydrology, etc.) and regulators in the delivery and presentation of contracted work and to conduct assessments, inclusive of any necessary field and baseline aspects.

• Interpert the E(S)IA findings to design responses in the Masterplans and guide the design teams on responding to potential design mitigation measures or compensation solutions.

• Mentor, support, overview and review the junior members inputs and deliverables.

The role will focus on the core areas of impact assessment, in particular project management, contract administration, and liaison and coordination with Sub-consultants, advising Clients and Authority liaison.

• Manage Environmental subconsultants, reviewing Environmental impact Assessments, and coordinating team schedules including the delivery of project deliverables . This may require the need to solicit, review and incorporate inputs from experts in related disciplines (into project deliverables).
• Prepare RFPs to appoint the most suitable sub-consultants for any given project.
• Assess and manage the appointed sub-consultants and review their E(S)IA studies.