Environmental Scientist (Part-time)

Bellevue Utilities provides high quality, essential drinking water, wastewater, and storm and surface water services that over 145,000 customers rely on every day. We take pride in making sure these services are dependable, a good value for the money, and delivered with our customers in mind. Our $30 Million Utility Capital Improvement Program invests in infrastructure renewal, capacity for growth, and environmental preservation projects to ensure customer service and satisfaction remain high. Bellevue Utilities is nationally accredited by the American Public Works Association (APWA) and maintains an Aa1 bond rating (highest available for a utility our size). 

At The City of Bellevue you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and being a part of the community vision. Our people bring unique skills and qualities to the table, embrace the values of honesty, accountability and commitment to service, and take pride in the work they do. You'll work in an environment where being innovative, collaborative, and future focused are the status quo. Bellevue welcomes the world.

Our diversity is our strength. It's what makes The City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore. 

Why Join Our Team?

We are looking for an Environmental Scientist to join our team. You will perform professional and technical environmental work relating to natural resource enhancement and improvement projects throughout the city. You'll be responsible for monitoring and systems assessment and will lead our Environmental Monitoring Program.  You'll support Capital Improvement Program during design and post construction with aquatic ecosystem issues as a subject matter expert in aquatic ecology. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with internal teams, external agencies, and community partners to ensure high-quality environmental monitoring and data-driven decision-making.

• Adaptively manages, guides, and promotes the Bellevue streams Environmental Monitoring Program to assess the health of our aquatic resources. Develops effective and efficient adaptive management monitoring and reporting strategies to evaluate the performance of City investments.
• Provides scientific guidance on salmon ecology, habitat restoration, and stormwater management planning efforts.
• Translates environmental monitoring data into actionable insights. Develops technical reports and presentations to communicate findings to operational and planning staff, policymakers, regional partners, and the public.
• Manages contracts and budgets for technical services.
• Conducts biological and physical assessments and analyses of ecosystem health 
• Understands data management and analysis, ability to write technical reports in support of stormwater strategic initiatives and Environmental Monitoring Program management

Supervision Received and Exercised:

• Works under the general supervision of the Engineering Planning Manager. 
• No formal supervisory responsibilities.

• Ability to manage environmental programs and projects.  
• Knowledge of freshwater ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, stormwater impacts, and environmental monitoring techniques.
• Knowledge of natural areas management techniques such as salmon restoration and aquatic invasive species control.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to initiate, coordinate, provide follow-up, and complete diverse projects involving natural resource management.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in relation to overall management goals and objectives.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, coworkers, and elected and appointed officials.
• Understanding of database management, data synthesis, and statistical analyses. Ability to write technical reports.
• Knowledge of wide variety of municipal, state, and federal codes, regulations, and ordinances surrounding aquatic resources and fisheries.

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in biology, fisheries, zoology, marine sciences, or a related field.
• Five or more years of professional related experience dealing with environmental protection and preservation in the areas of environmental monitoring and aquatic habitat assessment and restoration.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• GIS proficiency desired.
• Microsoft Office products proficiency desired.
• SharePoint proficiency desired.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.

• Ability to perform essential job functions to work under adverse weather conditions.

• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 40 pounds.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

Salary : $48 - $66