Senior Environmental/Licensing Specialist

<h2>This Opportunity</h2><p>WSP is seeking a Senior Environmental/Licensing Specialist to support our nuclear environmental services business team. Reporting to our leadership in St. Louis, MO (Creve Coeur) or remote within the region, this role entails delivery of high-quality nuclear environmental licensing services in conjunction with NRC regulation (10 CFR Parts 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, and 73) and related guidance (Regulatory Guide 4.2, NUREG 1555, NUREG 1748 for new facility permitting).  This position requires a strong foundation in NEPA/impact assessment and related environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Executive Orders, and others) relevant to a new facility permitting and licensing. </p><p>The selected candidate will serve as a technical leader responsible for planning and executing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Environmental Reports (ER) and NEPA analyses, including defining technical approaches, identifying and directing required environmental and field studies, and integrating multidisciplinary inputs into defensible deliverables. This includes applying NRC environmental regulations and guidance to project execution, maintaining awareness of evolving regulatory developments and licensing pathways, and ensuring consistency and technical rigor across all environmental analyses. </p><p>You will build and expand client relationships, lead outreach and account positioning strategies, and serve as a key technical lead, manager and pursuit lead for new nuclear and other NEPA related projects. You will also direct and deliver complex NEPA environmental assessments, EISs, and related supporting environmental studies in coordination with interdisciplinary teams, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality from pursuit through execution.</p><p>The ideal candidate has a strong record of prior experience with NRC license applications/ ER and nuclear licensing reviews.  You will provide technical and administrative leadership on complex studies, mentor teams, and ensure regulatory compliance and on-time/on-budget delivery. Master’s degree or higher degree required.</p><h2>Your Impact</h2><ul><li>Lead and direct preparation of NRC Environmental Reports (ER) and NEPA documents (EAs, EISs) for nuclear and other energy projects, ensuring technical quality, consistency, and defensibility. </li><li>Define, scope, and oversee execution of required environmental field and technical studies (e.g., ecological surveys, cultural resources, hydrology, water quality, land use, socioeconomics) and integrate results into ER and NEPA deliverables.</li><li>Lead multidisciplinary teams of subject matter experts to deliver technically sound and regulatory compliant analyses across all environmental resource areas. </li><li>Work with existing environmental nuclear team to direct, manage, execute new project development for nuclear and other market sectors</li><li>Provide quality oversight and regulatory compliance review for submittals to clients and agencies</li><li>Collaborate with project proponents/clients, dialog effectively with agency representatives including NRC staff. </li><li>Lead interdisciplinary teams and manage projects from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk and  quality.</li><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on NRC environmental requirements, NEPA strategy and compliance with related requirements (e.g.,10 CFR 51) and supporting guidance.</li><li>Contribute to client relationship management and targeted business development activities within the nuclear and energy sectors, positioning strategies with key accounts, partners, and agencies</li><li>Own and/or support proposal development, including defining  scope/technical approach, pricing, schedule, strategy, and teaming for nuclear environmental and licensing projects</li><li>Mentor and develop staff and SMEs in technical execution, regulatory requirements, and quality expectations.</li><li>Make sound, independent decisions on technical approaches, documentation, and risk mitigation for complex assignments</li></ul><h2>Who You Are</h2><p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in environmental/biological science, planning, engineering, or related discipline<br>12+ years leading NEPA/environmental impact assessments for energy or nuclear projects, including proposal leadership and client-facing delivery</li><li>Strong command of NEPA and implementing regulations/guidance</li><li>Demonstrated experience preparing or managing NRC Environmental Reports (ER) and nuclear licensing reviews. </li><li>Strong technical writing, facilitation, communication and presentation skills, and ability to translate complex topics for varied audiences</li><li>Ability to synthesize diverse inputs into clear, defensible documents suitable for public review</li><li>Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage projects to scope, schedule, and budget</li><li>Demonstrated success developing winning proposals and growing client relationships<br> </li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications </strong></p><ul><li>Master’s Degree is preferred.</li><li>Essential professional licensure/certification.</li><li>Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.<br> </li></ul><p>#LI-LD1</p> <br><div> <b>About WSP</b> <p>WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wsp.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line: none;">www.wsp.com</a></p> <p>WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.</p> <p>At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?</p> <p>WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.</p> <p>The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.</p> <p><b><u>NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:</u></b></p> <p>WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service. </p> </div>

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