Environmental Scientist Job Northern Kentucky USA,Science

Location: Northern

SUMMARY

This position's primary responsibilities include supporting utility projects by conducting environmental assessments, including stream/wetlands delineation, and permitting, plant and animal inventories, habitat assessments, environmental protection and mitigation planning, and environmental permitting. In addition, the position will provide support to the siting of electric transmission line and substation projects through the analysis of environmental, land use, cultural resource, and visual issues using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to determine the most viable siting opportunities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Conducts field environmental assessments by traversing cleared and uncleared linear utility corridors and site-specific parcels to delineate, GPS, and map streams,wetlands, habitat, and identify plants and animal species. 40%

Prepares environmental and technical reports to document the findings of the natural resource assessments and supports environmentalprotection, mitigation planning, and permitting. 20%

Provides regulatory and permitting application support; including but not limited to those associated with NEPA, SEPA, Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other state and local environmental review authorities. Coordinates with applicable review agencies. 20%

Supports line and substation siting by applying environmental principles 10%

Prepares, estimates, and budgets for specific environmental activities and monitors project costs 5%

Perform other duties as assigned by management. 5%

COMPLEXITYOFWORK

Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

RELATIONSHIPOUTSIDEWORKGROUP

Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

QUALIFICATIONS

Toperformthisjobsuccessfully,anindividualmustbeableto performeachessential duty satisfactorily.

Therequirementslisted belowarerepresentativeoftheknowledge,skill,and/orability required.

Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenable individualswithdisabilitiestoperformthe essential functions.

REGULARATTENDANCE
is required.

EDUCATION
and/or
EXPERIENCE

Experience

Required High school degreeorGED.
RequiredA Bachelor’sdegreefroma four-yearcollegeor

University in natural sciences (e.g. biology, environmental sciences, ecology, forestry, soil science) orexperienceequivalent.
Preferred Master’sDegree inbiology, environmental sciences, natural resource management,ecology, forestry, soil science or similar discipline.

Experience

3-5

Year(s) Experience minimum innatural resources and ecological consulting.

CERTIFICATIONS,LICENSES,REGISTRATIONS

Applicable certifications, licenses, and/or registrations may include but not necessarily limited to:

Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS)
Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS)
Certified Wildlife Biologist (CWB)
ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Training

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING

On-the-job training for administrative responsibilities and executing the transmission line and substation siting process will be provided. Incumbents will be expected to perform at a high level completing natural resources assessments, permitting, and other environmental review responsibilities with limited training and oversight.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc.

Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.

REASONINGABILITY

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

OTHERSKILLSANDABILITIES

Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities

Continuous improvement of job-related, technical, and professional knowledge, skills and performance

Effective oral and written communication skills

Self-Motivated

Work independently

Team-Oriented

Customer Oriented

Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Thephysicaldemands describedherearerepresentativesofthosethatmustbe metbyanemployeetosuccessfullyperform theessentialfunctionsofthisjob.

Reasonable accommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

Howmuchonthejobtimeis spent inthefollowingphysicalactivities?

Stand 2/3 and more (Regularly)
Walk 2/3 and more (Regularly)
Sit 1/3 to 2/3…