Environmental Specialist

Position Summary:

IEM is looking for a Full Time- Environmental Specialist to join our team Disaster Recovery Team.

Primary Location:

• Candidate must live a commutable distance to Guaynabo, PR.
• Position will be a fully in office role, we cannot accommodate remote work from home.

Travel Requirements:

Essential Functions:

• Maintain awareness, knowledge and applicability of most recent federal and local environmental laws, regulations and policies that may apply to PRDOH's CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs.
• Participate in the development of tools to perform preliminary environmental evaluations to determine eligibility of project pre­ application under CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs.
• Develop work plan to perform environmental related studies, analysis of impacts and recommendations for projects under CDBG­ MIT programs. Including cost effective solutions required to be considered in construction documentation.
• Prepare all required documentation to comply with NEPA, 24 CFR Part 58 all applicable environmental related laws and regulations in Puerto Rico.
• Coordinate and implement the most current and applicable best practices for environmental reviews under CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT IPG Program.
• Develop all documentation required to accomplish environmental reviews under CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs (for example: project description, maps, photographs, studies, consultation and other correspondence, public notices, programmatic agreements, etc.)
• Evaluate, identify, and implement all necessary activities to perform environmental review considering project aggregations (whenever is necessary) in CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs.
• Provide all necessary support to the PRDOH to develop and process activities regarding requests for release of funds for CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs.
• Coordinate and support monitoring activities for environmental compliance for construction projects under CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a bachelor's degree or higher education in Environmental Science, Biology, Archaeology, Geology or similar field.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience with the environmental clearance of federally funded programs involving construction work.
• Must have completed Categorical Exclusions (CE) not Subject to 58.5, CEs Subject to 58.5, and Environmental Assessments for HUD funded infrastructure projects.
• Must have been involved in the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement for federally funded construction project(s).
• Must have excellent writing and presentation skills to present technical reports to non-technical people.
• Must have fluent verbal and written communication skills (Spanish / English)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Commercial and/or Infrastructure construction projects.
• Experience in federally funded infrastructure projects.

Benefits and more:

• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Why join IEM:

We are a woman owned company in Emergency Management that embraces teamwork, collaboration, flexible performance, actionable solutions and integrity/ethics. Our work touches everyone. We produce results that matter. Results that save lives – join us while we build a safe, secure and resilient world.

Our culture:

IEM believes in the greater good and it is our commitment to attract those who have excellent technical skills, creative minds and innovative ideas to keep propelling us forward.

IEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from Human Resources.