Gannett Fleming
Provides engineering, architecture, and consulting services for infrastructure and built environments.
Senior Environmental Scientist
Provide environmental support, surveys, NEPA docs, and project management for infrastructure.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Environmental team, comprising over 140 professionals across 22 offices, provides integrated planning, permitting, and compliance solutions for infrastructure projects throughout North America, guiding clients through NEPA, ecological assessments, and remediation efforts in transportation, power, water, and facilities markets. Key responsibilities include providing technical support for wetland and stream disturbances, conducting delineation fieldwork, delivering services on time and within budget, independently solving scientific problems, authoring technical reports and NEPA documents, supporting siting studies and permit reviews, assessing and monitoring mitigation projects, communicating with clients and regulators, contributing to business development and proposal preparation, collaborating across business lines, managing project finances, and adhering to health, safety, security, and environmental contract specifications.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸wetland support
- ▸field delineation
- ▸report authoring
- ▸permit review
- ▸mitigation monitoring
- ▸client communication
What You Bring
GFT is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist to join its Environmental Practice in Owings Mills, MD, working on a hybrid schedule that requires regular attendance at the office. The role offers an excellent career opportunity for an experienced, motivated scientist who thrives in a collaborative environment, contributing to federal, state, and local infrastructure projects that deliver significant public benefits through research, field studies, reporting, mapping, permit applications, data analysis, regulatory reviews, and interdisciplinary interactions. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, ecology, or a related field, have at least eight years of progressive experience delivering natural resources compliance services for infrastructure projects, possess strong knowledge of federal and state regulations, demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication, be self‑directed, willing to travel in varied conditions, and exhibit leadership, attention to detail, and presentation skills. Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in a related discipline and GIS experience. The position is full‑time, based in Owings Mills, MD, with core business hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and requires successful completion of a criminal background check.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸8+ years
- ▸gis
- ▸regulations
- ▸leadership
- ▸communication
Benefits
The salary range for this position is $95,000‑$125,000, dependent on experience and location, and the compensation package includes a comprehensive benefits suite as outlined below. • Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment. • Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. • Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan. • Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual. • Tuition reimbursement for continued education. • Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations. • Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
Work Environment
Hybrid