Staff Environmental Sciences Specialist - Industrial Wastewater Permitting Focus

Staff Environmental Sciences Specialist - Industrial Wastewater Permitting Focus

Date:

Oct 28, 2026

Location

Overland Park, KS, US

Dallas, TX, US

Greenwood Village, CO, US

Orlando, FL, US

Tualatin, OR, US

Bloomington, MN, US

Cary, NC, US

Houston, TX, US

Phoenix, AZ, US

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Company:

Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 117724

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

In this role as a Staff Environmental Sciences Specialist, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with a dynamic team within an established global infrastructure consulting and engineering company.
• Work as part of a team of environmental scientists and consultants to support our clients in achieving compliance with a wide range of state and federal environmental programs and regulations spanning multiple environmental media through every phase of a project; from feasibility, to design, to construction, to operations.
• Join Black & Veatch’s Environmental practice to work with a team of professionals focused on ensuring environmental stewardship for our clients.

The Team

Our Environmental team is a multidisciplinary team of ecologists, engineers, scientists, project managers, and attorneys working together to identify optimum environmental solutions for our clients. We have provided environmental consulting services in support of projects for over 40 years including a diverse and growing mix of infrastructure projects such as power generation (conventional and renewable) and transmission, oil and gas facilities and pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities, data centers, and food and beverage industries. As a full-service environmental consulting practice, services include impact assessment and planning, regulatory compliance and permitting, wetland and floodplain analysis, waterbody and water quality assessment, air quality permitting and management, environmental remediation, site due diligence, environmental noise assessment, pollution prevention planning, and climate action solutions.

Environmental | Black & Veatch

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting and compliance projects for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities and industrial dischargers across the United States.

• Prepare new, renewal, and modification applications for individual and general NPDES permits, including technical narratives, process descriptions, wastewater characterization evaluations, flow and pollutant loading evaluations, treatment system assessments, sampling and monitoring plans, antidegradation demonstrations, and supporting documentation.

• Evaluate regulatory applicability, permitting and compliance strategies under the Clean Water Act, federal and state NPDES programs, and local pretreatment programs, including requirements for direct discharges, indirect discharges, pretreatment, and land application or reuse where applicable.

• Review and interpret technology-based and water quality-based effluent limitations, water quality standards, total maximum daily loads, mixing -zone requirements, reasonable potential analyses, and antidegradation requirements, and Clean Water Act Sections 316(a) and 316(b) requirements, including thermal discharge demonstrations and cooling water intake structure evaluations.

• Assess wastewater characterization data, discharge monitoring reports, compliance histories, treatment performance, and proposed facility changes to identify permitting risks and practical compliance solutions.

• Coordinate with facility owners, operators, engineers, laboratories, legal counsel, and federal, state, and local permitting authorities throughout permit development, agency review, negotiation, public notice, and final permit issuance.

• Support and lead the development and implementation of permit compliance programs, including monitoring and reporting plans, operational stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs) discharge monitoring data evaluations, best management practices, compliance schedules, corrective action plans and responses to agency information requests, notices of violation, or enforcement matters.

• Provide technical guidance to multidisciplinary project teams on wastewater permitting considerations during planning, design, construction, startup, and operation of treatment systems and related infrastructure.

• Manage assigned scopes, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and client communications; contribute to proposals and business development for wastewater permitting and compliance services.

• Conduct occasional site visits and field reviews to understand wastewater generation, treatment processes, discharge locations, and compliance conditions.

• Management Responsibilities

• Individual Contributor

• Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, environmental science, or a related field; advanced degree in a relevant discipline is a plus.

• Five to ten years of progressive experience in industrial and/or municipal wastewater permitting, regulatory compliance, or environmental consulting, with substantial experience preparing or supporting NPDES permit applications in the United States.

• Demonstrated experience with industrial and/or municipal wastewater treatment facilities, including familiarity with treatment processes, wastewater characterization, monitoring programs, operational considerations, and regulatory requirements that affect permit conditions. Experience supporting Clean Water Act Section 316(a) and Section 316(b) studies, evaluations, or compliance programs is highly desirable.

• Experience and knowledge of wastewater and related utility systems that support data centers, power plants, municipal wastewater treatment facilities, manufacturing operations, pharmaceutical facilities, mining and other industrial operations is a plus.

• Working knowledge of the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR Parts 122–125, applicable effluent limitation guidelines, antidegradation requirements, state water quality standards, and delegated state NPDES permitting programs.

• Experience evaluating and developing technology-based and water quality-based effluent limitations, including analyses of receiving-water characteristics, water quality data, reasonable potential, antidegradation requirements, total maximum daily loads, mixing zones, compliance schedules, and other permit development considerations.

• Experience with industrial pretreatment requirements, categorical pretreatment standards, indirect wastewater discharge permitting, or municipal pretreatment programs, including local limits development is highly desirable.

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