Environmental Scientist (Natural Resources)

Description

• Respond to Environmental Service requests for designated projects as submitted by various Divisions of the agency and manage subsequent environmental support tasks
• Provide project management for environmental research and investigations, as required, and track projects in the District's applicable project tracking database
• Attend project team meetings and provide environmental compliance recommendations and status updates. Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local environmental laws, rules, and regulations
• Support communications with the public and with environmental organizations, and coordinate with other District departmental staff, other local governments, State and Federal governments, and non-profit organizations to facilitate joint use projects within agency facilities
• Manage consultants as necessary to perform designated support tasks, including requesting, reviewing, and approving proposals and bids to perform work and providing quality control and quality assurance of deliverables received from consultants and contractors

Requirements

• Professional Certifications (e.g., Professional Wetland Scientist, Certified Wetland Delineator, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Environmental Professional, Project Management Professional, etc.)
• Expertise with USACE regulatory permitting under CWA Section 404 and/or RHA Section 10
• Advanced wetland delineation and/or hydric soils training
• Familiarity with the 1987 Corps Delineation Manual, the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, and the Great Plains Regional supplemental manuals.
• Scientific collections permit from TPWD and/or USFWS for various species of plant and/or animal species (e.g., freshwater mussels, reptiles, amphibians, avifauna, fish, mammals, etc.)
• Experience coordinating permit actions with the Regulatory Division of the USACE Galveston District
• Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening
• Experience using ESRI ArcGIS or similar digital mapping software
• Master’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in any one of the natural or earth sciences, environmental planning, or a related field
• Requires experience in the review of detailed environmental site evaluations, including wetland delineations, and jurisdictional determinations of waters in the United States, threatened and endangered species habitat assessments and surveys, and cultural resources desktop reviews and surveys
• Ability to evaluate projects for potential impacts to Federal and State civil works projects. and compliance with applicable environmental laws.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in any one of the natural or earth sciences, environmental planning, or a related field
• At least five (5) years of experience in the management of projects for environmental compliance and Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Experience preparing and/or overseeing preparation of biological consultation documents for ESA Section 7 and/or 10, including Biological Assessments and Biological Evaluations, and obtaining concurrence from USFWS

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance