Senior Environmental Scientist

Duties

• The primary duties of the Environmental Scientist include working on and managing a wide variety of environmental regulatory permitting tasks and resource evaluations for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents 
• Provide technical expertise at the project level and assist with a growing environmental program through development of client relationships and identification of opportunities for expansion of our environmental services
• Take responsibility for project environmental tasks and team management, such as tracking project deliverables, schedules, workload, reviewing invoices, and managing subconsultants
• Establish sequencing of environmental tasks/projects, from financial management through successful completion of the project, utilizing our technology, standards, and project delivery practices
• Plan, direct, and monitor large multidisciplinary environmental project tasks or medium-sized projects with a high degree of technical complexity
• Produce high quality project deliverables and coordinate several projects concurrently
• Coordinate workload with project team throughout entire project development process to complete documents on schedule
• Supervise and mentor environmental project and task teams and act as mentor for less-experienced environmental staff
• Provide regulatory (Section 10/404/408 & NEPA) guidance to internal and external clients (private and public clients)
• Be an effective written and oral communicator through reports, memos, emails, and in person and virtual meetings with clients and agencies
• Support project managers with development of proposals with scopes of work and man hours, create qualifications response packages, and work with marketing staff to review environmental and regulatory opportunities

Required Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, natural resources, biology or an equivalent.  Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5 years of experience in environmental planning, impact assessment, environmental permitting, and/or NEPA (or similar studies); experience with wetland delineations and/or wildlife projects is beneficial
• Demonstrated work experience, or interest in any of the following areas: due diligence/Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs, soil and/or groundwater remediation, SWPPP/SPCC preparation, environmental compliance, treatment process design and evaluations, and/or design and implementation of in-situ remediation technologies
• Working knowledge of, or interest in learning environmental regulations (TRRP, RCRA, NPDES/TPDES, CERCLA, etc.) and Texas regulatory agencies (TCEQ, RRC, TxDOT, etc.)
• Valid state driver’s license.
• Ability to use technical reference materials, exercise initiative and independent judgment to solve environmental project-related issues.
• Must be able to conduct on-site field investigations requiring extensive walking in remote locations, while carrying up to 30 lbs. of field equipment (e.g., shovel, soil auger, water, GPS units, tablet computer, etc.)
• Ability to deal courteously and effectively with the public in the capacity of public meetings, hearings or workshops.
• Ability to work under varying weather conditions.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving, and research skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
• Occasional overnight travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Benefits:

• We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, prescription, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending, and an Employee Assistance Plan