Senior Environmental Specialist - Kansas and Missouri

This position is in the Environmental Permitting Section of the Corporate Environmental Services Department supporting new development opportunities for NextEra Energy Resources and other NextEra Energy affiliates in Kansas and Missouri. This position is based either from a home office located in Kansas or Missouri, or at NextEra headquarters in Juno Beach, FL. Travel is required to support corporate development, and regional and departmental functions. Applicants working from a remote setting are required to have an established, appropriate daily workspace with adequate privacy, internet connectivity, and are expected to be present, available, and fully functional via approved corporate devices (computer and phone) during work hours.

Primary responsibilities include collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to obtain all required federal, state, and local environmental licenses, permits, and approvals for development projects, managing and mitigating environmental risks, and being a primary contributor to short-term and long-term development strategies. The primary focus will be on licensing and permitting a broad range of energy projects including wind, solar, energy storage, and other associated projects including transmission lines. Applicant will work closely with developers, engineers, and subject matter experts to develop and execute permit acquisition strategies, perform comprehensive environmental due diligence, manage detailed schedules, collect and maintain pertinent resource data, collaborate with agency representatives and other stakeholders, and execute core project management processes. Applicant must have the ability to support multiple projects with multifaceted environmental and regulatory issues, be able to distill key information from consultant-prepared reports and studies quickly and accurately, work as part of a collaborative team, and bring a positive attitude. This position will report to the Tornado Alley Manager, but support other regions as needed.

The successful candidate must maintain current knowledge of pertinent national and state-level environmental policies and regulations, can effectively interface with internal stakeholders and external regulators, subject matter experts, and be able to assist in resolving complex environmental matters. They will help identify compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, as well as company policies. Requires regional (KS / MO) experience in local, state, and federal permitting.

Job Overview

Employees in this job are responsible for providing expert environmental support for new and existing facilities including due diligence, permitting, regulatory compliance, regulatory interpretation and development, and interface with Federal, State, and Regional agencies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Supports the company's compliance with environmental requirements
• Performs comprehensive environmental due diligence reviews
• Assists with facility compliance audits
• Conducts environmental licensing and permitting activities
• Supports environmental aspects of company operations, such as, compliance, reporting, monitoring, remediation, and environmental permitting functions
• Monitors and analyzes environmental policies and regulations that affect the company and its customers
• Provides the necessary support to staff to resolve environmental matters
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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