Senior Environmental Scientist

Senior Environmental Scientist (Project Management)

The GPI Albany, NY office is seeking a full‑time, team‑oriented, self‑motivated Environmental Scientist with eight (8) plus years’ experience as a consultant and/or scientist in an environmental consulting firm or environmental/governmental agency.

As a technical lead, the qualified Environmental Scientist will manage environmental components of civil highway, structural, and land development projects, coordinate with stakeholders and resource agencies, and perform technical fieldwork, preparing reports and ensuring project deadlines are met.

• Serve as a technical lead, guiding the Environmental group on best practices, decisions, troubleshooting, and QA/QC.
• Maintain effective communication with project managers, clients, and cross‑functional teams.
• Ensure effective resource allocation, adequate staffing, and utilization to meet project deadlines.
• Evaluate applicable environmental regulations (NYSDEC Article 15 and 24, USACOE Section 10 and 404, NYSDOS Coastal Policies, NYSHPO Cultural Resource Section 106, ESA Section 7, etc.).
• Prepare permit applications and provide guidance on interdisciplinary environmental protection laws and regulations.
• Utilize GIS, GPS and other computer programs to review and process projects.
• Review engineered project plan sets and work with project managers and engineers to ensure projects are designed with appropriate environmental elements.
• Perform landscape‑level resource analysis and impact assessment at individual project sites, including stream or wetland crossings.
• Assist with formal wetland and waterway delineations, be familiar with endangered or threatened species issues, and understand habitat and ecology principles and functions.
• Undertake extensive interface with client representatives, government agency personnel, and the public on civil project development and environmental review and permitting procedures.
• Interpret and assist in the development of civil highway, bridge, and land development design plan sets, details, and specifications.
• Prepare technical and persuasive writing of reports, letters, emails, and public presentations.

• BA or BS in Biology, Environmental Science, or a closely related natural resource field.
• Over eight years of experience as a consultant and/or scientist in an environmental consulting firm or environmental/governmental agency.

GPI is a multi‑discipline engineering firm providing planning, design, and construction services for transportation infrastructure and building system projects throughout the United States for over 50 years. Visit  for more information.