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Arcadis · 1 day ago

Ecologist / Environmental Scientist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. They are seeking a junior-level Ecologist/Environmental Scientist to support the development of desktop reviews and lead field data collection for environmental assessments and compliance support for construction projects. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to a variety of environmental projects.

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Responsibilities

Under supervision of senior- staff, support a regionally-focused multi-disciplinary team of scientists (i.e., biologists, cultural resources specialists, etc.) provide compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations
Oversee installation, maintenance, and removal of environmental mitigation measures including erosion and sediment controls, spill prevention and containment measures, etc
Manage desktop environmental assessments using current assessment technologies and methods to identify potential permitting requirements and support development of permitting strategy to provide guidance to internal teams and clients
Regularly demonstrate strong technical writing and communications skills to support client needs. This will include the development of technical reports, work plans, memoranda, and other environmental documents to support permitting. It will also include strong verbal communication skills including the effectively communicate between internal and client team members and the ability to provide clear, concise direction to third party contractors

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in biologyEnvironmental field experienceProject compliance evaluationGPS systems knowledgeTechnical writing skillsErosionSediment control certificationInterdisciplinary teamworkVerbal communication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, environmental or land use planning or other natural resource related field
Two years of experience in the environmental field
Relevant regional experience in the western United States
Experience with evaluating project compliance with state and federal laws and environmental and regulatory processes - federal, state and local regulators such as PUC, PSC, FERC, BLM, USFS, USFWS, USACE, as well as experience with CEQA and NEPA
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive reports/permit applications and particularly experience with linear projects (e.g., utility projects, pipeline projects, etc.)

Preferred

Previous experience in managing environmental inspection projects for linear utility projects including overseeing contractor implementation of environmental conditions and mitigation measures as set forth in permits, plans and procedures
State issued Erosion and Sediment control certification if applicable

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Reward & recognition program
Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
Adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Nine paid holidays
15 days PTO that accrue per year

Company

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

H1B Sponsorship

Arcadis has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$0.03M
2017-06-01Grant· $0.03M
1995-10-06IPO

Leadership Team

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Alan Brookes
Chief Executive Officer
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Neil McArthur
Chief Executive Officer
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