AI Services Lead/Solutions Architect
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FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), an ADEC Innovation, is a leading provider of environmental, sustainability, and compliance solutions, delivering fully-integrated consulting, software, and data management services. With a strong focus on improving the world we live in, FCS seeks to improve the lives of all the people we work with, whether they are clients, partners, or colleagues. Come join our team of amazing professionals dedicated to making the world a better place!
Role Summary:
This is a hybrid, technical-lead position blending AI-driven data and document automation with environmental compliance and reporting and overall organizational workflows. It intersects four major fields:
• Environmental science & regulatory compliance (e.g., CEQA/NEPA, permitting, environmental data evaluation, due diligence)
• Artificial intelligence (especially document automation, natural processing (NLP), data extraction)
• Technical writing and structured data management
• Operational systems and responsibilities, (e.g., finance, professional services, IT, marketing, publications, business development, human resources, operations, and more)
The role requires senior-level experience with AI implementation, cross-functional team leadership, and regulatory alignment.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and innovative AI Services Lead/Solutions Architect (CG09B) to drive the integration of artificial intelligence into operational and data workflows. This role is ideal for a professional with deep expertise in word processing, document creation, and data management, who is passionate about using AI to enhance regulatory compliance, market research, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the use of AI tools to automate and streamline the creation of environmental reports, assessments, and compliance documents.
• Ensure consistency, formatting, and regulatory alignment across all documentation using intelligent word processing platforms.
• Design and maintain structured data systems for environmental monitoring, permitting, and impact analysis.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort in document preparation, data entry, and company processes through AI-driven solutions.
• Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, and legal teams to ensure AI tools meet technical and compliance standards.
• Develop training programs to upskill staff on AI-powered tools for environmental documentation and data workflows.
• Champion a culture of positive innovation and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Serve as a liaison between technical teams to ensure AI solutions align with company and project goals and community expectations.
• Support public outreach and transparency by enabling AI-assisted of accessible summaries and visualizations.
Qualifications
• Proven experience with AI tools for document automation and data analysis (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Azure AI).
• Advanced proficiency in word processing and document creation tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, LaTeX).
• Expertise in data management, including metadata design, document tagging, and environmental data repositories.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across a broad and diverse team of project managers and technical specialists.
Skills
• Experience in environmental services, with a strong foundation in regulatory documentation and technical writing is a plus.
• Familiarity with environmental regulations, permitting processes, and compliance reporting is a plus.
• Experience with environmental impact assessments (EIA), CEQA/NEPA documentation, or mitigation monitoring is a plus
• Experience with site characterization and assessment, including environmental data management.
• Knowledge of NLP and OCR technologies.
• Experience and interest in scaling AI tools across companies in a dynamic, international setting.
• Background in GIS/CAD integration and spatial data analysis is a plus.
Competitive, progressive benefits including
Salary: $130,000 – $150,000
FCS offers competitive salaries and robust benefits with opportunities for personal and professional development. If you want to work in a collaborative, creative work environment where you can provide meaningful contributions while being challenged to grow on the job, then you are encouraged to apply!
• Remote/Hybrid/in-office work location options
• Escalating PTO structure
• Up to 10 paid holidays (up to 4 are flexible holidays)
• Full health care package:
• Up to 100% employer-paid employee medical and 55% eligible dependent coverage*
• 80% employer-paid dental and vision
• Employer-paid Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term insurance
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Program
• 401k & Roth
• Pet insurance discounts
Work Environment
The position operates in a dynamic and highly collaborative work environment. FCS is dedicated to providing our staff the opportunity to elect in-office, hybrid, and remote working location options. This role routinely uses standard office equipment
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; have hand/finger dexterity; and reach with hands and arms. The employee will spend extended periods of time in front of a computer/laptop. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Information Security
Adhering to all policies, guidelines, and procedures pertaining to the protection of information of the organization, employees must maintain confidentiality of all sensitive information to which they are given access. They are also responsible for reporting actual or suspected events or incidents, including vulnerabilities or breaches, that may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information to members of the Management Team.
Mutual respect is fundamental. Fundamental to our teams. Fundamental to our clients. Fundamental to the communities we serve and live in. Fundamental to the landscapes we work within. We need you and your unique talents, history, and background to become the Company we aspire to be. We insist upon a culture of common respect, expect transparency, and celebrate the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. Our mutual equality as humans is the path to diverse and innovative collaboration. We cultivate integrity, driving us to growth, and allowing us to achieve