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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Senior Offshore Wind Environmental Expert in Boulder, Colorado
Posting Title
Senior Offshore Wind Environmental Expert
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Location
CO - Boulder
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Position Type
Regular
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Hours Per Week
40
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Working at NREL
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Job Description
The National Wind Technology Center at the NREL Flatiron’s Campus is seeking a qualified candidate to lead project teams focused on developing approaches to coexistence between offshore wind projects and existing regional interests. The candidate will act as a technical leader on projects, and facilitate and organize diverse stakeholder groups to accomplish key objectives. This work may be performed in partnership with the Department of Energy, other federal agencies, states, local communities, industry developers, academic institutions, energy consultants and other national laboratories. Our work informs policymakers and the offshore wind community by developing, facilitating, analyzing, and disseminating research and information to accelerate deployment and long-term research uptake.
The primary job duties for this position are:
Act as a project lead on offshore wind environmental and coexistence projects, including developing scopes of work, assigning team members, and ensuring work is completed on time and to an acceptable level of quality.
Develop strategies for reducing environmental impacts and fostering coexistence of offshore wind projects and other ocean users, including potential collocation with fishing or aquaculture activities.
Act as a liaison between diverse stakeholders, including government agencies, fishing communities, and environmental organizations.
Organize and facilitate technical workshops to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Contribute to regulatory impact assessments and alternatives analyses for offshore wind projects.
Communicate research results internally and externally to stakeholders.
Contribute to the development of proposals to obtain funding for new offshore wind environmental and coexistence projects.
Provide expertise on marine environmental issues, including marine mammal interaction concerns and requirements for compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
The successful candidate will have excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills. The candidate will be expected to publish research results in technical journals/conference proceedings and present work at conferences, symposia, and review meetings.
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Basic Qualifications
For a Researcher V:
Relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience . Apply advanced engineering technical principles, theories and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Considered a national subject matter expert. Demonstrates leadership in a number of areas including all team, task and/or project lead responsibilities (works independently). Demonstrated management of complex and/or impactful projects. Excellent writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
For a Researcher IV:
Relevant PhD and 4 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Master's Degree and 7 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 9 or more years of experience . Applies extensive engineering technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines. Considered a technical resource. Demonstrates leadership in several areas of team, task or project lead responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in management of projects. Excellent writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Researcher V:
Act as a portfolio lead overseeing multiple offshore wind environmental and coexistence projects, including developing scopes of work and aligning across the individual projects, assigning team members, and ensuring work is completed on time and to an acceptable level of quality.
Develop proposals to obtain funding for new offshore wind environmental and coexistence projects, enabling support of yourself and team members.
Professional experience in research institutions, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, or the renewable energy industry.
Expert experience in effectively leading projects and project teams.
Strong ability to provide technical management for complex research projects.
Strong familiarity with regulatory requirements governing offshore wind energy.
Expert experience with an offshore energy industry, either wind or oil and gas.
Must have strong knowledge of marine species and habitats.
Proficiency in communicating to a wide range of audiences through presentations and written documents.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships internally to NREL and externally with sponsors and research partners.
Demonstrated ability to organize and motivate teams to identify and resolve complex technical problems.
Experience working directly with clients to understand their needs, translate needs into analytic projects, and execute on those projects.
Professional experience providing decision-supportive analysis to policymakers.
Experience convening experts in a workshop setting to accomplish NREL’s offshore wind program goals.
Working knowledge of offshore wind energy technology.
Knowledge and understanding of U.S. offshore regulatory standards.
Researcher IV:
Experience in effectively leading projects and project teams.
Ability to provide technical management for complex research projects.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements governing offshore wind energy.
Experience with an offshore energy industry, either wind or oil and gas.
Knowledge of marine species and habitats.
Proficiency in communicating to a wide range of audiences through presentations and written documents.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships internally to NREL and externally with sponsors and research partners.
Demonstrated ability to organize and motivate teams to identify and resolve complex technical problems.
Experience working directly with clients to understand their needs, translate needs into analytic projects, and execute on those projects.
Professional experience providing decision-supportive analysis to policymakers.
Experience convening experts in a workshop setting to accomplish NREL’s offshore wind program goals.
Working knowledge of offshore wind energy technology.
Knowledge and understanding of U.S. offshore regulatory standards.
Preferred Qualifications
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Researcher IV / Annual Salary Range: $95,500 - $171,900
Job Profile: Researcher V / Annual Salary Range: $114,500 - $206,100
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Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.
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