Lead Environmental Scientist

Lead Environmental Scientist (San Antonio, Austin or Houston, TX)

WSP is searching for a Lead Environmental Scientist to join our office in San Antonio, Austin, or Houston, TX. This role offers potential hybrid/remote opportunities.

• Provide high‑level technical assistance and guidance in stormwater permitting and compliance, wastewater permitting and compliance, SPCC compliance, and municipal and industrial waste permitting.
• Support industrial facility environmental compliance programs, including auditing, inspections, reporting, and corrective action assistance.
• Manage multimedia environmental permitting and compliance projects, ensuring quality and adherence to industry standards.
• Support client environmental permitting and compliance programs under federal and state regulations (e.g., NPDES, RCRA, SPCC).
• Prepare industrial and construction stormwater pollution prevention plans and permit applications.
• Prepare wastewater discharge permit applications (e.g., TPDES, TLAP, POTW).
• Assist with permitting, reporting, and compliance with industrial and municipal solid waste and recycling programs.
• Conduct industrial facility environmental compliance audits and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines and lead environmental projects from planning through execution, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met.
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior colleagues.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Biology, or a closely related discipline.
• 7‑10 years of relevant experience with a focus on industrial site environmental compliance and permitting.
• Demonstrated experience with stormwater permitting and compliance (e.g., SWPPP development, inspections, sampling, corrective actions).
• Experience with wastewater discharge permitting, compliance, and DMR reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of RCRA hazardous/non‑hazardous waste regulations, waste determinations, and compliance programs.
• Experience preparing SPCC Plans for compliance with 40 CFR Part 112.
• Experience preparing regulatory reports, permit applications, compliance documentation, and agency correspondence.
• Project management experience, including budgeting, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, change management, and client communication.
• Experience conducting environmental compliance audits and assisting with corrective action.
• Highly effective communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong technical writing skills and proficiency with standard office and data management tools.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently while providing leadership and QA/QC oversight to project teams.
• Strong problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills, particularly related to compliance strategy and risk mitigation.
• Proven commitment to workplace safety and adherence to health and safety requirements.
• Ability to travel periodically based on project needs and support field activities as required.

• Professional certification or licensure such as PG, CPESC, CESSWI, CHMM, REM.
• Multi‑state environmental permitting and consulting experience.
• Involvement in industry professional associations.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training.

WSP USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.