HDR · 1 day ago
Senior Environmental Scientist
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expHDR is a leading company specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. They are seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist to lead benthic and seagrass surveys, manage environmental projects, and support regulatory permitting efforts primarily for ports and maritime clients in Florida.
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Responsibilities
Function as a Senior Marine Environmental Project Manager for permitting ports and maritime projects and related environmental services
Provide technical expertise at the project level and support growing HDR’s environmental program
Remain up-to-date with regulatory policy changes
Prepare, plan and analyze/review technical studies, permit applications, NEPA documents, and similar reports/documents
Accomplish work independently and through coordinating or supervising small to large technical and professional teams from local and regional offices
Manage and deliver several projects concurrently, including developing and managing budgets, schedules, and quality of product
Support client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
Assist public and private clients with permit coordination, acquisition and compliance for seagrass, benthic species, wetland, other surface waters, essential fish habitat, and threatened/endangered species
Orchestrate marine survey sand assessments, biological field surveys or assessments, data interpretation, analysis and report writing
Support regional or national projects in specific areas of technical expertise
Perform other duties as necessary
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Environment Science or closely related field
10 years experience in complex environmental planning/compliance projects
Demonstrated knowledge of the NEPA process
Experience managing large, complex EIS documents for transportation, large facility, land management, or other infrastructure projects
Technical expertise in the design, implementation, interpretation and presentation of data for environmental studies and investigations in specialized discipline
Proficient with MS Office
Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills
Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving and research abilities
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Staff management experience beneficial
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred
BS or MS degree in Biology, Environmental Science, or related field
Minimum of 10 years' experience conducting focused seagrass surveys, benthic surveys, aquatic resources delineations and permitting through an ecological consulting firm, resource agencies (USACE, Water Management Districts, FDEP, USCG), or similar in Florida
Demonstrated field experience, including leading field teams for seagrass surveys, benthic surveys, aquatic resources delineations
A broad knowledge of Florida's marine environment and species
A broad knowledge of Florida's flora and/or fauna
Previous Experience in preparation of UMAM analysis
Previous experience scoping and producing environmental permits for Maritime projects
Ability to coordinate with multi-disciplinary technical teams to minimize impacts on natural resources and effectively incorporate into overall project schedule
Strong background in NEPA and state-level environmental reviews, including environmental impact statements (EIS), environmental assessments (EA), FDOT PD&Es
Exceptional and demonstrated technical writing ability. Experience drafting technical documents such as scientific papers, survey findings reports, compliance documentation, or similar required
Good organizational and data handling skills, along with proficiency in MS Excel and ArcGIS software
Ability to market clients and experience writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for environmental projects with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency efforts
Proficiency navigating complex regulatory scenarios
Ability to function as task lead and QC reviewer on a variety of natural resources studies and deliverables
Previous experience managing and mentoring multidiscipline environmental staff
Previous Mitigation Design experience
Previous Living Shoreline experience
Previous experience working with the National Parks Service
Previous experience obtaining US Coast Guard permits
Willingness to work in inclement conditions and travel for a few days at a time for field work
Local candidates are preferred
Company
HDR
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