Senior Environmental Specialist

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Environmental Specialist to join our team! In this role you will lead and develop the Environmental Sustainability goals for the Program, provide support to all Departments as needed, through leadership of the subject area through certification and accreditation body collaboration. Objective will be to establish Environmental and Sustainability parameters and deliver outcomes by managing progress of linked initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead and develop interdepartmental Project wide sustainability and environmental goals, objectives, initiatives and strategies, in collaboration with other Technical Divisions and Departments, to achieve the City's Vision as a Smart and Sustainable City.
• Introduce, implement and monitor sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as best practices, cost effectiveness, and technical feasibility.
• Chair/ co-ordinate environmental workshops and committees such as the smart sustainable city committee.
• Champion high standards of environmental performance within multidisciplinary engineering projects, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental outcomes in line with the Client's Master Plan Vision.
• Provide technical and administrative support for environmental sustainability programs and challenges.
• Project and track sustainability indicators, such as likely energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling etc.
• Research and review regulatory, technical, and market issues related to environmental and sustainability practices globally and specifically in the Middle East.
• Advise, develop and review environmental and sustainability proposals or policies.
• Present best practice information about environmental and sustainability initiatives to inform senior management.
• Develop reports/ presentations to communicate the effectiveness of environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Identify needed resources and partners to implement environmental and sustainability programs or projects.
• Participate in marketing, such as brochures or websites, to communicate environmental and sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives.
• Develop grant applications or project proposals to secure funding for environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Identify, modify or create new environmental and sustainability indicators suitable for JCPDI.
• Champion the coordination and delivery of environmental initiatives being undertaken by Departments in Technical Affairs.
• Meet with stakeholders and regulators and obtain statutory approvals for environment components of projects.
• Deliver Environmental and Sustainability assessment across of range of topics and initiatives providing clear, well written reports.
• Support the Department Manager in his role in managing the team, providing technical support and covering when Manager is on leave.
• Competently undertake own work to an excellent standard, and review the work of others.
• Able to manage clients' needs and present well developed ideas in a confident, professional manner.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• At least 10 years of related work experience, preferably with some time spent on projects in the Middle East region.
• Master's degree in Environmental Planning or related discipline preferable.
• Bachelor's Degree in an Environmental field from a recognized western university.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Ability to professionally and effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Experience in leading and coordinating technical teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Adobe Professional, office automation products, and creating and manipulating environmental databases.

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