Hanson Values

Integrity | Commitment | Quality | Relationships | Innovation

If you’re looking for a firm that encourages innovative thinking and challenges you every day, with an opportunity to learn and advance, a career at Hanson is right for you. The belief in sustainability within our company’s practices creates a focus on client success and partnerships that are important to our communities and our environment.

A Day in Life of a Regional Environmental Assessment Lead at Hanson

Here’s a snapshot of what you would do in this role:

• Contribute to impactful infrastructure, transportation, power, water, and land development projects.
• Lead and manage complex environmental projects from planning through delivery.
• Conduct and oversee environmental modeling, field surveys, data analysis, and technical studies.
• Prepare, review, and certify technical reports, categorical exclusions (CEs), environmental assessments (EAs), and environmental permit applications.
• Develop scopes, schedules, budgets, and ensure project delivery meets quality and regulatory expectations.
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including:
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  • Clean Water Act
  • Endangered Species Act
  • National Historic Preservation Act
  • RCRA and related state-level environmental laws

• Coordinate with regulatory agencies, including USACE, USFWS, EPA, state agencies and local municipalities.
• Lead wetland delineations, threatened and endangered species assessments, habitat evaluations, Phase I ESAs, and other field investigations.
• Serve as a technical advisor and trusted consultant to clients across multiple markets.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including engineers, planners, surveyors, and GIS specialists.
• Support environmental staff, internal training and technical development.
• Assist in proposal development, including technical writing, project approach, and cost estimating.
• Participate in client meetings, presentations, and industry events representing Hanson’s environmental capabilities.
• Help grow Hanson’s environmental practice in the Greater Chicago Area

What We’re Looking For

We feel the following qualifications would set you up for success in this role:

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of NEPA, CWA Section 404/401 permitting, ESA compliance, and other major environmental laws.
• Demonstrated experience with fieldwork and technical reporting.
• Excellent communication, technical writing, and client interaction skills.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to travel for project-related work (primarily regional).

• Professional certifications such as PWS, CEP, CPESC, CHMM, or similar preferred.
• Experience in transportation, utility, energy, federal, or municipal project environments.
• Familiarity with GIS applications, ecological modeling, or advanced environmental analysis tools preferred.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, natural resources, environmental engineering, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant environmental consulting or regulatory agency experience.
• Experience with Illinois Tollway, IDOT, INDOT, and rail projects preferred.

This is an exempt position. The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $130,000 per year, based on experience and skill set, and includes eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

Our focus on people means we offer a generous benefits program to help you create a solid foundation for health and security throughout your career, including:

• Competitive compensation

• Performance bonuses

• 401(k) with matching contribution

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan