Senior Environmental Scientist

Responsibilities

Basic Purpose

Serves as a subject matter expert on natural resource issues and activities, support of land use permit processes, and compliance with land use permit requirements. Provides technical direction and support to all functional groups of the Company. Responds to wildlife and other environmental issues related to Company facilities and projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Serves as an environmental subject matter expert on internal and external interdisciplinary teams in planning, permitting, and constructing Company projects.

Responds and mobilizes emergency action responses to Company facilities or field locations for environmental issues including collection and transportation of live/injured/dead sensitive animal species, assessing environmental impacts and requirements during emergency electrical facility repair on federal lands, and other call outs that requires the knowledge and expertise of a Company environmental scientist or third party environmental consultant acting on behalf and under management of a Company environmental scientist.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in the area of specialty and 6 years of related experience.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of:

Demonstrated skills such as:

Equipment and Applications

PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment. Ability to walk/hike in remote areas to identify plants and wildlife.

Compensation

Annual Salary: $103,800 (Min) to $122,000 (Mid); Up to 15% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

Note

Depending on qualifications of applicants, this position may be filled at a lower level than that which is posted such as _______, _______, or _______(excludes Bargaining Unit positions).

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