What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Scientist III position at Moore Engineering?
This position assists with a variety of projects in the Environmental Services Group but will focus especially on assisting with tasks specifically related to wetland mitigation, wetland delineations / determinations, and soils investigations. Duties will include assisting our Environmental Services staff and our clients with the development and review of wetland mitigation plans, permitting, regulatory compliance, and other natural resource / environmental activities, as needed.
As a 100% employee-owned company, we all share responsibility for making Moore Engineering a rewarding workplace while providing critical engineering services to communities around the region. At Moore Engineering, we care about each other, our clients, and the communities we serve. It's this collective passion that drives excellence in everything we do.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Prepares a variety of documents including wetland mitigation plans (site specific or wetland banks), aquatic resource delineation reports, Clean Water Act permitting, wetland mitigation site monitoring reports.
- Conducts ecology fieldwork including soils investigations, wetland / aquatic resource delineations, floristic surveys, biological surveys, and wetland mitigation site monitoring
- Stays current with regulatory policies associated with the Clean Water Act, USDA Farm Bill, the MN Wetland Conservation Act, floodplain management, public waters law, and local government requirements and approvals
- Acts as owner's representative between contractors, local, state and federal agencies
- Works collaboratively with team and provides opportunities for team mentorship
- Travel within MN and ND required
- Occasional out of state travel required (e.g., SD, IA)
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
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These values differentiate how we successfully do what we do. We hire, separate, review, reward, and recognize our teammates based on these characteristics, so it's important that you share these values to be part of our team.
