Offshore Wind 101:
Exciting Career Opportunities for Environmental Professionals
(All levels!)

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Join us for an introduction to the offshore wind industry and learn about potential career opportunities for the whole gamut of environmental professionals - all disciplines, all levels! This is an exciting new industry being built in real time to help combat climate change by expanding our renewable energy portfolio in the US and globally. This webinar will cover how offshore wind works, where it is being developed, and the regulatory process for approval in the US (including NEPA, Endangered Species Act consultation, other federal/state/local permitting). We will discuss how most of what we do as environmental professionals is useful and transferable to the offshore wind industry and ancillary markets, such as ports, vessels, and transmission infrastructure. You will hear about the paths of several environmental professionals now engaged in offshore wind whose careers span both the public sector and private sector, and as consultants and on the client side. We will also talk about how the industry is building capacity and growing the supply chain pipeline by partnering with academia and developing offshore wind training and certifications. Come join us to learn more about this exciting, emerging industry that is based on collaboration and innovation, and where you could be part of the success!

Speakers

Kim Fitzgibbons
Principal Consultant for Regulatory and Permitting 
Kleinschmidt Associates 

Kim Fitzgibbons is a Principal Consultant for Regulatory and Permitting at Kleinschmidt Associates. She has specialized in environmental permitting and NEPA compliance for 25+ years. Her academic background in Marine Science and technical background in NEPA and permitting merge well for helping clients navigate the regulatory processes for offshore wind projects. Kim is currently the Project Manager for the Sunrise Wind Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). She also instructs NEPA training classes which are customized upon client request. Kim is an Industry Expert for regulatory and permitting for Offshore Wind related training courses. She is a member of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP), and is co-chair of the Offshore Wind Environmental Professionals (OSWEP) Working Group of NAEP.

Shannon Stewart
Vice President of Environmental Compliance & Strategy
Invenergy

Shannon Stewart is Vice President of Environmental Compliance & Strategy at Invenergy, where she leads federal and state environmental compliance and strategy for offshore wind and provides strategic input to renewable energy and transmission projects onshore. Invenergy holds offshore wind leases in the New York Bight and Central California.  Shannon has over 25 years of energy industry experience focused on policy advancement, permitting for complex infrastructure projects, and stakeholder engagement. Shannon has held senior level positions with Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, a California public utility, and an environmental consulting firm.

J.T. Hesse
Offshore Wind Planning and Permitting Technical Director
Jacobs Engineering

JT leads the development of Jacobs Offshore Wind planning and permitting teams. He has been a leader within the United States renewable energy initiatives for the last 10 years. JT brings a unique understanding of the intricacies of environmental impacts and mitigation strategies during the development and permitting of Offshore Wind from his recent experience working within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). He has led teams of BOEM environmental subject matter experts (SME’s) in the review and approval of Offshore Wind Site Assessment Plans (SAP), Construction and Operations Plans (COP), and geotechnical/geophysical survey plans for Sunrise Wind, Revolution Wind, and U.S. Wind Projects.

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