Environmental Scientist

Description

• Drive health and safety practices throughout all aspects of work;
• Assist with the preparation of technical memoranda, reports, and electronic deliverables;
• Perform work in a team environment or work independently with multiple project budgets and deadlines simultaneously;
• Successfully manage and deliver tasks/projects on time, on budget, and with high quality;
• Manage and execute work on compliance and permitting for industrial, commercial and/or retail facilities including program planning and development, permitting, and reporting;
• Perform environmental inspections and other site inspections, record and convey field observations accurately, communicate observations with contractors, clients, and regulatory parties;
• Perform field investigations of projects sites including wetland and stream delineations with functional assessments according to applicable methodologies, aquatic and environmental assessments, environmental sampling (i.e., soil, surface water, groundwater, etc.), and GPS/mobile data collection;
• Support business development pursuits related to client opportunities.
• Implement BC’s quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) process; and
• Execute activities on small to large projects for federal, state, or local environmental permitting;
• Coordinate with project managers, client service managers, and other project personnel from other disciplines;
• Participate in improving company resources and tools to improve production and efficiency;

Requirements

• Ability to work in a team environment and manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Excellent technical writing and communications skills.
• Experience working within the Power sector (natural gas, electric, renewable energy, etc)
• Proficiency with GPS technology or other mobile data collection (Trimble, GNSS Receivers, tablets, ArcMap, etc.) preferred.
• State-specific wetland certifications and erosion and sediment control certifications preferred, but not required.
• Project management skills including attention to health and safety; program delivery strategy development and execution by collaborating with a team of project managers and staff; and implementation of QA/QC
• Working knowledge of aquatic systems for physical and biological assessments or investigations.
• Valid driver’s license, and good driving record required; and
• Minimum two years of professional or academic experience in the ecological and water resources field.
• B.S. or M.S. degree in natural resources, environmental science, biology, ecology, or related science.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
• Related professional experience with environmental permitting including, but not limited to, USACE, EPA, State Environmental Departments (i.e., Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, or Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality), local county, parish, and municipal agencies.
• Field assignments require ability to walk field sites of varying size that may have areas of uneven, muddy, and/or rocky ground to perform inspections, collect samples and take photographs.
• Periodic travel with field work is anticipated.
• Working knowledge of ArcGIS.
• Working knowledge of erosion and sediment control permits and best management practices (BMPs).
• Ability to delineate wetlands and other waters using the appropriate regional supplements to the USACE Wetland Delineation Manual.
• Current OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification preferred, but not required.
• Project experience facilitating and working with regulators and clients on projects associated with compliance and permitting.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance