Environmental Monitor

Are you looking for a better environment for your career?  EDR is dedicated to creating and sustaining a better environment – for our employees, our communities, and our clients.  We are a woman-owned, award-winning, multidisciplinary site design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm founded in 1979. EDR has offices in Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, White Plains, and Saratoga Springs, NY; Hershey, PA; Hyannis, MA; Portsmouth, NH; and Columbus, OH.

EDR is seeking a versatile, team-oriented Environmental Monitor to join our Environmental Services group, willing to work on project-based assignments in New York State and New York City. Qualified individuals will have at least 2 years of experience in construction monitoring, agricultural monitoring, and/or storm water inspections.

This position requires:

  • Strong verbal communication, writing, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience observing and documenting state and federal environmental regulatory requirements on an active construction site.
  • Minimum BS degree in environmental science, natural resources management, engineering, or related field, or 5-years of previous experience.
  • Candidates are expected to be willing to travel due to the nature of the position.

Desired Experience:

  • Environmental or Agricultural Monitors with previous experience serving on projects approved by the New York Public Service Commission or the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission.
  • Experience with agricultural operations, oversight of horizontal directional drilling, invasive species identification, and threatened and endangered species monitoring/identification.
  • CPESC or NYSESCCP Holder.

The anticipated base pay range of $50,000-$75,000 per year is commensurate with experience. EDR reserves the right to pay outside of the target range based on an individual’s education, credentials, skill level and relevant experience, as well as internal pay equity, geographic location, and business needs.

EDR is a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting and design firm that has been in business for over 40 years. This position represents a career opportunity with one of the leading environmental permitting consultants for renewable energy projects in the Eastern United States. Significant milestones in our portfolio include the first Article 10 Application submitted for an energy generation project in New York (Cassadaga Wind), the largest proposed utility-scale solar project in Maryland (Great Bay Solar), the first wind energy project built in New York (Madison), the first wind energy project approved in Ohio (Buckeye), the first battery energy storage facility approved in Ohio (Flint Grid), the first approved offshore wind project (Cape Wind), the first built off-shore wind project (Block Island), the first proposed offshore wind project in the Great Lakes (Project Icebreaker), the largest wind energy project in the Northeast (Maple Ridge), and the first wind energy project proposed on National Forest Service Lands (Deerfield Wind).  Our experience on these projects, along with many other ongoing/active projects, incorporates all aspects of environmental impact analysis and permitting, which includes preparation of environmental impact statements and siting board applications in addition to various support studies and permit applications.

EDR’s staff is a diverse group of environmental professionals that includes ecologists, botanists, wetland specialists, wildlife biologists, GIS specialists, archaeologists, historians, visualization specialists, planners, landscape architects, and engineers. Come join our team, work on interesting and challenging projects, and collaborate with our talented group of environmental professionals!

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.

To apply for this position, please upload and submit your resume and cover letter below.