Senior Consultant - Part Time Flex

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems;

we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.## Responsibilities:

The following role responsibilities are anticipated based on the current workload projections.
* Serve in a technical advisory role on various projects related to aquatic ecology and fishery biology impacts associated with power generation cooling system intakes and discharges.
* Provide in-depth review of study plan designs and data management plans to be followed by project team members and subcontractors, which include collection methodology, categorization, organization, and handling of aquatic resource data.
* Assist and provide guidance to Senior Project Managers on complex field studies and desktop projects evaluating water withdrawal and discharge impacts on the aquatic environment.
* Attend client, agency, and stakeholder meetings and/or calls to provide expert technical advice, feedback, and guidance on projects related to Clean Water Act Section 316(a) and 316(b) regulations.
* Review and contribute to complex technical reports, presentations, and other project deliverables prepared by the project team.##

Qualifications:

* Doctorate degree in Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Aquatic Biology, or similar.
* 30+ years of experience in consulting on cooling water system regulatory issues and aquatic impacts for utility companies and agencies.
* Experience in advising and authoring Clean Water Act Section 316(a) Thermal Demonstration Studies and providing guidance on thermal discharge issues.
* Technical reporting, developing peer reviewed publications, giving expert presentations, and experience in agency consultation pertaining to permitting and environmental compliance for power generation industry is a plus.
** Salary Range:
** TBD## Benefits:
* Flexible Work Environment
* 401(k) with Company Match
* Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.
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