Environmental Specialist 2

For over 60 years, DOWL has thrived as a highly reputable, professional services consulting firm, recognizing that the foundation of our past, present, and our future is our people. DOWL’s foundation is built upon four core values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation, and Inspiration. These values are rooted in everything we do. As a valued partner on our Environmental team, you will be one of the People Who Make It Happen!

Summary

DOWL is seeking a junior level Environmental Specialist (Environmental Specialist II) to provide support for a full spectrum of environmental research, field work, documentation, report preparation, permit applications and forms, and agency coordination services to clients in support a wide variety of projects, including transportation, bridge, water, and civil projects. The successful candidate will have experience conducting data collection in the field, including wetland delineations and vegetation surveys. Wetland technical knowledge is a plus. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, a desire to learn new concepts, and have good organizational and communication skills. This position works with a limited amount of oversight. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary. The position will involve a combination of writing and field work.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. At time, extensive field work for long periods of time in remote and undeveloped locations may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, as applicable for a field work position.

Software

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – Developing
• Global Positioning System (GPS) Handhelds and Software

Technical Expertise

• Solid understanding of technical fundamentals; performs basic technical tasks with market sector with limited oversight
• Performs quality control of basic deliverables
• Eager to learn and expand skill set
• Wetland or vegetation technical knowledge

Teamwork

Team player who follows the direction of others, ask good questions, retains information provided, and shares information with those less experienced.

Project Delivery

Produces the following under close direction/oversight from others:

• Permit applications, reports, studies, memos associated with environmental and regulatory compliance
• Field studies as needed to support NEPA and regulatory compliance
• All manner of technical reports, memos and studies associated with and/or required by NEPA and state/local environmental compliance
• Sections of NEPA documents (CEs, EAs, EISs)
• Local, State and Federal permit applications
• Conduct basic research of known natural resources in a project area, and create summary for agency scoping letters PER's, etc.

Understanding Budget and Schedule

Moderate understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. With guidance, predicts the level of effort for individual tasks and successfully deliver tasks within that level of effort. Monitors results on moderately complex projects.

Industry Standards and Regulations

Developing understanding of:

• NEPA
• Clean Water Act
• Laws and regulations relevant to NEPA and environmental compliance
• Local state and federal resource and regulatory agencies and their jurisdictions
• DOT environmental procedures
• Environmental procedures for federal, state, and local clients

Client Interaction

Limited direct interaction, commonly in group settings. Responds to emails, attends meetings, and answers questions/comments with limited autonomy.

Other

Other duties as assigned.

Level of Work/Accountability

Performs moderately complex technical work on projects for the assigned market sector. Operates with limited autonomy - work is supervised and reviewed by more senior staff.

Supervisory Duties

None

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Years of experience required: 2 years
• Years of experience required with advanced degree: 1 year

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee will need the ability to drive or ride on all-terrain vehicle, ride in small plane or helicopter, cut brush with machete or shears, dig with shovel or digging bars, kneel for extended periods of time, walk and hike through rough terrain, snow, and ice, and occasionally carry between 30 and 50 pounds. May need to work at remote sites.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work may be split between the field and office. Field work is performed outdoors during year-round weather conditions. Work ranges from high-density urban to extremely remote settings and includes both short and long field durations. Remote settings are often undeveloped and can require moving through dense vegetation, encounters with wildlife, stream crossings, etc. Individuals must be prepared to adapt quickly from one extreme to the other.

In the field: The noise level in the work environment can be moderate to moderately loud due to the proximity to construction sites and related equipment.

In the office: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Geographical locations are taken into consideration with respect to compensation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)