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WSP USA Environmental Stormwater Planner in Herndon, Virginia
This Opportunity
WSP is hiring an Environmental Stormwater Planner with technical skills in municipal stormwater planning, environmental policy, and compliance services for our Herndon, Virginia office.
The ideal candidate will have experience with municipal and industrial stormwater or environmental programs and knowledge of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) planning, stormwater monitoring, and post-construction stormwater BMP inspections. Experience using ESRI GIS platforms to analyze, visualize, and report municipal stormwater data is a plus. Experiences in watershed planning, stream assessments, green infrastructure / low impact development, industrial facility stormwater permitting, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) development are also desirable.
Your Impact
Perform field investigations and GIS data processing to support stormwater program implementation, stormwater site assessments, and pollutant reduction plans
Some travel/field work is required to perform stormwater monitoring and to conduct site assessments, typically 10-20% of the time per year primarily in northern Virginia
Preparation of stormwater policies, manuals, checklists, studies, reports, assessments, public education/outreach materials, etc.
Provide technical support in the areas of municipal stormwater planning, MS4 permit program management and implementation, environmental and stormwater management research, field work, stormwater analysis, and stormwater monitoring
Development and implementation of stormwater program tracking, compliance, and data visualization tools
Evaluate stormwater programs and project costs
Attend client meetings and prepare meeting minutes
Coordinate with WSP project team members (and subcontractors when used)
Participate in local and regional water resources organizations, as appropriate, on behalf of WSP
Who You Are
Required Qualifications:
BS in Planning, Civil Engineering Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, or related field
5 to 7 years of related knowledge and direct involvement in:
urban hydrology and water quality principles
stormwater outfall and stream monitoring for physical parameters, chemical parameters, and macroinvertebrates, including the operation of appropriate equipment
stormwater monitoring plan development, assessment, and reporting
municipal stormwater quality management (i.e., MS4 permits, TMDLs,stormwater-related municipal operations, and watershed planning/management)
At a minimum, intermediate proficiency in ArcGIS software for data management, spatial analysis, creating maps, and providing insights for decision-making
Experience with technical writing of stormwater reports, plans, manuals, and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Experience with writing Health and Safety Plans
Experience managing/directing junior staff and contractors in stormwater outfall and stream monitoring
Other Desirable Qualifications:
Experience with QA/QC of large datasets and GIS products
Experience with ArcGIS Online feature services, web maps, web apps, Field Maps, and Survey123
Experience in Python/Visual Basic programming
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) 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.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.