WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Environmental Compliance Coordinator in our Morristown, NJ or New York, NY offices. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and support some of the most complex and high-profile offshore and coastal infrastructure projects in the Northeast.

This position provides advanced offshore-focused technical assistance for the collection, identification, compiling, and analysis of environmental data concerning a variety of marine, coastal, and biological systems. The role supports multi-site/phase environmental work, offshore permitting programs, and environmental compliance during in-water construction. Responsibilities include developing processes that protect water quality, marine habitats, sensitive species, and coastal resources while ensuring offshore construction activities meet all regulatory and project-specific environmental requirements. The position ensures that documentation accurately reflects offshore environmental performance, impact assessments, and long-term ecological considerations. You will support project leadership with environmental impact evaluation, mitigation strategy development, permitting, restoration activities, and high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed industry standards.

Your Impact

• Provide environmental compliance oversight for offshore construction projects.
• Review water-quality monitoring summaries, turbidity/total suspended solids (TSS) data, sediment monitoring logs, and vessel activity logs.
• Coordinate with vessel crews, offshore contractors, Water Quality Monitoring Leads, Protected Species Observer Leads, and marine specialists.
• Review method statements for jet trenching, mechanical dredging, diver tie-ins, and other in-water construction methods.
• Support agency notification requirements and prepare offshore environmental deliverables.
• Track exceedances, adaptive-management triggers, and offshore environmental compliance documentation.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Marine Science, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a closely related field.
• 7 to 10 years of experience working as an environmental scientist/engineer, including offshore or in-water environmental monitoring, marine fieldwork, coastal habitat assessments, and/or construction compliance oversight.
• Strong marine and coastal environmental science background, including experience with offshore ecosystems, benthic habitats, fisheries, marine species, or water-quality considerations.
• Expertise with State and Federal regulations governing offshore and in-water work (e.g., BOEM/BSEE, NMFS, USACE, state coastal programs), including permitting pathways and environmental compliance processes.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with offshore construction contractors, vessel crews, regulatory/resource agencies, and technical specialists.
• Proven experience leading and reviewing environmental technical reports, impact evaluations, siting analyses, and permit applications for offshore or coastal infrastructure projects.
• Ability to lead and mentor multidisciplinary environmental teams, with strong QA/QC oversight skills.
• Proficiency with technical writing, offshore documentation workflows, field data tracking tools, and standard communication platforms.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills for interpreting offshore monitoring data, identifying compliance risks, and recommending adaptive-management solutions.
• Commitment to health and safety and the ability to adhere to WSP’s safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Ability to support offshore schedules that may require extended or non-standard hours to align with vessel operations.
• Occasional travel, including coastal or vessel-based travel, may be required depending on project needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Essential professional licensure/certification.
• 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
• Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.

WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $118,000 – 200,500

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP ABOUT US 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.

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