Senior Environmental Scientist

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Responsible for conducting various environmental investigations, performing wetland impact analyses and permitting, and supporting ecological assessment and/or restoration projects, while applying knowledge of ecological principles, environmental practices, and federal, state, and local regulations. Some project management and business development activities are also required.

• Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs
• Engages in other business development opportunities
• Manages projects
• Supports preparation of NEPA documents, including writing environmental setting and impact analyses sections
• Assists and/or manages (with supervisory oversight) various state, federal, and local regulatory permit application processes, such as those for Clean Water Act Section 404/401, and provides documentation as necessary for coordination of compliance with the U.S. Endangered Species Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, etc.
• Documents methodologies and findings of research and field investigations
• Characterizes and assesses various environmental resources including surface waters, wetlands, forests, streams, soils, plants, and wildlife
• Collects resource data, samples during field investigations
• Analyzes and manages data collected during field investigations
• Determines the location, scale, scope, condition of, and impacts to, natural resources
• Collects field location data using GPS; and creates maps and other graphic materials using GIS software
• Writes natural environmental technical reports, field delineation reports, impact assessments, environmental inspection reports, and similar reports with supervisory input and oversight

• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Experience with environmental requirements of South Carolina DOT projects and coordination with SCDOT
• History of managing environmental aspects of transportation and other infrastructure projects, including permitting and agency coordination
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work, and fees
• 15 years of consulting experience in the state of South Carolina
• Wetland plant and soils identification skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Proficiency in ArcGIS

• Experience with wetland/forest/stream delineation and assessment, wildlife surveys & protected species consultation, data collection and analysis, report writing and editing
• Advanced wetland delineation and/or hydric soils training
• Experience with bats and other protected species surveys
• Ten or more years of consulting, natural resource investigation, and/or regulatory experience

Work is performed within a general office environment approximately 60% of the time. Office work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking. Office work is performed with adequate lighting…